Jayne Josem
The new Hidden: Seven Children Saved exhibition at MHM.
November 28, 2023, 7:13 am
Engaging immersive experiences
Visitors will be moved by the history, provoked by its messages and yet inspired to do better in the world today.
By Carol Saffer
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
Daniel Andrews talking with Holocaust survivor Ana de Leon at the Gandel Holocaust Education Conference in 2019. Photo: Peter Haskin
February 25, 2021, 10:00 am
Ensuring students are a ‘force for good’
Merlino: 'A much greater emphasis on the teaching of the Holocaust will have a big impact on our students’ understanding of how much damage antisemitic behaviour can cause'.
By Rebecca Davis
Screengrab from the Ask a Survivor program.
January 1, 2021, 9:00 am
Award for JHC survivor program
Ask a Survivor was developed in coordination with the JHC’s community of Holocaust survivors. Over an eight-year period, 46 interviews with 32 different survivors were conducted.
By AJN STAFF
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
JHC art and collections are moved from their Elsternwick home.
August 27, 2020, 11:50 pm
One door closes
'It has been bittersweet to not be standing alongside our wonderful survivors and dedicated volunteers, farewelling this building that has served us so well for 36 years'.
By Rebecca Davis
A screengrab from the JHC’s special Yom Hashoah online and on-air broadcast.
April 23, 2020, 12:20 pm
A unique remembrance
'Gathering together behind our screens was a powerful experience, demonstrating the strength and uniqueness of the Melbourne Jewish community'.
By Rebecca Davis
Some of the Holocaust survivor profiles on the JHC's website.
April 17, 2020, 11:31 am
‘We need hope to sustain us’
The Jewish Holocaust Centre's ‘Survivor Connect’ project sees the profiles of Shoah survivors posted online, allowing the community to reach out to them with a special message.
By Rebecca Davis
Photo: Dreamstime.com
April 16, 2020, 6:10 pm
Remembering the Holocaust in the time of COVID-19
'Streaming the Yom Hashoah commemoration allows us to maintain our decades-long tradition of coming together as a community, albeit virtually, to remember those who perished'.
By AJN STAFF
Sarah Hardman (left) with JHC museum director Jayne Josem.
February 28, 2020, 12:00 am
Special scrolls tell a story
'We feel privileged and honoured to be the custodian of this treasure as it evokes a sense of awe in the visitor'.
By AJN STAFF
James Merlino speaking in the Victorian Parliament. Photo: AAP Image/Wayne Taylor
February 27, 2020, 11:30 am
Compulsory Holocaust education for schools
Victorian Education Minister James Merlino: 'It concerns me that if asked, most kids today wouldn’t be able to explain what the Holocaust was'.
By Peter Kohn
An artist’s impression of the new Jewish Holocaust Centre.
February 17, 2020, 10:55 am
Jewish Holocaust Centre on the move
'We are on track to build a much bigger facility with two world-class museums, state-of-the-art learning studios and a vital Holocaust library and resource centre'.
By AJN STAFF
Shoah survivor and JHC guide Joe De Haan with former politician Philip Dalidakis. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 3, 2019, 8:00 am
Building for the future
Melbourne's Jewish Holocaust Centre hopes to raise $2 million as part of its capital appeal to renovate and rejuvenate the museum.
By AJN STAFF
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