Sydney Jewish Museum (Open for schools) — Attraction in Sydney

The Sydney Jewish Museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust. The world-class museum challenges visitors’ perceptions of democracy, morality, social justice and human rights and places the Holocaust in its historical and contemporary context.

The Museum aims to teach racial tolerance; to ensure the evils of the past are not repeated; to serve as a witness to the Holocaust and to stand as a memorial to the six million murdered Jews and the millions of non-Jewish victims. It also tells the history of the Jews in Australia and illustrates the richness of Jewish life by showing its traditions. The Museum’s timeline invites you to explore Jewish history from its Biblical origin in the Ancient Near East to the thriving community here in Australia.

The Governor of NSW, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC, officially opened the Sydney Jewish Museum on 18 November 1992. It quickly became an integral part of the cultural life of Sydney, winning the 1994 Award of Distinction in the NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence, and a Commendation in the 1995 Human Rights Awards.

Housed in the historic Maccabean Hall, the Sydney Jewish Museum presents visitors with an overview of the best and worst of humanity.

History of Maccabean Hall: built to commemorate NSW Jewish men and women who served in WW1 and to honour the memory of those who lost their lives. It was formally opened on Armistice Day in 1923 by Sir...

i spent 2 years walking past, on my way to work, looking at this building with mixed thoughts wondering if i should go in. i was enticed in by an Anne Frank exhibition on the top floor. i was quite impressed with how the whole museum is set out. as you stand on the ground floor you can see up to the roof, each floor acting as a balcony around the perimeter so you can see to the centre of the ground floor. There is no means a shortage of history in this place. each floor is abundantly with so much to look at and read about. it's a sobering thought to how cruel human kind can be, yet through such hardship and torment, people can still find a hope a will to live through such oppression. Pacing my footsteps through the vastness of history, one can find themselves questioning their own values and the state of their own heart. This is a fantastically awesome place to visit. Sadly it has come from a dark era in history, but a necessary agenda to shine a light on the atrocities in which we as a human race should not have to experience again. Although it has been a while since my last visit, i thoroughly intend to return soon and take another walk through such a well planned out...

This building looks ordinary from outside ,but in side is quite spectacular. I was inpressed by the modern design. White wall means it has good natural light. The holacaust exhibits told personal stories. These stories were made real and personal by the tour guide Peter. (Hope I remember his name) . Take the guided tour as this is most enlighning. We visited the cafe twice on our visit. Good food for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. Staff were very attentive. We saw a person who was disabled that needed help with stairs who was helped to get to all areas by staff . My friend was feeling unwell, the staff looked after her so I was able to continue the tour and get the full benefits of the stories of survivors. Well worth a visit allow enough time for the tour...