Our Centre

    • ACJC Mission
      The ACJC’s mission is to research and teach, in its breadth and diversity, the significance and evolution of Jewish civilisation and its contribution to the world. The goals of the ACJC are: to offer a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate subjects encompassing the gamut of Jewish civilisation, including history, thought, literature, languages, classical texts and modern ... Read more
    • Our Donors of Distinction
      The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation thanks our Donors of Distinction whose generosity has laid the foundations for Jewish Studies at Monash University.   Governors  Jacob Kronhill Memorial FundBori and Helen Liberman FamilyLee Liberman and familyThe Pratt FoundationVictor Smorgon Charitable Fund Patrons 6a FoundationBesen Family FoundationDinah and Henry Krongold and FamilyLipkies FamilyDon and the late Sonia MarejnNaomi MilgromBenjamin Slome ... Read more
    • Advisory Board
      The ACJC is governed by Monash University regulations and an Advisory Board composed of university and external members. We value the academic independence of our Centre and its staff in accordance with our mission and the ethical practices of Monash University. The ACJC Advisory Board meets on a quarterly basis and is composed of a balance of university ... Read more
    • Gifts, Endowments, Bequests
      Over the past five years, the generosity of donors to our Centre has transformed the face of tertiary Jewish studies in Australia. These endowments have secured the foundations of the ACJC through the establishment in perpetuity of several professorial Chairs and lectureships. The Centre continues to seek transformative gifts, endowments and bequests for scholarships and research. ... Read more
    • Visiting Scholars
      Each year the ACJC invites Visiting Scholars to contribute to the teaching, research and public life of the Centre. We thanks the following donors for funding our Visiting Scholars Program. Please send all inquiries to the ACJC Director, Mark Baker VISITING SCHOLARS  2013 Don & Sonia Marejn Visiting Scholar in Jewish Studies Professor Hasia Diner Don & Sonia Marejn Visiting Scholar ... Read more
    • Roslyn Smorgon Program in Jewish Communal Service & Leadership
      Named in honour of Roslyn Smorgon, who left a legacy of Jewish communal service and leadership, this program is the first of its kind in Australia. It was officially launched by Monash University’s Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Richard Larkins, on 18 November 2008. The Jewish Communal Service and Leadership program deepens people’s understanding of Jewish ... Read more
    • Past events
      The ACJC offers a diverse public program of lectures, seminars and symposia. Past events at the Centre can be found here at this site. Topics include lectures on all ACJC areas including a series in Contemporary Jewish Life, Israel and the Middle East and Holocaust and Genocide studies.  AUGUST / SEPTEMBER @ ACJC        Lecture Series: The Making of ... Read more