Syd Einfeld | |
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Waverley | |
In office 13 February 1971 – 19 September 1981 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Succeeded by | Ernie Page |
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bondi | |
In office 6 November 1965 – 13 February 1971 | |
Preceded by | Abe Landa |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Phillip | |
In office 9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963 | |
Preceded by | William Aston |
Succeeded by | William Aston |
Personal details | |
Born | Kings Cross, New South Wales, Australia | 17 June 1909
Died | 16 June 1995 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 85)
Political party | Labor |
Children | Marcus Einfeld |
Occupation | Company manager |
Sydney David Einfeld AO (17 June 1909 – 16 June 1995) was an Australian politician and Jewish community leader. Einfeld is credited with changing Australia's immigration policy to provide a refuge for Holocaust survivors. As a result, Australia accepted more refugees per capita than any other country in the world, and more Jewish refugees than anywhere except Israel.[1]