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The Melbourne Holocaust Museum. Photo: John Gollings
July 5, 2023, 6:44 am
MHM’s prestigious architecture gong
A representative from KTA said they are "delighted" that the MHM has been awarded at the 2023 Australian Institute of Architects, Victorian Chapter.
By Mia Gardiner
Andrew Steiner celebrates his 90th birthday.
June 29, 2023, 11:24 am
Community celebrates Steiner’s 90th birthday
A distinguished artist, specialising in stained glass and wood carvings, Steiner was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2017 for his service to art and community history.
By Shane Desiatnik
At the launch of her book, Suzi Smeed with Israel’s ambassador Amir Maimon (left) and Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies president Jason Steinberg.
June 5, 2023, 7:03 am
Survivor lauded in Parliament
She and her mother were smuggled out by a lay priest, Jonas Ochiny. Reunited with her father who had escaped a labour camp, the family went into hiding.
By Peter Kohn
Holocaust survivor Helen Kahan, 100, throwing the honorary first pitch at the Tampa Bay Rays' MLB match on May 5 in Florida. Photo: Tampa Bay Rays
May 12, 2023, 7:21 am
100-year-old survivor throws first pitch
Kahan was born in Romania and she, along with the rest of her family, was sent to the Auschwitz death camp, and she has a prisoner number tattoo on her forearm.
By TIMES OF ISRAEL & AJN STAFF
Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel OAM recording survivor testimony at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum. Photo: MHM.
March 30, 2023, 11:36 am
Museum calls for more survivor stories
"...there was a mindset that if you were not in a camp, you were not a survivor; many people who fled Nazi rule from 1933 onwards did not consider themselves a survivor,"
By Mia Gardiner
From left: Stolen Generations member Lavinia Richards, Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner, Shania Richards, and Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann at the conference.
March 21, 2023, 6:37 am
Conference packs an artistic punch
Panel discussions explored topics of antisemitism in Australia in the 21st century – including in the arts – and reimagining Jewish stories through live performance.
By Shane Desiatnik
Jayne Josem (left) in conversation with Sara Bloomfield. Photo: Ben Weinstein
November 17, 2022, 12:04 pm
Dark forces led to Kristallnacht
Sara Bloomfield delivered the annual Betty and Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration.
By Peter Kohn
November 26, 2021, 2:00 pm
New programs as museum reopens
The Sydney Jewish Museum warmly welcomed a steady stream of visitors through its doors on November 22, when it reopened to the public.
By AJN STAFF
Yvonne Engelman with Norman Seligman at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Photo: Gareth Narunsky
June 24, 2021, 11:10 am
‘We are leaving a legacy’
The NSW government has announced it will give more than $6 million to the Sydney Jewish Museum "to ensure the Holocaust is always remembered by future generations".
By Gareth Narunsky
A Sephardi Torah on display at the SJM.
June 20, 2021, 3:51 pm
Sydney Jewish Museum to receive $6m from NSW govt
"This expansion of the Sydney Jewish Museum will provide a vital link to ensure the Holocaust is always remembered by future generations."
By AJN STAFF
Josh Frydenberg and Felix Goldschmied with Elise Archer. Photo: Supplied
March 4, 2021, 8:30 am
‘Every student should learn about the Shoah’
The Morrison government is providing $2 million towards the establishment of a Tasmanian Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre.
By Evan Zlatkis
Josh Frydenberg at an event to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas
January 28, 2021, 12:00 am
$750k for ACT Holocaust museum
Centre will "allow Australian students, teachers and the wider community to better understand the Holocaust and its impact on our world".
By Sophie Deutsch
Josh Frydenberg (left) and Abe Goldberg symbolically turn the first sods on the construction of the new Holocaust Museum. Photo: Sav Schulman
November 26, 2020, 12:00 am
Construction commences on new Holocaust Centre
JHC CEO Jayne Josem told the gathering, “We’re not just building a museum, we’re building tolerance, we’re building respect, we’re building understanding.”
By Peter Kohn
Effi Eitam in March 2017. Photo: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90
November 26, 2020, 12:00 am
Outrage over proposed Holocaust memorial head
'The reputation of Yad Vashem as a world-renowned centre of teaching, research and remembrance will be eroded and diminished'.
By Gareth Narunsky
Survivor and teacher Andrew Steiner (left) with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at the Adelaide Holocaust Museum. Photo: Facebook
October 22, 2020, 12:00 am
$2.5 million for Adelaide Holocaust Museum
'By telling the stories of the Holocaust, the museum will educate and inspire South Australians to stand up against antisemitism and racism'.
By Peter Kohn
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