Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
An Ethnography of Australian Jewish Identity
Conceptualizing Jewish Identity
Conceptualizing "the Jewish Community"
Conceptualizing "Multicultural Australia"
References
Chapter 2: The South East Queensland Jewish Community
A Brief History of the First Jewish Presence in Australia
Jewish Life in Queensland: A Historical Overview
The Contemporary South East Queensland Jewish Community
Community Governance and Representation: the Jewish Board of Deputies

Multicultural, Ethnic or Religious?
References
Chapter 3: "The Mayor Lights the Menorah"
The "Civic Secular" and Religious Communities in South East Queensland
Orthopraxy as Performativity: "Doing" Orthodox Religion in Jewish Communal Identity
Festival Observation: Ritual Habitus and Performance
Hanukkah and the Celebration of Jewishness in the Public Arena
Interfaith Participation: Performing Sameness and Difference
Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: "The Great Australian Kosher Barbecue"
Multicultural Identity in Anthropological Literature

Australian National Identity
"I'm Jewish, But I Live as an Australian": Compartmentalized Private Identity
"I'm a Jewish Australian": The Creolized Identity
Third Culture: Other Influences on Australian Jewish Identity
Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: From "Lest We Forget" to "Never Again"
History and Memory in Community Identity
Centralizing Historical Experience in Identity: The Holocaust and Jewishness
Performing Jewish History as Australian History
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: "If Something Happens, Then We're Alone Together"

Fear as a Social Phenomenon
Existence and Prevalence of Antisemitism
Sources of Antisemitism
Responses and Reactions to Fears
Fear in Identity: The Performance and Politics of Vulnerability
Conclusions
References
Chapter 7: "Jerusalem Is Etched into Our Bones"
Diaspora, Zionism and Home in Anthropological Literature
Private Wrestling with Zionism and Israel
Supporting and Defending Israel
Celebrating and Showcasing Israel and Israeli Culture
"Going Home": Aliyah and Tourism to Israel by the Jewish Community
Conclusions
References

Chapter 8: "All One Soul"
Kinship and Connectedness
Local Fictive Kinship in the South East Queensland Jewish Community
Global Kinship with Other Jewish Communities
"Keeping It in the Family": Kinship through Marriage and Conversion
Conclusions
References
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Jewish Narratives of Sameness and Distinctiveness in Australia
The South East Queensland Jewish Community in the Present Day
Future Research
Final Thoughts
References
Glossary
Index