Protests in Australia against persecution of Jews and refugees in Germany (1933-1939)
Newspaper clippings from protests in Australia against the Nazi party
King of the Cameleers: The rebellious patriotism of Abdul Wade
The Australian-dominated Imperial Camel Corps was a strange legacy of the Afghan cameleers who were brought to Australia in the 1870s, who opened up the Outback with the aid of a sturdy flock that could cope with the tough conditions.
The camels flourished, but relations between the Afghans and the local community were tense, escalating to widespread discrimination and violent attacks. Out of the melee emerged Abdul Wade, a successful Afghan camel merchant who wanted to give Australia’s military a gift of 500 camels for service in Egypt in WWI.
It was an extraordinary offer that came from deep patriotism, but feeling against Afghans was high.
Survival of the Fittest
First published by Esperanto – September 7 2015
Job interviews are bad enough. But what about when you’re interviewed at the exact same time as a half-dozen other people all desperate for the one job? Aron Lewin warns of the horror of group interviews. You want a job? Get ready to fight for it.
Uncle Boydie completes his dream
Published in Monash University Online News Site
It’s taken 77 years, but one of Australia’s most extraordinary Aboriginal protests has been fulfilled – thanks in part to Prince William and the Governor General.
Dr Daniel Prenn: a tennis career cut short by Nazi Germany
Published in the Jewish Holocaust Centre’s The Voice newsletter
A relatively unknown effect of the antisemitic policies of Nazi Germany was the devastating impact that it had on its tennis players and their success.
Bookstores shake off their leather jacket
Published in The Australian and the Business Spectator.
It’s been three years since the collapse of major book chains Borders and Angus & Robertson, and now the fate of the humble bookstore isn’t as clear-cut as once thought.
Plymouth Rocks: agony of the first gig
Published in Monash University Online News Site
For this group of young musicians, it is a watershed moment. They have been together as a band for two months, they have a total of seven songs, and this is their first live public performance.
Jewish Holocaust Centre to lend books to the public
Published in the Jewish Holocaust Centre’s The Voice newsletter After almost thirty years in development, the Jewish Holocaust Centre library will soon be lending books to the wider public. According to the most recent inventory conducted in 2010, the multi-lingual library holds about 9,000 books and journals and is impressive in the breadth of its collection. The collection… Continue reading Jewish Holocaust Centre to lend books to the public
Articles written by Aron Lewin 