Elvina Rintel (1822–1904)
Tlie death is recorded of Mrs. E. [Elvina] Rintel, widow of the late Rev. M. Rintel, the first Rabbi of the East Melbourne Hebrew congregation. Mrs. Rintel, who was in her 82nd year, arrived at Melbourne in the barque Enmore in 1841. The deceased lady who was of a highly charitable disposition was one of the founders of the Sick Children's Hospital; was a life governor of the Melbourne and Women's hospitals, and took an active interest in the work of the Hebrew Ladies' Philanthropic Society.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Argus (Melbourne), 23 May 1904, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Rintel, Moses (husband)
- Rintel, Myer (son)
- Rintel, Sophia Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Hart, Isabella (mother)
- Hart, John Israel (father)
- Hart, Isabella (sister)
- Hart, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Hallenstein, Rebecca (niece)
- Hart, Hyam Edward (nephew)
- Hart, Florence (niece by marriage)
- Hallenstein, Michaelis (nephew by marriage)
- Rintel, Marjorie Elvina (granddaughter)
Citation details
'Rintel, Elvina (1822–1904)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/rintel-elvina-20883/text31835, accessed 3 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Hart, Elvina
Birth
22 October,
1822
New York,
New York,
United States of America
Death
21 May,
1904
(aged 81)
St Kilda, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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