Be a Mensch

Today is Human Rights Day and the Sydney Jewish Museum launches a new campaign that, together with Holocaust survivors and high-profile community leaders across Sydney, urges people to practise small acts of kindness on an everyday basis to make the world a more accepting and welcoming place. Read more

New head of education at Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum has appointed Dr Rebecca Kummerfeld as Head of Education and Susan Wakil AO Chair of Education. Read more

Advocate speakers represent four major human rights issues in Australia

The Sydney Jewish Museum has hosted an engaging and dynamic panel of speakers, who explored four major human rights issues facing Australia today. Read more

Human rights exhibition

The Sydney Jewish Museum’s new Holocaust and Human Rights Exhibition has been opened by Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner. Read more

Secord’s bipartisan support for Sydney Jewish Museum’s Shoah education programs

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has thrown his bi-partisan support behind a State Government pledge to work with the Sydney Jewish Museum on its Holocaust awareness and education programs. Read more

Birthday greetings in parliament to the Sydney Jewish Museum

The Leader of the NSW Opposition has  told the parliament of his participation at the Sydney Jewish Museum’s recent 25th anniversary. Read more

25 years of community service

The Sydney Jewish Museum in Darlinghurst will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this weekend. Read more

Securing the Sydney Jewish Museum’s future

The Sydney Jewish Museum honoured four families who have made substantial contributions to the Museum’s Endowment Fund to help ensure the future sustainability of the Museum and the vital work they do in the community. Read more

The Jews of Greece- Οι Εβραίοι της Ελλάδας

The Sydney Jewish Museum will launch its new temporary exhibition, The Jews of Greece later this month. Read more

Sydney commemorates Kristallnacht

More than 300 members of the Sydney community have commemorated Kristallnacht  the ‘Night of the Broken Glass’, remembering the violence Nazis inflicted on Jewish people, their homes and synagogues, businesses and schools.

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Christopher Pyne opens new learning centre

Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has opened the new Education Resource Centre at Sydney’s Jewish Museum which now has the capacity to increase the numbers participating in its courses by over 75%. Read more

Christopher Pyne to open resource centre at SJM

Federal Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne will open the state of the art NAB Education and Resource Centre (ERC) at the Sydney Jewish Museum this week. Read more

In search of Anne Frank’s father’s letters

The Sydney Jewish Museum and Holland’s iconic Anne Frank House have launched a search for a series of typed and hand written letters that Otto Frank wrote to Australian pen pals in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. Read more

ANZAC exhibition

To mark the Centenary of ANZAC commemorations, the Sydney Jewish Museum will display a collection of photographs and diary extracts belonging to serviceman and NAJEX founding member, Harold Emanuel Collins. Read more

Sydney remembers Auschwitz

Around 350 members of the community including diplomats from many countries, gathered at the Sydney Jewish Museum (SJM) to commemorate 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Read more

Bus hate youth tours the Sydney Jewish Museum

A youth who was a member of a group who boarded a bus transporting Jewish schoolchildren and verbally abused them has toured the Holocaust section of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

New exhibition at the museum

A new exhibition – Signs of Life, Letters of the Holocaust – has been launched at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

New award for Holocaust stories

The inaugural Rosalind Sharbanee Meyer Writers Award was won by Dr Ross Halpin for his book The Essence of Survival, How Jewish Doctors Survived Auschwitz. Read more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Australia

Melbourne and Sydney arranged events to commemorate both the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the liberation of Auschwitz. Read more

Drawing by Judy Cassab at 12 on show at Jewish Museum

The first drawing renowned artist Judy Cassab ever committed to paper is currently hanging in the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Turnbull down to business

Federal Liberal MP for the Sydney Eastern Suburbs electorate of Wentworth Malcolm Turnbull has delivered the Sir John Monah Oration at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Canadian-born NSW MP meets Canadian Indians at the Sydney Jewish Museum

Sydney Jewish Museum recently hosted a special event linking the Sydney Jewish community with a delegation of Canadian First Nation people from Alberta. Read more

Jewish Anzac commemoration

Over 170 guests attended a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating Anzac Day at the NSW Jewish War Memorial as the Last Post was played in memory of those Jewish servicemen and women who lost their lives fighting for Australia. Read more

The Sydney Jewish Museum wants your old family films

The Sydney Jewish Museum has launched its Moving Image and Sound Archive…and is calling for communal contributions. Read more

Capital Appeal for Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum’s 2012 Capital Appeal coincides with its 20^th anniversary milestone and will reach out to the entire community during September. Read more