Jewish Holocaust Centre wins Australasian best website award

June 22, 2021 by  

‘Understanding through Testimony’, a program that humanises history by sharing the stories of 26 Melbourne-based Holocaust survivors on the specific phases of the Holocaust has won the Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) a prestigious Australian accolade. Read more

Ask a Survivor: award for the Jewish Holocaust Centre

December 11, 2020 by  

The Jewish Holocaust Centre has received an award from  the Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victoria for its Ask a Survivor project. Read more

Yom Hashoah Commemoration: together in isolation

April 16, 2020 by  

In place of the traditional communal gathering at Robert Blackwood Hall, we invite individuals and families to bring memorial candles to their living rooms and collectively remember Yom Hashoah with two important events on Monday 20 April. Read more

Gandel Philanthropy confirms a 3-year funding extension of Jewish Holocaust Centre’s Middle School Holocaust Education Program

June 27, 2019 by  

The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) is leading the way in Holocaust educational programs for students in the Middle Years of their schooling. Read more

Jewish Holocaust Centre greets new Museum Director

December 17, 2018 by  

In Melbourne, The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) co-Presidents, Pauline Rockman and Sue Hampel, and the Board have announced that Acting Executive Director, Jayne Josem, will be appointed into the new leadership position of Museum Director. Read more

Jewish Life in Germany

June 20, 2018 by  

Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre is to present a new exhibition: ‘Jewish Life in Germany Today’. Read more

Phillip Maisel – an inspiring true story

August 14, 2016 by  

A filmmaker to screen his inspiring documentary about 94-year-old twin volunteers and Holocaust survivors and their continuing legacies. Read more

Israeli journalist speaks at the JHC

March 6, 2016 by  

Seasoned Israeli journalist and author, Eldad Beck, has delivered a fascinating and in-depth presentation at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne.  Read more

An award for the Jewish Holocaust Centre

December 7, 2015 by  

Melbourne’s The Jewish Holocaust Centre has received a Victorian Multicultural Excellence Award for its ‘Hide and Seek: Stories of Survival’ education program. Read more

94-yr-old Melbourne woman honoured by Holocaust Centre

Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre has held a special function to honour Dutch-born Melbourne resident Constance Koster, who saved the lives of Jewish children during the Second World War. Read more