 Sydney Jewish Museum with NSW Jewish Board of Deputies on the left of it | |
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| Established | 18 November 1992; 32 years ago (1992-11-18) |
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| Location | 148 Darlinghurst Road,Darlinghurst,Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′45″S151°13′12″E / 33.879075°S 151.220017°E /-33.879075; 151.220017 |
| Type | Holocaust museum |
| Website | sydneyjewishmuseum |
TheSydney Jewish Museum is a historymuseum located in theSydney suburb ofDarlinghurst. It showcases exhibits relating to theHolocaust and the history and achievements ofJewish people in Australia.[1] The Museum displays personal objects ofHolocaust survivors and otherJewish Australians and hosts presentations of their personal testimonies.[2]
The museum is currently undergoing a major redevelopment, and will be closed to the general public from January 2025 to the end of 2026. It will reopen with a new set of exhibitions and programs that will aim to showcase Jewish life and culture in Sydney.
The museum is housed in the historic Maccabean Hall, and was originally built to commemorate the contributions of the Jewish community fromNew South Wales who served inWorld War I.[3] The building was formally opened onArmistice Day 1923 by Jewish-Australiancivil engineer andAustralian Army commanderGeneral SirJohn Monash. Before Maccabean Hall was chosen to become the Sydney Jewish Museum, it served as a hub for Jewish life in Sydney. AfterWorld War II Maccabean Hall was employed for various uses, including migrants' English lessons, weddings, rallies, and commemorative events forAnzac soldiers and Holocaust victims.[1][3][4]
The Sydney Jewish Museum was established in 1992 byHolocaust survivors who came to Australia. It was officially opened byRear AdmiralPeter Sinclair, theGovernor of New South Wales, on 18 November 1992.[1] The museum was founded by the late John Saunders and members of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. Australia has a higher proportion of Holocaust survivors (per capita) than any country exceptIsrael.[5][6][7]
The museum library was originally created from the collection of books donated by the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.[8] The Resource Centre and Library comprises over 6,000 volumes, journals, and tapes, including over 2,500 personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors in Australia.[3] The centre is open to the public during museum hours and staffed by a librarian. The collection provides materials for exhibitions and covers themes such asantisemitism, war crimes, the Holocaust in art and literature, and Australian Jewish history.[3]
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