Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
David Slucki is the Director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, and the Loti Smorgon Chair of Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture. He is a historian who has written widely on Jewish life and culture after the Holocaust, and is an expert on antisemitism and Jewish life and culture in Australia.
He is project lead for the Monash Initiative for Rapid Research into Antisemitism, and is co-leads Monash's Campus Cohesion project with Dr. Susan Carland.
His publications include Sing This at my Funeral: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons (2019) and The International Jewish Labor Bund after 1945: Toward a Global History (2012). He is the co-editor of Laughter After: Humor and the Holocaust (2020) and In the Shadows of Memory: The Holocaust and the Third-generation (2016).
Research area keywords
- History
- Jewish History
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Jewish Culture
- Contemporary History
- Jewish Cultural Practice
- Yiddish Studies
- Memory
- Memoir and Autobiography
- Humor Studies
- Popular Culture
- Television
- Life Writing
- Migration Studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Monash Initiative for Rapid Research into Antisemitism: Expanding the MIRRA Training Program Across Australian Universities
Slucki, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Harsel, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
28/05/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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MONASH INITIATIVE FOR RAPID RESEARCH INTO ANTISEMITISM (MIRRA) Project 16
Slucki, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
1/05/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Gen26 Survey_Project 8
Slucki, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bankier-Karp, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Karyak, R. (Project Manager) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
27/02/26 → 26/02/28
Project: Research
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Gen26 survey-part 4
Slucki, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bankier-Karp, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
9/02/26 → 8/02/28
Project: Research
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Gen26 Survey
Slucki, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bankier-Karp, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Avella Archila, A. (Project Manager)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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In each and every generation: survivors and their descendants
Slucki, D., 2025, The Cambridge History of the Holocaust: Aftermath, Outcomes, Repercussions. Jockusch, L. & Pendas, D. O. (eds.). 1st ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, Vol. IV. p. 55-80 26 p. (The Cambridge History of the Holocaust; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The Holocaust and the third generation in global perspective
Slucki, D., Sept 2024, The Third Generation: The Holocaust in Family Memory Exhibition Catalogue. Jewish Museum Vienna, p. 81-87 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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“I'm sorry, 'alleged' Holocaust”: humor, history and Holocaust denial
Slucki, D., 2024, In: History & Memory. 36, 2, p. 75-105 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Second- and third-generation Holocaust writing in Australia: towards a cultural history
Margolis, R. & Slucki, D., 2023, In: Journal of Jewish Identities. 16, 1-2, p. 217-239 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Belonging across the diaspora: Global Jewish organizations
Slucki, D., 2021, The Oxford Handbook of the Jewish Diaspora. Diner, H. R. (ed.). New York NY USA: Oxford University Press, USA, p. 587-603 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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From International Courts to Campus Lawns – the Impacts of the Israel/Gaza War
Castan, M. (Contributor), Slucki, D. (Contributor) & Bracka, J. (Contributor)
22 Sept 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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University of Tennessee Press (Publisher)
Slucki, D. (Editor in chief)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Wayne State University Press (Publisher)
Slucki, D. (Peer reviewer)
2016 → 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Journal of Genocide Research (Journal)
Slucki, D. (Peer reviewer)
Jan 2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Australian Journal of Politics and History (Journal)
Slucki, D. (Peer reviewer)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press/Media
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What’s in a name? The battle over who speaks for whom in Australia’s Jewish community
21/06/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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You can be passionate about peace in Gaza without being dismissive of the fears of Jewish students — there is another way
20/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Why is this TV show episode different from all others?
4/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Zionism, anti-Zionism, and the doxxing of the “Zio600”: Does compassion have to be a zero-sum game?
15/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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What is anti-Zionism? And is it the same thing as anti-Semitism? It's a question many are debating
15/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment