Articles in Anthony Frosh
The Finkler Panel
Galus Australis is excited to be hosting a couple of panel discussion sessions at the upcoming Limmud Oz in Melbourne.
One of these sessions will be on The Finkler Question and Jewish Identity. The Finkler Question, authored …
Cardinal Pell not anti-Semitic but Dawkins is Humourless
By Anthony Frosh
In one of the highest profile episodes of the ABC’s Q&A program, evangelical atheist Professor Richard Dawkins debated Australia’s Cardinal George Pell.
The most entertaining aspect of the episode was watching Dawkins on several …
Interview with the PM’s Special Emissary to the Jews
The following is an abridged version of an interview recently screened on the ABC’s Q&A program.
Tony Jones: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to a very special Purim edition of “Q&A”. I’m your …
Attempts at Censorship will Prove Counterproductive
By Anthony Frosh
In attempting to ban DVD sales of The Promise, a polemical mini-series recently screened on SBS, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) have done a proverbial Andrés Escobar.
Attempts, or even perceived attempts, …
Limmud Oz Fest Finds the Missing Generation
By Anthony Frosh
After the most recent Limmud Oz that took place at Monash University Caulfield campus in Melbourne (2010), there was considerable discussion about the absence of young people. Indeed, an article in this publication, …
Some Must Have Additions for Your Bookshelf
By Anthony Frosh
I recently attended a panel session that was part of the Melbourne Jewish Book Festival. The session was on the topic of “What is a Jewish book?” After listening to the panel and …
Jews Witness the Hajj
By Rachel Sacks-Davis & Anthony Frosh
The Jewish tradition was born in journey. From Abraham and Jacob to Moses and the Israelites, our mythic ancestors were wanderers whose encounters with God almost always occurred en route. …
Occupy Your Local Shtetl
By Anthony Frosh
At a kiddush on first day Sukkot, I found myself in conversation with a fellow shul-goer about the Occupy Wall Street movement. His daughter, who lives in New York, had attended Yom Kippur …
Birds of a Feather Flock Together – Deal with it!
By Anthony Frosh
Box Hill in Victoria has lots of Chinese, Lakemba in NSW has lots of Lebanese, Peppermint Grove in WA has lots of WASPs, and of course, there are a number of areas in …
Census Maximus
By Anthony Frosh
‘There’s this unspoken thing among Jews,” comedian John Safran was quoted in a recent interview published in The Age, ”that no matter whether you’re kosher or not, you always ask for kosher meals …
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