L’Chaim – to Life: Jason Steinberg, President of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies
Jason unpacks his recent article in Brisbane’s Courier Mail, “The Bookends of Hatred are Closing in on Jews”.
It details how Queensland Jews as with the rest of the Australian Jewish community post October 7, have come under attack from the escalating antisemitism now plaguing Australia from the Left and neo-Nazis.
Queensland Jews were stunned when the Woodford Folk Festival late December 2023 turned into a hate fest of anti-Israel sentiment and Jew hatred. With may incidents since then, late May this year it was serious neo-Nazi graffiti on the Gold Coast, followed a few days later with 100 plus members of the Jewish community celebrating the Shavuot festival holiday at a private function, only to be gate crashed, abused threatened and intimidated by a protest bunch of left-wing and Islamic Jew haters.
We hear from Jason how the nascent state of the art Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre, capped off its first year winning gold and silver recognition at two prestigious international awards, and how the Holocaust museum is having a real impact educating Queenslanders young and old about the Holocaust, with the aim of educating and inspiring Queenslanders to stand up against all forms of racism and hatred. To support the important work of the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre, please donate at www.hmq.org.au/support.
