SBS Hebrew speaks to Michael Gawenda, an award-winning journalist, editor, and writer with a remarkable migration story from the perspective of a Jewish Australian.
Michael was born to Polish Jewish parents in a refugee camp in Austria shortly after the Second World War. He migrated to Australia as a very young child and grew up in Melbourne.
He celebrates over 30 years at the Age as a journalist and later its editor in chief. He is a well-respected commentator for his writing on Journalism and Politics, he won multiple awards including three Walkley Awards. He also authored four books.
We spoke to him about his thoughts on Israel and the next elections as well as modern Jewish identity and antisemitism.
Our podcast series - Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere
To better understand the pressures, changes and experiences of ‘the tribe’ at this moment in time, we introduced a new podcast corner called "Hopes & Fears in the Jewish Sphere".
Through conversations with specialists in psychology, philosophy, and religion, as well as community elders and leaders, this new corner will examine the interplay of Jewish spirit, identity and belonging.
We look to ask our guests questions such as:
- How do you perceive the current Jewish experience - locally and globally?
- How can we hold to an ancient sense of identity in a radically evolving world?
- Where can we find - and how do we exercise - hope?
