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Perth's weekly Jewish community newspaper. Delivered every Thursday by subscription. Read about it Phone enquiries (08) 9471 7001 Click here to subscribe online now |
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Shalom Adelaide
setton@senet.com.au The Adelaide community newsletter. Essential reading for Adelaide events & contacts. Reprinted on the Jewish Australia Events page - Adelaide |
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| Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation email |
| Darsheini Community Learning Program For all details contact Michael Fagenblat Phone: (03) 9509-3671 email darsheini@arts.monash.edu.au Darsheini is the community education program of the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University. Darsheini offers pluralist learning that seeks to encourage new and diverse opportunities for modern Jewish identity and experience. From Bible to philosophy, from Talmud to poetry, Darsheini’s programs are sure to ignite your imagination, stimulate your mind and open your heart. Whether you are a seasoned learner or a newcomer to Jewish life, Darsheini invites you on a journey of self discovery. |
| Hebrew classes Here is your chance to learn to speak Hebrew. All levels are offered from beginners to advanced. Email or phone (03) 9272-5544 |
| Holocaust
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| Immigration Museum |
| Institute for Judaism & Civilization |
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| Makor
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Melton Program - Florence Melton Adult Education Program |
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| Television - Channel 31 Melbourne |
| University of Melbourne - The Hebrew and Jewish Studies Program |
| Jewish Book and Gift Shops - MELBOURNE |
| Golds World of Judaica |
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| Mazeltov Books & Gifts - Phone 03-9527-3462 |
| Sunflower Bookshop |
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| Australian Association of Jewish Studies - email |
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| Jewish libraries group NSW Enquiries contact: Ilana Cohen email i.cohen@unsw.edu.au Phone: 02) 9389-3102 |
| OzTorah Australia's weekly Torah email service |
| Sydney Jewish Museum |
| Jewish Book and Gift Shops - SYDNEY |
| Geniza Book Gifts Phone 02- 9365-5783 |
| Golds Book Gift Company - Phone 02- 9300-0495 |
| Shalom Gift Shop 02- 9416-7076 |
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| Perth Hebrew Congregation Bookshop - Phone 08- 9271-0539 |
| Solomon Book & Art Gallery - Phone 08- 9444-1664 |
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This
Life
Danny Katz |
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"As
long as he loves his mammon"
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As published
in Today, The Age, Thursday July 13, 2000 |
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It's rife, it's everywhere and it's not going away. I was on a tram and this woman I was sitting next to me started talking to me. She was just being friendly, telling me about her life and her family and her work, and I was going "Oh right.yeah.hmm" but I wasn't really listening; I was trying to read Who Weekly - there was a great photo of Farrah Fawcett at an airport with half her face-lift hanging off. But this woman kept talking. She was telling me about her boss and she said "He's Jewish, you know. Those Jews love money. Money is their God." I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I stopped looking at the photo of Farrah Fawcett and I looked at the woman - she was well groomed, she seemed intelligent. Why would she say something like that? First of all, didn't she consider that I might be Jewish myself? I'm probably the most Jewish-looking person in the Asian-Pacific Rim - I look like a cross between Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reisner, Larry Sanders and every other Jewish actor in an American sit-com from 1991 to 1999. And secondly, that remark about money being my God was just absurd; money wasn't my God - my God was those little Caramello Koalas that now come in the handy 12-piece party pack. I said to her "Excuse me, but I find your comment extremely offensive," and she got all flustered. She said, "But why?" And I said "Because I happen to be Jewish", And she said, "So are you a business man?" And I said "No, I'm of the Jewish faith, that's my religion, it's about beliefs and tradition and culture" And she said, "Oh right.so you're THAT kind of Jew. My boss is the other kind". There's always been this weird myth about Jews and money - about how we're supposed to love money, how we're supposed to LUST for money - but it's just ridiculous. I've never lusted for money, my parents have never lusted for money, no Jewish person I've ever met has ever LUSTED for money - although there was a rumor that my Uncle Nat once got caught fondling a coin behind the dresser, but I don't think he ever went past first base with it. It's crazy that in these modern times there are still people who think the word Jewish means stingy, or greedy, or ungenerous - it doesn't make any sense, especially when there are so many Jewish people in the community who are charitable and generous, so many patrons of art and humanitarians. And yet you still hear people using the word in a derogatory way: every time I hear a person call someone a big Jew, I always turn around to look because I think there's going to be a 20-stone rabbi standing there - but it's just some guy getting abused for being cheap. This Jewish money-myth has haunted me all my life, even back at school. I was the only Jewish kid in my school: there was me and around 1800 Turks. There was Omar and Ali and Mehmet and Hussein, and there was this really scary kid called Mustafa. He was only 13 but he had a full beard, a hairy chest and hairy arms: this guy was born with puberty. Anyway, Mustafa somehow
found out I was Jewish - he probably took a peek while I was at the
urinal - and he started tormenting me. He used to throw a two-cent coin
in front of me and say "PICK IT UP JEWBOY", and I was scared of him
so I had to pick up the two-cent piece. And then all the kids started
doing it; they were throwing two-cent pieces at me saying "PICK IT UP,
JEWBOYYYY, PICK IT UP". I was clearing about $400 a day. And she said "Oh yeah, he is SO Jewish", And I said, "Well that's a coincidence, I am too". She just gave me a weird look - I don't think she was sure what kind of Jew I meant. She said, "Well.then.I suppose
you don't have to chip in for beer, either." |
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