Australian Jewish Forum A symposium of current jewish thought A booklet of Articles on the Role of Australian Jewry in the Future of the Jewish People – February 1941. Rare – Printed in a Limited Number of Copies.
“We cannot conceal from ourselves the bitter gravity of the Jewish people’s position in the world. It is no exaggeration to state that never before has the fate and future of Judaism been as decisive as now, in this most tragic period of history during the war. Australian Jewry must fully comprehend this unprecedented and ominous reality before the harsh circumstances of the current war and the upcoming peace take it by surprise in the harshest forms… There is no future for Australian Jewry except by intertwining its role with the global survival of the Jewish people as a whole…” (From the opening of the pamphlet “Darkeinu”).
A collection of articles by various Jewish figures in Australia at a critical moment for the Jewish people, as millions of Jews suffered under Nazi occupation. The pamphlet includes discussions on major issues confronting the Jewish world: the fate of millions of displaced Jews, Palestine and the relations between Jews and Arabs, Jewish education in Australia, Jewish youth in Australia, Libya and its Jews, and more.
32 pages. Detached cover. Tears and losses on the margins of the cover. Creases on the lower part of the pages. Condition: moderate.
