Tackling an ancient hatred in modern ways, creating a better future for Australia.
We build the systems to understand antisemitism and tackle it in its contemporary form.
The Dor Foundation was established to empower Australians to stand together against antisemitism and hate.
Dor is the Hebrew word for generation. L'dor vador, from one generation to the next. It reflects our commitment to the next generation for a future free from antisemitism and hate.
We build on decades of work by organisations, communities and individuals who have shown leadership, courage and persistence in confronting this challenge.
But the landscape has shifted and the urgency to act has never been greater. Our work is critical as we examine the systems that allow hate to flourish and build the infrastructure needed for lasting change.
Dor builds the systems needed to understand antisemitism and hate, and strengthen a coordinated national response. Our work is grounded in two connected priorities. Building a clear, credible evidence base, and translating that insight into action.
We work with partners across government, institutions and civil society to ensure efforts are aligned, informed and effective.
Some of what we do is visible. Much of it happens quietly behind the scenes strengthening the ecosystem for everyone.
OUR APPROACH
Understanding the problem is the start.
What matters is what we do next.
FOCUS AREAS
Dor focuses on the systems and environments where antisemitism is most present and where coordinated action can have the greatest impact.
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Dor’s work is grounded in a clear, evidence-led understanding of how antisemitism operates across Australia.Our research focuses on three interconnected areas.
The evolving threat landscape, including violent extremism, foreign influence and conspiratorial antisemitism.
The digital environment, including online narratives, mobilisation and amplification.
Democratic resilience, including social cohesion, institutions and policy responses.
We combine nationally representative surveys, incident data and targeted investigations to track emerging trends across sectors including education, media and digital platforms.
This work is led by Dor’s Research and Policy Team, under the direction of Associate Professor Josh Roose, one of Australia’s leading experts in extremism, democratic resilience and social cohesion. It underpins every aspect of our approach, ensuring responses are informed by data, not assumption.
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Digital platforms are a primary driver of misinformation and disinformation. Antisemitism moves quickly across networks, reaches young people early and often shapes attitudes before it appears in physical spaces.These environments also provide visibility. Real-time monitoring reveals the narratives, networks and spikes that influence public sentiment. Combined with human insight, this allows risks to be identified early, not just after harm has occurred.
We live in a digital world and this guides our approach at Dor. The online space shapes education environments, influences public discourse and accelerates the spread of harmful narratives.
Investing in digital is investing in prevention. It enables real-time tracking, earlier intervention and safer online environments that strengthen outcomes across education and community life.
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From early learning through to university, education plays a central role in how values, beliefs and behaviours take shape.
Universities sit at a critical point within this system. They are environments where ideas shape how young adults understand the world around them.
By the time students arrive, many attitudes are already formed, but they are not fixed. Campus culture, curriculum, peer networks and institutional responses all influence whether prejudice is reinforced or challenged. This makes universities a key site for prevention, not just response.
Addressing antisemitism in this context requires more than monitoring incidents. It requires understanding what is driving attitudes and how environments shape behaviour over time.
Education is closely linked to digital influence. How young people engage with information and media shapes what takes hold and how it spreads. Investing in education is investing in long-term prevention. It strengthens environments for inquiry, builds resilience to misinformation and reduces the conditions in which antisemitism and hate can take root.
Read more about the October 8 Australian Roadshow, highlighting antisemitism on campus.
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Led by a Board of Guardians with national experience and perspective.
Dor is independent and non-partisan. The Board of Guardians brings experience from professional, political and community life and provide strategic oversight, ensuring Dor remains focused on it’s core purpose.
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The Hon Josh Frydenberg
Chair
Josh served in the Federal Parliament 2010-2022. During that time he held a number of ministerial portfolios including Treasurer of Australia. Prior to entering politics he worked in the financial services industry, a sector he has returned to upon leaving Government.
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Elana Rubin AM
Deputy Chair
Elana is a Non-Executive Director, with over 20 years experience. She has worked across financial services, superannuation, property, infrastructure, technology and government sectors. Her non-executive directorships have spanned listed, unlisted, private and government companies, and NFPs.
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Nina Bassat AM
Guardian
Nina is a former lawyer who has served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria. She is currently a director of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum Foundation and of the Claims Conference (New York).
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Anthony Eisen
Guardian
Anthony is an experienced investor, advisor and company builder. He is the co-founder and former Co-CEO of Afterpay, which he launched in 2014 and led through its ASX listing in 2016 and merger with Block, Inc. in 2022. He currently serves as a Board Director of Block Inc. and the Tech Council of Australia.
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Suzi Carp AO
Guardian
Suzi has extensive experience in financial services and is a Non-Executive Director of Amplify; a community working to deliver change and build a better Australia. She is the immediate past Chairman of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and remains as Global Ambassador of MCRI and senior adviser to The Milken Institute.
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Jeremy Dunkel OAM
Guardian
Jeremy has a background in financial services and philanthropy where he has focused on creating educational opportunities for young Australians.
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Zachary Morris
Guardian
Zac has previously served as the National Vice President of the Australasian Union of Jewish students (AUJS). He is a final year Law/Politics, Philosophy, and Economics student, with extensive experience in the student leadership space. He has previously worked in the professional services industry.
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Alex Vynokur
Guardian
Alex immigrated to Australia from the Ukraine over 30 years ago. Alex works in the financial services industry and serves on a number of company and not-for-profit boards. He is a director of United Ukraine Appeal, a registered Australian charity focused on delivering humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. Alex also serves on the Board of the Royal Hospital For Women Foundation.
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Professor Jennifer Westacott AC
Guardian
Jennifer is a senior Australian business leader and public policy expert. She is Chancellor of Western Sydney University and holds a number of senior directorships, and is a former CEO of the Business Council of Australia.
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Our work is urgent and more important than ever.
THE DOR TEAM
Tahli brings 15 years of public service experience across law enforcement and intelligence — working to prevent and disrupt serious organised crime and terrorism. As inaugural CEO, she has built Dor from the ground up: assembling a skilled team, establishing trusted partnerships across government and civil society, and developing a strategy grounded in evidence and agility.
Her background shapes Dor's entire approach: focused on underlying drivers, not just symptoms; on building systems that intercept harm before it takes hold.
Chief Executive Officer
Tahli Blicblau
Associate Professor
Josh Roose
Josh is one of Australia's foremost experts in extremism, democratic resilience and social cohesion.
He leads Dor's research agenda, building the evidence base that underpins everything the Foundation does.
His work examines how extremist narratives take hold, how institutional cultures shift and where evidence-based prevention strategies can make the greatest impact. At Dor, he connects rigorous research to practical, coordinated action.
Director, Research & Policy
Be part of a stronger national response to antisemitism.
Addressing antisemitism requires coordinated action. Dor works with partners across government, institutions and civil society to strengthen how Australia responds where it matters most.