Contact the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
Academic Staff
| Full Time | Name | Phone | Interests | |
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Associate Professor Mark Baker | mark.baker@monash.edu | +61 39903 5001 | Director, Holocaust and Genocide studies, Arab-Israel conflict, modern Jewish history, terrorism, conflict and reconciliation | ![]() |
Professor Andrew Markus | andrew.markus@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5009 | Social cohesion, Jewish identity and sociology, Middle East, racial thought, comparative diasporas, demographics and immigration |
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Professor Leah Garrett | leah.garrett@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5010 | Jewish culture, American immigrant history, Zionism |
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Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger | fania.oz-salzberger@monash.edu | Israel studies, history of ideas | |
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Dr Michael Fagenblat | michael.fagenblat@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5005 | Rabbinic literature, medieval and modern Jewish philosophy, contemporary phenomenology |
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Dr Nathan Wolski | nathan.wolski@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5006 | Bible, Kabbalah, contemporary Jewish thought |
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Dr Karen Auerbach | karen.auerbach@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5007 | Modern Jewish history, East European Jewish history, history of the Holocaust, Polish history, postwar Jewish life, Polish-Jewish relations, Jews and the city |
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Dr David Slucki | david.slucki@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5005 | Modern Jewish history in France, Australia, and the Americas; the Holocaust and its aftermath; postwar Jewish migration; Diaspora; Memory; Labour history; public history; Holocaust representation on film & television. |
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Mr Paul Forgasz | paul.forgasz@monash.edu.au | +61 3 9903 5003 | Ancient, medieval and modern Jewish history; Jewish-Christian relations; Jewish education; teaching Bible |
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Mr Dan Rabinovici | dan.rabinovici@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5003 | Holocaust and Genocide studies, Arab-Israel studies |
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Ms Hinde Burstin | ena.burstin@monash.edu | Yiddish | |
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Ms Sue Hampel | sue.hampel@monash.edu | Holocaust and Genocide studies |
Associated Staff
| Professor Andrew Benjamin | andrew.benjamin@monash.edu | +61 3 9905 8097 | Literature and philosophy, architecture and philosophy, French and German critical theory |
| Professor Margaret Kartomi | margaret.kartomi@monash.edu | +61 3 9905 3238 | Musicological and ethnomusicological theory |
| Dr Kathy Temin | kathy.temin@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 2484 | Sculpture, monuments, installation, Holocaust memorials, art and music, popular culture and suburbia |
| Dr Philip Mendes | philip.mendes@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 1132 | Social work; leaving care policy and practice. |
| Bronia Kornhauser | bronia.kornhauser@monash.edu | +61 3 9905 9032 | Jewish music in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region |
| Dr Ilana Snyder | ilana.snyder@monash.edu | +61 3 9905 2773 | Literacy, technology and social inclusion |
Emeritus Professors
| Professor Louis Waller | louis.waller@monash.edu | +61 3 9905 3302 | Criminal law, evidence, law and medicine, law reform |
| Professor Bernard Rechter | bernard.rechter@monash.edu |
Adjuncts
| Dr Miriam Munz | miriam.munz@monash.edu | +61 3 9903 5004 | Yiddish Melbourne |
| Dr Chanan Reich | chanan.reich@monash.edu | ||
| Dr David Mittelberg | david.mittelberg@monash.edu | ||
| Dr Merav Carmeli | Kabbalah | ||
| Dr Andrew Firestone | andrew.firestone@monash.edu | Yiddish Melbourne | |
| John Goldlust | john.goldlust@monash.edu | Jewish demography and population studies |
Professional Staff
| Name and title | Phone | ||
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Director, Associate Professor Mark Baker | +61 3 9903 5001 | mark.baker@monash.edu |
| Centre Manager, Helen Midler | +61 3 9903 5016 | helen.midler@monash.edu | |
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Centre Administrator, Gillian Brameld | +61 3 9903 5002 | gillian.brameld@monash.edu |
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Development Manager, Karen Klein | +61 3 9903 5015 | karen.klein@monash.edu |
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Manager, Leon Liberman Chair in Modern Israel Studies, Tammy Reznik | +61 3 9903 5019 | tammy.reznik@monash.edu |
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Research Associate, Tanya Munz | +61 3 9903 5018 | tanya.munz@monash.edu |
SOPHIS Staff
SOPHIS staff contacts page.ACJC Academic Coordinators
Postgraduate Research
Professor Leah Garrett
Phone: +613 9903 5010
Email: leah.garrett@monash.edu
Honours and Postgraduate Coursework
Dr Karen Auerbach
Phone: + 613 9903 5007
Email: karen.auerbach@monash.edu
Undergraduate Studies and Accreditation
Dr David Slucki
Phone: + 613 9903 5005
Email: david.slucki@monash.edu















