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The Jewish Community Security Debate
Previously, Galus Australis (and The Sensible Jew) ran some articles concerning the Community Security Group (CSG). Some, but not all, of these articles were quite critical of the CSG and as a result heated debate …
Australia Day Honours? Give them the Gong!
By Larry Stillman
As my wife knows, one of my most vivid and recurring dreams involves members of the Royal Family and Princess Anne’s ruby lips.
And purely by chance – or is it destiny? – because …
SBS Ombudsman Response to Complaints about The Promise
The following response from the SBS ombudsman was sent to a reader:
I write in relation to your formal complaint to SBS about The Promise, a four part series broadcast by SBS on four consecutive Sunday …
Changing the World – and Getting Paid for it
By Keren Tuch
A new year, a new set of first round university offers, and hard decisions to make. Which university course to do – law, commerce or medicine? Embarking on an alternative career is almost …
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, …
Church & State
By David Werdiger
On these pages, Rachel Sacks-Davis accused the Orthodox Rabbinate of acting more like evangelical Christians when it came to responding to the gay marriage debate.
The so-called “separation between church and state” is enshrined …
A Tribute to My Father
Last month, while on our summer recess, Galus Australis was honoured to receive a letter from Rabbi Shimon Cowen, son of the late Sir Zelman Cowen. Rabbi Cowen requested his letter to be published, as …
Hanukah Today: Living with Miracles
By Michael Fagenblat
The significance of Hanukah has vividly transformed in modern times. The Talmudic rabbis were conspicuously reticent about the historical and political connotations of the festival. The Book of Maccabees, which records the historical …
Sir Zelman Cowen and the Guilt Generation
By Vadim Chelom
Last week saw the passing of Sir Zelman Cowen, a man whose lifetime has encompassed more achievements than it seems a single lifetime could contain. A gifted lawyer, educator, statesman, a man who …
Jewish Museum Honours its Patron Sir Zelman
As the Jewish Museum of Australia mourns the sad loss of Sir Zelman Cowen, one of the most distinguished individuals in Australia, it celebrates his achievements and honours his thirty years as Patron of the …
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