Rebecca Forgasz was the Director & CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia for nearly ten years. This extract of her farewell lecture, Ten…
Ten Tantalising Tales #1 German concession
Rebecca Forgasz was the Director & CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia for nearly ten years. This extract of her farewell lecture, Ten tantalising…
Ten Tantalising Tales: #2 Fortaletium Fidei
Rebecca Forgasz was Director & CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia for nearly ten years. This extract of her farewell lecture, Ten tantalising tales: stories from our collection, is part of a series published to mark the High Holidays. In each instalment Rebecca reflects on the personal, collective and cultural significance of objects and the
The Day of Dread
I see you. Across the room, I see you. I see you refuse my gaze. I see. Your eyes dart, my direction. Pity…
What is it about Yom Kippur?
I am a young girl wearing a new dress and shoes, my hair shiny and beribboned. We are traditional Jews going to an…
For goodness sake, not for god’s sake
I’ll be honest with you – my life is and always has been great. I have not suffered. Sure, I’ve had a few blips.…
How To Raise a Feminist Boy
“Do you have a theme?” asked the baker in the cake store. “Baseball? Superheroes? Fire engines?” My son was about to celebrate his second…
Finding the right prayer
Venice Beach was rather like St Kilda Beach on steroids: performers, fortune tellers, artists, souvenirs, incense, pot, arm-wrestling and tattoos and, of all things…
Are We On the Wrong Side of History?
As the child of a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father, I’m no stranger to the odd identity crisis. The capacity to hold two…
Our World is on Fire
Our world is on fire. Injustice, all encompassing, overwhelming. I can see it. I can hear cries. I can smell blood, I can taste…