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 speaks to Crikey about the appointment of the Islamophobia Envoy
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Crikey about the appointment of the Islamophobia Envoy. From Max’s quote in the article: “We wish the Islamophobia envoy well and look forward to working with him [but] although we recognise Islamophobia and antisemitism have increased in Australia over the past year, we don’t think these specialised envoys are the…
Jewish Council quoted in SBS, SMH and The Guardian about Australia’s abstention from recent UN vote
Max Kaiser was recently quoted in SBS for a piece titled “Penny Wong voices support for Palestinian self-determination despite abstaining on UN vote” and The Guardian for a piece titled “Albanese government called ‘gutless’ after sitting out UN vote on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.” An excerpt of his comments as published in these article:…
Max Kaiser piece in Meanjin: “Jews, antisemitism and power in Australia”
Max Kaiser has recently had a piece published in Meanjin titled “Jews, antisemitism and power in Australia.” An excerpt from the start of the piece: In the midst of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, I am highly aware that Jews in Australian society have never been so visible, and that the question of antisemitism has…
Max Kaiser speaks to Times of Israel about the growing number of Jewish people who don’t align with Israel
Max Kaiser recently spoke with The Times of Israel about the growing number of Jewish people who don’t align with Israel: “More and more Jews see the fight against antisemitism as being part of a more general fight against racism and that there is real value in forming multicultural, interfaith coalitions to do this. This…
Max Kaiser speaks to Australian Financial Review about NYT reporting of the leaked WhatsApp chat
Max Kaiser recently spoke to the Australian Financial Review about the recent NYT reporting of the leaked WhatsApp chat, where Australian pro-Israeli creatives organised against journalists, poets, and other writers who spoke out against Israel’s war in Gaza: “there are ultimately bigger issues at play than what happened inside this WhatsApp group, in terms of…
Max Kaiser article in Crikey about the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s cancellation of pianist Jayson Gillham’s show
Max Kaister has an article in Crikey about the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s cancellation of pianist Jayson Gillham’s show, after he dedicated a piece to the murdered journalists in Gaza. Click here to read the article.
