Jewish Holocaust Centre
Karel Fracapane delivers the Betty & Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration commemorating Kristallnacht. Photo: John Moss Photography
November 22, 2023, 6:35 am
Antisemitism ‘adopts new masks’
"[Antisemitism] evolves with time and context ... adopts new masks, learning how to hide and the different forms sometimes finding shelter behind freedom of expression".
By Peter Kohn
From left: Jayne Josem, CEO of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, with Phillip Maisel and Bella Hirshorn.
August 11, 2022, 8:57 am
A double celebration
Twins Phillip and Bella were separated when he was arrested in the Vilna ghetto. After the war, the pair found each other again as Phillip rode 400 kilometres on his motorbike to the Landsberg refugee camp to reach her. Next week, they'll both celebrate their 100th birthday.
By AJN STAFF
Professor Philippe Sands. Photo: Screenshot.
November 15, 2021, 8:00 am
Encounters with Nazis’ offspring
Melbourne's Jewish community gathered online last week for the annual Betty & Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration.
By Peter Kohn
Konrad Kwiet.
November 2, 2021, 9:00 am
Shoah trial revisited
By Peter Kohn
August 18, 2021, 9:25 am
A time to give
The mitzvah of giving, tzedakah, helps make bar/bat mitzvahs even more meaningful. Your child will be spoilt for choice with these wonderful causes to share their big day with.
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
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at a press conference at Studley Park in Kew,Melbourne, Friday, May 3, 2019. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
January 25, 2021, 12:12 pm
Prime Minister to join virtual commemoration
PM Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will address a first-ever Australia-wide online event commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
By Peter Kohn
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
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