Articles in The Hasid
Stories my parents told me, too.
By The Hasid
Many of you may have read Mark Dapin’s article about second generation Holocaust survivors, “Stories My Parents Told Me”, in Good Weekend last Saturday (22 August). The article was sensitive and well-written, and …
Creative Reportage at The Age
By The Hasid
By now, you’ve probably heard that an American tourist died in Melbourne on July 23, after being clipped by a motorbike on Hotham Street. Sad news indeed. And, yes, sadly newsworthy. Though such …
Everyone loves a boycott!
By The Hasid
Nothing like a hot coffee, a bagel, the AJN and news of a fresh cultural boycott to start one’s day, right?
Yes, dear readers, it’s that time of year again – MIFF! As British …
Let’s talk about sex (or gender)
By The Hasid
The Jewish community of Australia is a strange beast, both forward-thinking and “traditional”.
Nowhere is this dichotomy more apparent than in the role and status of women: we’re simultaneously feminist and bound by …
Community funds, post-Madoff
By The Hasid
Bernie Madoff has been sentenced, symbolically, to 150 years in prison for his fraudulent crimes. As someone who is not terribly financially literate (and who gets clammy-palmed telling even the whitest of lies), …
My Cousin Sammy (OR: The single-issue voter: a portrait)
By The Hasid
Picture it: Melbourne, 2007!
It’s a Friday night in November. You’re partaking of the Shabbos meal with your nearest and dearest, somewhere in the Jewish Commonwealth of Glen Eira. The conversation turns, inevitably, to …
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