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The Melbourne butcher’s son who converted to Judaism and guided 10,000 lives in death

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The Melbourne butcher’s son who converted to Judaism and guided 10,000 lives in deathEphraim FinchKatia Ariel

Stella Prize shortlisted author Katia Ariel admits to a “pre-emptive regret” at not being able to include the personal details of each of the thousands of souls relayed to her by Ephraim Finch, director of Melbourne’s Chevra Kadisha – or, Jewish Burial Society. From the mid-1980s to 2015, he buried...

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