To start our 2023 program of Monthly Activities, we will be having a guided tour of the Jewish Museum by one of our own members who also volunteers at the Museum.

The Sydney Jewish Museum was established in 1992 by the generation of Holocaust survivors who came to Australia. They envisioned the Museum as a place which could hold their stories and personal objects, memorialise those who were murdered during the Holocaust, and within which the lessons from the past would be taught.

The Jewish Museum is a place that holds the voices of history, and in which survivors still share their experiences with visitors. The Sydney Jewish Museum is an institution that gives history a voice through collecting and preserving historic objects, commemorating and educating, with a mission to challenge visitors’ perceptions of morality, social justice, democracy and human rights.

The Museum has welcomed multiple generations through their doors, some as students who have returned later in life as adults. Visitors have learnt about the history of the murder of 6 million Jewish people in the Holocaust; they have kept their memories alive and taken away the important messages of tolerance and the dangers of prejudice.

Thirty years since its inception, the Museum continues to give a voice to the victims of the Holocaust so their stories can start conversations and inspire change.

At the end of the tour, for those who would like to have lunch, I will book for us at the Rusty Rabbit.

DATE: Thursday 19 January 2023

TIME: 10.30am to 12pm

VENUE: Sydney Jewish Museum, 148 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst. Meet at reception at 10.25am

COST: $18.00. We will adjourn for lunch at the Rusty Rabbit. Please let me know if you would like to join us so that I can give them numbers.

RSVP TO: Caren Trafford at [email protected] with your name and mobile phone number.

RSVP BY: Thursday 12 January 2023

TRANSPORT: The Museum is minutes from Kings Cross and Oxford Street, vibrant centres of activity for tourists and locals alike.

GETTING THERE:

The Museum is located close to Sydney’s CBD, with multiple options for public transport.

From Central Station, the 311 bus stops across the road from the Museum. Additional options include the 339 bus stopping on Flinders Street, or the 440 bus stopping on Oxford Street, both just a 10-minute walk to the Museum.

From Kings Cross Station, the walk to the Museum takes approximately 10 minutes.

Street parking is limited and ticketed. Parking is available in St Vincent’s Hospital car park.