Biography: Staveren, Herman van

Jewish religious leaders

This photograph, probably taken in the 1930s, brings together several generations of New Zealand rabbis, including Alexander Astor (back row, right), Herman van Staveren (front row, left), and Samuel Aaron Goldstein (front row, right).

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

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How to cite this page

Nigel Isaacs. 'Staveren, Herman van', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/211/jewish-religious-leaders (accessed 5 June 2026).