Tuesday 15 November 2011

Darlinghurst, Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum is located on the corner of Darlinghurst Road and Burton Street, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. It is housed in the Maccabean Hall, which was built to commemorate Jewish men and women who served in World War One and to honour the memory of those who lost their lives. The museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust so that these events will never be repeated. The building on the left is the NSW Jewish War Memorial Community Centre, with a stylised menorah on the façade.

28 comments:

  1. Well thanks for this information. I've been to Sydney many times but never knew about this place.

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  2. Good information! This just makes me want to go to Australia more. ♥

    Hopping from Blue Monday!
    Call me "GREEDY!"

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  3. I love going to a museum I think that would be the places I wanted to go this winter. And this museum has for sure a lot of information to tell. Thanks for sharing!

    Bridge

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  4. it is a lovely building as is the theater in the previous post

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  5. Beautiful architecture! Excellent photo!

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  6. Great post!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  7. What a beautiful building and such great information. I would love to visit there! Hope you have a great week, Jim!

    Sylvia

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  8. This would be an interesting but sobering museum to visit.

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  9. The museum looks to be well situated, a place where many can visit and learn.

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  10. What an interesting building! Just joined your site, which has some great photos.
    I have just started a Melbourne Daily photo blog, which you are welcome to visit:

    http://melbournedaily.blogspot.com/

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  11. Wonderful, Jim. If we ever get to Sydney, I'll be sure to tell my husband about this. In fact, I think I'll e-mail him the link right now.

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  12. Nice building. Must be holding lots of interesting exhibits!

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  13. Ann, in the 2006 census, the Jewish population of Australia was 88,834 which is not a lot in a population of almost 22 million. I did not know that fact about the NZ Prime Minister.

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  14. such a wonderful museum and a great honour to the fallen heroes who have served the nation.

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  15. Jim, I have wanted to visit this museum for ages.

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  16. An interesting building. I didn't know that it existed.

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  17. Great that at least some steps are taken to prevent massacres do not happen. Even to read fictions based on holocast itself is painful...

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  18. I love the interesting museum, beautiful picture.

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  19. So close to where my son lives and I have never noticed it. Thanks.

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  20. That would be an interesting museum to visit, I'm very curious about the history and some stuff to look at there.

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  21. I believe I also took a photo of this beautiful building when I visited Sydney this year.

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  22. Great shot of the building. I haven't visited there. Maybe someday.

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