Articles in Anthony Frosh
Stern Hu, sterner China, but meekness from Australia
By Anthony Frosh
The Stern Hu situation provides a lot of food for thought, both in the media coverage and also the reaction of the Australian Government, or lack thereof.
The Rio Tinto executive has apparently admitted to …
The Atheist Delusion
By Anthony Frosh
With the Global Atheist Convention currently taking place in Melbourne, I, like many people, have observed how it is rather unusual to have a conference defined by what you are not. I don’t …
The Italians are Coming
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 …
Not Everyone Loves Chanukah
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 …
Look Who’s Afraid of Free Speech Now
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 …
Tough Frummes – religious Jews making a career in the ring
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 …
A Serious Man – a spoiler free invitation
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 – …
British Court Demonstrates Cultural Arrogance
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 …
Fostering Jewish-Indian relations – one kosher samosa at a time
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 …
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