Dr Margaret Taft is a research associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University. For the past 12 years her research has focused on the reconstruction of Jewish immigrant life in pre-war and post-war 20th-century Australia. Her particular interest lies with the Yiddish speakers from Eastern Europe whose personal agency, leadership and cultural identity transformed what had been a predominantly Anglo Jewish community.
Margaret is an experienced author, teacher, lecturer and public speaker. Her publications include From Victim to Survivor: The Emergence and Development of the Holocaust Witness 1941–1949 and A Second Chance: The Making of Yiddish Melbourne, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Community History Awards. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, her early years were spent in the culturally rich post-war immigrant community of Northcote.
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Leo and Mina Fink
Margaret Taft
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A Second Chance
Margaret Taft and Andrew Markus
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A Second Chance
Margaret Taft and Andrew Markus
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Jennifer Rayner @ Avid Reader (Brisbane)
Avid Reader
193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, Australia
Join us for a discussion about Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action with Jennifer Rayner. Jennifer will be in conversation with Georgine Roodenrys. ABOUT THE BOOK The climate assertions...
$15
ANU Meet the Author – Jennifer Rayner (Canberra)
Australian National University
Cultural Centre, 153 University Avenue, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Jennifer Rayner will be in conversation with Tom Lowrey on her new book Climate Clangers The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what...
Jennifer Rayner in conversation with Jo Lauder (Melbourne)
Readings Carlton
Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Join us to hear Dr Jennifer Rayner in conversation on her essay Climate Clangers. Dr Jennifer Rayner is the Head of Advocacy at the Climate Council, an independent, people-powered organisation advocating...
Personal Politics Launch at Qtopia Sydney
Qtopia
301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Personal Politics: Gender, Sexuality and the Making of Australian Citizenship (Monash University Publishing) is a ground-breaking history of feminist and LGBTIQ+ activism in Australia. Activists in the 1970s hoped that by...
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM – Monash University Education
Monash University Clayton Campus
19 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton, VIC, Australia
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM. Join us for an interview conversation with Professor Kim Cornish AM (Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental...
Jennifer Rayner @ Avid Reader (Brisbane)
Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, AustraliaJoin us for a discussion about Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action with Jennifer Rayner. Jennifer will be in conversation with Georgine Roodenrys. ABOUT THE BOOK The climate assertions...
ANU Meet the Author – Jennifer Rayner (Canberra)
Australian National University Cultural Centre, 153 University Avenue, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaJennifer Rayner will be in conversation with Tom Lowrey on her new book Climate Clangers The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what...
Jennifer Rayner in conversation with Jo Lauder (Melbourne)
Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaJoin us to hear Dr Jennifer Rayner in conversation on her essay Climate Clangers. Dr Jennifer Rayner is the Head of Advocacy at the Climate Council, an independent, people-powered organisation advocating...
Personal Politics Launch at Qtopia Sydney
Qtopia 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaPersonal Politics: Gender, Sexuality and the Making of Australian Citizenship (Monash University Publishing) is a ground-breaking history of feminist and LGBTIQ+ activism in Australia. Activists in the 1970s hoped that by...
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM – Monash University Education
Monash University Clayton Campus 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaA discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM. Join us for an interview conversation with Professor Kim Cornish AM (Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental...
