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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Diana Thorp at the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell, ACT, Australia
As part of the Australian War Memorial author talks series, Diana Thorp will talk about her book Code of Silence: How Australian Women helped Win the War. She will share...
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Words in Winter: Fed Up and Fighting Back with Lucy Ridge and Tammi Jonas
Daylesford Town Hall
76/78 Vincent St, Daylesford, VIC, Australia
What happens when women walk away from broken systems and start building their own? Lucy Ridge was a chef burned out by the misogyny, long hours and barked orders of commercial...
$18
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Sonia Orchard at Readings SLV
Readings State Library Victoria
285 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join Sonia Orchard for a conversation with journalist and author Louise Milligan, about her new book, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children, the latest in our In the National...
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Sonia Orchard at Gleebooks
Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Sonia Orchard in conversation with Jess Hill and Grace Tame Stories of child sexual abuse appear in the media weekly, often framed as isolated incidents. But child sexual abuse and...
$15
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Sonia Orchard at Avid Reader
Avid Reader
193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, Australia
Jessica Rudd will be in conversation with Sonia Orchard for her In the National Interest edition, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children. ABOUT THE BOOK Stories of child sexual...
$15
Events
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Diana Thorp at the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell, ACT, AustraliaAs part of the Australian War Memorial author talks series, Diana Thorp will talk about her book Code of Silence: How Australian Women helped Win the War. She will share...
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Words in Winter: Fed Up and Fighting Back with Lucy Ridge and Tammi Jonas
Daylesford Town Hall 76/78 Vincent St, Daylesford, VIC, AustraliaWhat happens when women walk away from broken systems and start building their own? Lucy Ridge was a chef burned out by the misogyny, long hours and barked orders of commercial...
$18 -
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Sonia Orchard at Readings SLV
Readings State Library Victoria 285 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin Sonia Orchard for a conversation with journalist and author Louise Milligan, about her new book, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children, the latest in our In the National...
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Sonia Orchard at Gleebooks
Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South WalesSonia Orchard in conversation with Jess Hill and Grace Tame Stories of child sexual abuse appear in the media weekly, often framed as isolated incidents. But child sexual abuse and...
$15 -
Sonia Orchard at Avid Reader
Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, AustraliaJessica Rudd will be in conversation with Sonia Orchard for her In the National Interest edition, Before the Harm: Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children. ABOUT THE BOOK Stories of child sexual...
$15
