Thursday, 14th August, 2014 at 8.00 pm
Jewish Museum of Australia, 26 Alma Road, St Kilda.
The Australian Jewish Historical Society invites you to a panel forum and launch of Philip Mendes’ new book:
Jews and the Left: The Rise and Fall of a Political Alliance (Melbourne: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
The panel will be moderated by University of Melbourne Professor Leon Mann, and include:
- Professor Bill Rubinstein, Adjunct Professor at Monash University and former Editor Victoria Editions of AJHS Journal
- Professor Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
- Arnold Zable, writer and human rights advocate
- Associate Professor Philip Mendes, Monash University Department of Social Work
They will discuss the key themes and arguments of the book, and their implications for Australian Jews today.
$8 AJHS members; $10 non-members. All relatives and friends warmly invited.