The Melbourne Moishe House has been accused of silencing community voices and setting exclusive and conservative limits on the boundaries of acceptable Jewishness. ‘Moishe House’ is an international organisation which sets up sharehouses for young…
Author: AJDS
The characterisation of Australian Jews as being one community is itself a misnomer, given the breadth of opinion, history and political perspective among Jews in Australia.
AJDS community organizer, Max Kaiser, has interviewed one of our key members, Robin Rothfield, about his time in the AJDS. Robin’s perspective, as that of the oldest member of the executive, is precious. You can listen…
As part of the AJDS Oral History Project some amazing resources have been uncovered. We bring to you two pamphlets written by Evelyn Rothfield with the formation of the Jewish State (click on the title…
As part of the AJDS Oral History Project some amazing resources have been uncovered. We bring to you two pamphlets written by Evelyn Rothfield with the formation of the Jewish State (click on the title…
by Robin and David Rothfield (An address delivered 22 May, 2013, to the B’nai B’rith Yitzhak Rabin group) Thank you , and I wish also to thank Irene, my machataynista, for initiating this invitation, because…
by Robin and David Rothfield (An address delivered 22 May, 2013, to the B’nai B’rith Yitzhak Rabin group) Thank you , and I wish also to thank Irene, my machataynista, for initiating this invitation, because…
by Dr. David Zyngier The recommendations of the recent Commission of Audit in relation to education fly in the face of and totally reject the most extensive and significant review of school funding for 40…
by Dr. David Zyngier The policy of Special Religious Instruction (SRI) or Special Religious Education (SRE) currently enacted through differing state education statutes across Australia, is an outdated and flawed model of segregated, unaccountable and…
by Linda Briskman and Chris Goddard Illustration: Andrew Dyson In the heated debates about asylum seekers, including the tragic death of Reza Berati on Manus Island, there is one group that is always forgotten: children….