Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (ACJC)

Mark Baker is Director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. He completed his D.Phil at Oxford University and was twice a Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before moving to Monash, he was a lecturer in ... Read more

Andrew Markus holds the Pratt Foundation Research Chair of Jewish Civilisation. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and is a past Head of Monash University’s School of Historical Studies. He has published extensively in the field of Australian race relations and immigration history. His publications include Australia’s Immigration Revolution (co-authored, 2009); Race: ... Read more

Leah Garrett moved to Australia in 2008 from  the University of Denver where she was an Associate Professor of English Literature and Jewish Studies.  Leah has a Phd in Jewish Literary Studies and has published books and articles on Jewish and American Literature. She has just completed a fourth book entitled Kosher Soldiers: Jewish American ... Read more

Karen Auerbach is the Kronhill Lecturer in East European Jewish History in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. She completed her Ph.D. at Brandeis University in 2009. Most recently she was a fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and at Yad Vashem ... Read more

Daniella Doron is a Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation in the School of Philosophical and Historical Studies, a position supported through the philanthropy of Naomi Milgrom. She received her Ph.D. in 2009 from the Departments of History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, where she ... Read more

Noah Shenker is a lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies within the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University.  In 2009 he received a Ph.D. in Critical Studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, completing his dissertation Embodied Memory:  The Formation of Archived Audiovisual Holocaust Testimony in the United States. During his doctoral studies ... Read more

David Slucki joined the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies as an Early Career Development Fellow in July 2011. He previously held a position as a Senior Curator in Indigenous Cultures at Museum Victoria, where he worked on the redevelopment of the long-term exhibition at the Bunjilaka ... Read more

Nathan Wolski works in the field of Jewish mysticism, and is currently involved in a critical translation of the central corpus of Jewish mystical scholarship, The Zohar.  Read more

Andrew Benjamin has a joint appointment in Philosophy and Jewish studies in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies (SOPHIS). He is a graduate of Universities in Australia, France and the UK. His predominate area of interest is philosophical aesthetics with a focus on painting and architecture. His publications include the following: Benjamin, A. (2010) Place, ... Read more

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ACJC Sessional Staff contribute to our teaching program as lecturers and tutors in all of our study areas. They are an essential part of the life of the ACJC at Monash University.  Mr Paul Forgasz paul.forgasz@monash.edu.au +61 3          9903 5003 Ancient, medieval and modern Jewish history; Jewish-Christian relations; Jewish education; teaching Bible Mr Dan Rabinovici dan.rabinovici@monash.edu +61 3 ... Read more

Associated Staff are Monash lecturers from a variety of Schools and disciplines who share an interest in Jewish studies. They contribute to the depth and range of ACJC offerings at Monash and are available for co-supervision of theses.  Professor Margaret Kartomi margaret.kartomi@monash.edu +61 3 9905 3238 Musicological and ethnomusicological theory Dr Kathy Temin kathy.temin@monash.edu +61 3 9903 2484 Sculpture, monuments, installation, Holocaust memorials, ... Read more

ACJC Adjuncts are researchers who have been appointed to the ACJC. They contribute to the intellectual life of the Centre and support our research environment. Some Adjuncts are available for co-supervision of student dissertations. Dr Miriam Munz miriam.munz@monash.edu +61 3 9903 5004 Yiddish Melbourne Dr Michael Fagenblat michael.fagenblat@monash.edu   Jewish philosophy Dr Anne Gardner     Hebrew Bible, Ancient Israel Dr Melanie Landau melanie.landau@monash.edu   Jewish texts Prof Bernard Rechter       Dr Shimon Cowen shimon.cowen@monash.edu   Jewish ... Read more

The ACJC is part of the larger School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. Many of our teaching units, programs and academic interests are aligned with the discipline of  the Monash History Program.  Head of History Program Professor Alistair Thomson, Professor of History Staff in SOPHIS Dr Karen Auerbach, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Professor Bain Attwood, Professor of History ... Read more

Postgraduate students undertaking a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) can find supervision through the ACJC, History, Philosophy, Religion and Theology, or any other discipline. Students work in a variety of fields and disciplines that reflect on the main areas of teaching and research covered by the ACJC. Student name Program Thesis topic Supervisor(s) Annabelle Baldwin PhD Sexual Violence against Jewish women during ... Read more