by Anthony Frosh
I grew up in very Italian neighbourhood.  As a consequence, we had several Italian family friends.  And technically speaking, one of my grandfathers immigrated to Australia from Italy (well, he was …

The following is an excerpt from a travel diary by Anthony Frosh, orignally published here.
It was Wednesday night in Palolem, the sixth night of Chanukah. My new roommate Daniel and I went to the Beyt …

By Anthony Frosh & Rachel Sacks-Davis
Fascism has long been associated with far right-wing political movements.  Today, when it comes to suppressing the expression of ideas, it is getting increasingly difficult to distinguish between the so-called intellectual …

By Anthony Frosh
Last week, a rabbinical student named Yuri Foreman became a world boxing champion.
Jewish boxing champions are nothing new.  Daniel Mendoza, often known as the father of scientific boxing, and English champion in the …

By Anthony Frosh
Last night I went along with RachSD to see the new film by the Coen brothers, A Serious Man.  On a night where we experienced weather that had an almost biblical feel – …

By Anthony Frosh
By now you may have read or heard about the British Supreme Court ruling against a Jewish Orthodox school. The court has ruled that the school is not permitted to define who is …

By Anthony Frosh
Many months ago, perhaps last summer, I was walking down an East St Kilda street with RachSD, and in front of us were two young men who appeared to be from the Indian …

by Anthony Frosh
Walking the 3.5km down Balaclava Rd from east of Caulfield Park to Hotham St, circa midnight Simchat Torah, there were plenty of intoxicated members of the community to be seen.  Happily, most of …

By Anthony Frosh
WARNING: The following article is best suited to those who have already seen the film Inglourious Basterds, currently screening in Australian cinemas. The article (or follow-up comments) may contain spoilers; so …