Michael Gawenda’s arresting memoir, My Life as a Jew, preceded October 7 yet eerily prophesied the difficult questions that confront Jews today, in terms of identity, place and time. Hear Gawenda as he cuts to the core of what it is to be a Jew, then and now, in a heartfelt, honest conversation with former colleague and fellow journalist, James Button.
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On Being Jewish
Sunday August 18, 2024
3.30pm—4.20pm
3.30pm—4.20pm
Artists
Michael Gawenda
Michael Gawenda is one of Australia’s best-known journalists and authors. In a journalism career spanning four decades, Michael has been a political reporter, a foreign correspondent based in London and in Washington, a columnist, a feature writer and an editor. He has won numerous journalism awards including three Walkley awards, the Australian equivalent of the…
James Button
James Button was a feature writer, deputy editor, and Europe correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. In 2009-2010, in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, he wrote speeches for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, detailed in his book Speechless: A Year in My Father’s Business. He authored Comeback: The Fall and Rise of…