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Special Envoy launches antisemitism handbook

David Marlow — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:59:19 +0000

Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal AO, launched the handbook “Understanding Antisemitism in Australia” on Thursday morning at the Jewish Museum of Australia in St Kilda, Melbourne. The publication is the first academically grounded, Australian-focused guide to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism, which is the Australian Government’s official definition. […]

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Workplace program aims to address antisemitism and strengthen social cohesion

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:24:06 +0000

On Thursday, Melbourne Holocaust Museum will launch a new workplace program aimed at strengthening social cohesion and helping organisations address antisemitism, as Jewish communities across Australia continue to face a surge in incidents. Entitled ‘The Space Between: Where Understanding Begins’, the program is led by trained facilitators and designed to encourage critical thinking, open dialogue […]

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International Jewish leaders call for urgent action on antisemitism

Rob Klein — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:19:28 +0000

Leaders from major Jewish communities across the world concluded a significant visit to Australia last week, using their time in Sydney and Melbourne to voice growing concern about the sharp rise in antisemitism and the strain it has placed on Australian Jewry. The J7 Task Force Against Antisemitism, which brings together representatives from the largest […]

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New CEO at Melbourne Holocaust Museum

David Marlow — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:59:50 +0000

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Dr Breann Fallon. Dr Fallon is currently the Head of Experience and Learning at MHM and has been acting Co-CEO for the past few months. The MHM announcement says that Fallon, “Has made a significant impact on the MHM since commencing in July […]

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Austrian volunteers at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum

David Marlow — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:32:11 +0000

Four young non-Jewish Austrian men have recently completed their volunteer assignments at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, having worked there for the past ten months. Choosing an alternative to military service in Austria, Gregor Czepl, Ellis Otte, Julian Gabriel and Tim Kainz decided to come to the MHM through Austrian Service Abroad. They made the thoughtful […]

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From Australia’s Jewish past

Ruth Lilian — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:58:48 +0000

Max Zilberman – a Buchenwald Boy and grateful to The Joint Max was born on 13 February 1926 in Lodz Voivodeship, Poland. He was a Buchenwald boy, a survivor of Germany’s terrible Buchenwald of of Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp and the only member of his Polish family to survive the war. Max had been brought […]

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A new CEO for Melbourne Holocaust Museum

David Marlow — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:21:48 +0000

Following on from its reopening after an extensive redevelopment and rebranding, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) has announced that it has appointed Dr Steven Cooke as its new CEO. Following an extensive search and selection process, the MHM Board has announced the appointment of Dr Cooke, who brings with him over 20 years of managerial […]

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Holocaust Museum’s important lessons for the future

AAP — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:04:25 +0000

The refurbished Melbourne Holocaust Museum has opened its doors after three years of construction, sharing first-person accounts from survivors. Holocaust survivor Henry Ekert didn’t think he’d live long enough to see the launch of the refurbished Melbourne Holocaust Museum. The 87-year-old retired pediatric haematologist was aged five when Nazi soldiers arrived in his Polish town […]

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The new look Melbourne Holocaust Museum to open in November

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:28:08 +0000

The rebuilt and redeveloped Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) will officially open its doors in November. This marks the culmination of a 10-year design and planning exercise and a three-year construction phase. The new facility features two museums – one dedicated to a younger audience – and a special memorial space. The building has already received […]

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Pauline Rockman leaves the Melbourne Holocaust Museum board after 30 years

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:17:45 +0000

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) long-term co-President and visionary leader Pauline Rockman has stepped down from her role at the museum after 30 years. In early 1994 Pauline joined the museum as a volunteer in the testimonies department. Two years spent interviewing Holocaust survivors led to her becoming the Australian regional coordinator for the Shoah […]

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