The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies president declined museum Albanese meeting

David Ossip, president of The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, declined to attend the press conference at the Sydney Jewish Museum yesterday when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an $8.5 million donation for the museum’s renovation. Read more

Federal coalition pledges $8.5m for Sydney Jewish Museum expansion

The Federal Coalition has announced an $8.5 million commitment to fund the expansion of the Sydney Jewish Museum, matching the $8.5 million already pledged by the NSW state government. Read more

Comedian’s clip evidence in trio’s ‘Nazi salute’ case

One of three men accused of doing Nazi salutes outside a Jewish museum days after deadly attacks on Israel told police they were “just joking around”.
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A last minute message from the NSW Liberals

A NSW Liberals and Nationals spokesperson has pushed their case in a bid to be reelected in Saturday’s NSW State election. Read more

A first look at the new Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum has released an artist’s impression of the extended museum scheduled to be opened in 2027. Read more

Deves accepts invite to Jewish Museum

Controversial Liberal candidate Katherine Deves has accepted an offer to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum following comments she made comparing her anti-transgender lobbying to opponents of the Holocaust. Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum reveals its new CEO

The CEO of the Australian National Maritime Museum has been appointed to succeed Norman Seligman as CEO of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum: Labor Shadow Minister congratulates NSW Treasurer

In the spirit of bipartisanship, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism Walt Secord has welcomed the decision by the NSW Liberal government to provide $6.25 million to the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

$6million for the Sydney Jewish Museum

Sydney Jewish Museum is to receive $6million in the NSW budget to be announced on Tuesday. Read more

George Grojnowksi 1927-2021

Sydney Jewish Museum guide and Holocaust survivor George Grojnowski has passed away in Sydney at the age of 94. Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum CEO to step down

The Sydney Jewish Museum board has joined CEO Norman Seligman in announcing that after 19 years in the role, he will be stepping down in the second half of 2021. Read more

Six Holocaust survivors to tell their stories for generations to come

The Sydney Jewish Museum is currently undertaking a Dimensions in Testimony filming project, capturing six Holocaust survivors in three-dimensions. Read more

Survivor talks at the Sydney Jewish Museum resume

Talks by Holocaust survivors will resume in the Sydney Jewish Museum over the summer period. Read more

Back to the past

Sydney’s Jewish Museum will reopen its doors on Wednesday following its COVID shutdown. Read more

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

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