Executive Officer at Jewish Council of Australia
Dr Max Kaiser is an expert on antisemitism and Australian Jewish history. He is the author of Jewish Antifascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism (Palgrave 2022). He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne and lives on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
Max Kaiser and Sarah Schwartz op-ed in The Jewish Independent: “It is not treachery for Jews to criticise Israel’s conduct of the war”
Max Kaiser and Sarah Schwartz have recently had an op-ed published in The Jewish Independenttitled “It is not treachery for Jews to criticise Israel’s conduct of the war.” An excerpt from the piece’s opening: Australia’s Jewish representative bodies do not speak for all Jews. Those who are critical of Israel are struggling to make their…
Max Kaiser speaks to The Guardian about the relationship between fighting antisemitism and the larger fight against racism
Max Kaiser recently spoke to The Guardian for a piece titled “Scott Morrison accuses UN of antisemitism and applying double standards against Israel.” An excerpt of Max’s comments as quoted in the article: It does not assist the fight against racism to treat antisemitism as different from other forms of racism and to conflate antisemitism…
Max Kaiser guest appearance on Future Perfect podcast
Max Kaiser guest recently appeared on the debut episode of the Future Perfect podcast. From the show notes: On the inaugural episode of Future Perfect, Dylan is joined by Dr Max Kaiser, historian and executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, to discuss the Council’s formation and concerns of Israel’s actions in Gaza and…
Op Ed in The Age: As Jews, we don’t accept that criticism of Israel’s government is antisemitic
Today, talk about antisemitism is everywhere – in newspapers, conversations between friends, and especially on social media. Many Jews feel scared. They are told to see antisemitism in the scarves worn in solidarity with Palestine, in the words “Free Palestine” voiced at protests, and in the stickers calling for the boycott of Israeli products. But…
