By Almoni
I write this not as an economist, but someone concerned about a socially and environmentally just future. Perhaps it’s time we gave up the worship of the Golden Calf and changed how we live.
When …

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 …

by Howard Goldenberg
On November 9, 1938, Heinrich Korn is nine years old.
William Cooper is 77 years old.
Shaike Snir has not yet been born.
Heinrich Korn and his family are proud Germans. Heinrich’s father is proud to …

by Jewin’ the fat.
Too often, a journalist is attacked for elements of a story which are out of their control – photos provided by the photographer, headlines composed by the sub-editor – it is a …

By Ghil’ad Zuckermann
What lessons could one draw from the Hebrew revival in the Promised Land to current revival attempts of no-longer spoken Aboriginal languages in the Lucky Country? Heaps! While the Hebrew revivalists, who wished …

By Jewin’ the fat
It was a boom. Dull, like the sound of fist hitting flesh.
Everyone in the restaurant looked up, and a couple of the kids wandered over to the windows. The wait-staff stopped, …

Earlier this week, we published an article by Almoni calling for the abandonment of the private school system. David Werdiger has written a strident reply. We present the two views, side-by-side:

By Anthony Frosh
By now you have probably read on Galus Australis and/or the Australian Jewish News that filmmaker Ken Loach is threatening a boycott of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), unless MIFF terminates sponsorship …

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 …

By Rachel Sacks-Davis
I’m sure that it’s no coincidence that the (few) people that I know who have been victims of violent anti-Semitic attacks in Australia have all been religious. Religious Jews who dress in religious …