Choosing optimism: Eddie Jaku’s story comes to the Sydney Opera House

The extraordinary life and outlook of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku will be brought to the Sydney Opera House stage in May 2026 with the Australian premiere of The Happiest Man on Earth, a one-man play starring and produced by Anton Berezin.

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A further tribute to Eddie Jaku and a meaningful memento

NSW State MP Gabrielle Upton has paid tribute to The Happiest Man on Earth Eddie Jaku who passed away recently at 101. Read more

State memorial for Eddie

The family of the late Eddie Jaku has accepted the offer from the NSW Government of a State Memorial Service. Read more

President of the Sydney Jewish Museum pays tribute to Eddie Jaku

The president of the Sydney Jewish Museum Gus Lehrer makes a personal tribute to the late Eddie Jaku, a survivor of Auschwitz who called himself the happiest man on earth…and there are others who want to pay their respects. 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