Research and Resources

    • Visual History Archive – Shoah Foundation
      Monash University is the first Australasian university to provide access to the Visual History Archive of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. With a collection of nearly 52,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses, in 32 languages and from 56 countries, this is the largest visual history archive in ... Read more
    • Gen08: Australian and New Zealand Jewish Population Study
      The Australian Jewish Population Study was established in 2007 through a partnership between Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and Jewish Care Victoria. (Find out more about the Project Supporters) The data sources for the project include the Australian Census, the Gen08 survey completed by over 6,000 respondents, focus groups, and consultation with organisational leaders. Its objective ... Read more
    • Research Students
      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
    • Yiddish Melbourne Project
      The Yiddish Melbourne project is designed and led by Professor Andrew Markus.  Much of the research and writing was undertaken by Dr Miriam Munz and Dr Margaret Taft.  The internet site was developed by Suzanne Shubart.  The project has been made possible by funding from the Australian Research Council under its Discovery Projects scheme, with ... Read more
    • Holocaust Autobiographies Published in Australia – Catalogue
      A project sponsored by the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany  About the catalogue Index Search Advanced Search Contact us The Holocaust Autobiographies Catalogue is a database of over 180 memoirs that have been written by survivors of the Holocaust and published in Australia. These books have been written by ... Read more
    • Australian Archive of Jewish Music
      The Australian Archive of Jewish Music is located in the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, in the Performing Arts Building of Monash University. The Australian Archive of Jewish Music was jointly founded by Professor Margaret Kartomi, Head, School of Music, and Professor Bernard Rechter, Founding Director of the Centre, following the visit of folklorist Professor ... Read more
    • Talking History Project
      The Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation, in conjunction with the Jewish Museum of Australia, has inaugurated a project to collect the oral history of Melbourne Jewry. A series of evening discussions is being organised at which invited speakers deliver a brief talk based on their personal experience and knowledge. This is followed by ... Read more
    • Yisroel Shtern Project
      The Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation of Monash University in Melbourne is proud to announce that the Yisroel Shtern Project, whose development it has supported, is now available at http://www.yisroelshtern.org . Shtern was regarded as one of Yiddish Warsaw’s most significant poets before the War. Thanks to the generosity of a number of gifted translators ... Read more
    • Laura and Israel Kipen Judaica Collection
      The Laura and Israel Kipen Judaica collection houses materials relating to the history of Jewish civilisation and Judaism. http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/matheson/judaica.html Read more
    • Mapping Social Cohesion Reports
      This summary report presents the findings of the third Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion Survey conducted in June 2010. It builds on the knowledge gained in the two earlier Scanlon Foundation surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009 to provide a broad insight into Australian attitudes at a time of widespread discussion of population issues. It  ... Read more
    • Mapping Australia
      Australia is a major country of immigration. In 2010, an estimated 26.4% of the population in Australia was born overseas. This compares with 21.3% in Canada, 13.5% in the United States of America and 10.4% in the United Kingdom. This site seeks to augment informed public discussion of immigration and population issues. The material on the site ... Read more