Career
She specializes in the history of Australian Jews. Her work The Edge of the Diaspora: Two Centuries of Jewish Settlement in Australia was first published in 1988. Her work The Jews in Australia was published by Cambridge University Press in 2005.
She has held numerous leadership positions, including president of the Australian Jewish Historical Society.
The 19th annual conference of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies was convened and held in February 2007 by her. Australian Jewry The Holocaust and Dutch Jewry Jewish Education in Australia Modern Israel Jewish civilization, thought and culture The Australian Jewish Experience.