As a child in Warsaw, like so many others, Danny suffered many of the horrors of the Nazi occupation: the loss of his father, who never returned from forced labour; the daily fears of a child in hiding, whose mother was living on a false identity card; and the...
This anthology gives voice to the remarkable variety of experiences that make up the texture of the Melbourne community. Many of them reflect the fact that Australia had the highest percentage of Holocaust survivors of any diaspora Jewish community in the world. Each...
The Israel Porush Collection Rabbi Dr. Israel Porush O.B.E. was a highly respected and influential Orthodox Jewish leader who dedicated his life to promoting religious scholarship, interfaith dialogue, and the preservation of Jewish history in Australia. Our library...
The youngest of three sons born to a master shoemaker in Nyírbogát, Hungary, Miklos Wirth recalls a delightful childhood. Learning to play violin from his mother and picking fruit in the family orchard where ‘the air was so fresh you could cut it’. In May 1944 Miklos...
Join us on Sunday June 27 for an exciting chapter in our LJLA Learning Series. Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party and Tommy Huppert, Founder and CEO of Cannatrek will join forces in The Case for Medical Cannabis, where they will discuss the politics and...
