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3rd-9th May 2018 Melbourne Jewish Book Week
‘We love to talk books in a
city that loves to read them’
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Melbourne Jewish Book Week
‘We love to talk books in a
city that loves to read them’
  • ABOUT:
  • AUTHORS:
  • EVENTS:
    • Special Events
    • Sunday Program
    • Monday Program
  • SUPPORTERS:
3rd-9th May 2018
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Mark Aarons

Mark Aarons was an investigative reporter on ABC Radio National for twenty years, and was the founding executive producer of Background Briefing. He is the author or co-author of six books, including investigations of war criminals in Australia and the Vatican’s role in smuggling mass killers. His most recent book was The Family File, an account of four generations of the Aarons family who were members of the Communist Party of Australia over seven decades.

www.penguin.com.au/authors/mark-aarons

Sessions :
Sun 06th May
12:30pm
Red Diaper Babies
Venue: Ngargee Room, St Kilda Town Hall
What was it like to have grown up in a politically charged environment? Sara Dowse (As the Lonely Fly), Mark Aarons (The Family File), Harry Blutstein (Cold War Games) all grew up in Communist households. Local historian and biographer, Judith Buckrich will chair the conversation on how their childhood experiences have shaped their lives in the literary world of today. This session is supported by Joseph and Rose Reich. Book Now >
Sun 06th May
10:00am
Playing the Political Game
Venue: The Saturday Paper Auditorium, St Kilda Town Hall
How does sport reflect our values, our understanding of racism and our experience of prejudice? Journalist and author Harry Blutstein (Cold War Games) and Professor Mark Aarons (The Show), will discuss how sport in Australia holds a mirror up to our culture, displaying the tensions that exist politically, as well as socially. Chaired by senior journalist for AFL Media, Howard Kotton. Book Now >