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Jewish Museum of Australia

Locality: St Kilda, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 8534 3600

Address: 26 Alma Rd St Kilda 3182 St Kilda, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Celebrate marvellous Melbourne join our CBD Walk this weekend. Uncover the hidden histories behind Bourke Street Synagogue, Block & Royal Arcades, Cashmore Lake, Cheapside House, Mirka Mora's mural at Flinders Street Station, Myer Emporium, the Port Phillip Hotel & more. Space is limited, pre-bookings essential at https://bit.ly/37oaiCP, see you under the Clocks at 10.15am Sun! The clock tower and spires overlooking Melbourne’s market State Library of Victoria.

25.01.2022 Spiel 16 is now live! Read Director & CEO Jessica Bram’s reflections on the Museum’s responsibility to be the guardian of Jewish voices & memories. Plus, read a special MIRKA announcement (hint: something for the night owls!), find out about our latest school holiday programs & much more! Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/jewishmuseum/voices-and-memories Dan Cahill, photographs and ephemera from the Estate of Mirka Mora, Jewish Museum of Australia, 2020.

24.01.2022 With some restrictions still in place, it's as important as ever to connect & keep our spirits up with #jewishmusic & thought. Join Shneur Reti Waks, Simon Starr & friends to our final Neshama Melbourne event of the year. Together apart, in this inclusive & free #KabbalatShabbat experience for #Chanukah we will sing, celebrate & commemorate. Take part via the link in our bio or via our Facebook from 6pm 11 December #jewishmuseum #jewishholidays #jewishthought #rituals #togetherapart #weilluminate

24.01.2022 The late Liz Souter was an extraordinary basket maker & wove this one to house seasonal fruits in a #sukkah during #Sukkot. She wrote: 'This hanging basket is made with materials & weaves that express my feelings for the Jewish religion enduring, intricate & with a strong interwoven foundation. The uneven base represents the difficult path the Israelites have had to follow & it branches in many directions, symbolic of the diaspora of the Jewish people.' This much-loved work... from our collection can be purchased as a postcard, on its own or in a Jewish Holidays bundle, via https://buff.ly/2Zb8itq Liz Souter, Sukkot Basket II, 1999, Australia.

22.01.2022 We can't sing & dance together in person, but we can on-screen through Spotlight: Neshama #Sukkot. Clear away the couches & prepare to move & shake along with Shneur Reti Waks, Simon Starr, Levi Waks, Alex Burkoy & more. We hope to see you on-screen tonight (67.15pm) & tomorrow (1011.15am), free book now at https://buff.ly/3jd04cZ Let us know if you'll be joining us from your #sukkah when you book, we'd love to include you in our virtual tour! Tomer Ganihar, Becoming a generation (detail), 1996, Israel.

21.01.2022 You're Invited: Enjoy a recording of our Spotlight: Neshama - Erev Sukkot live experience.

19.01.2022 The countdown to #Chanukah is on! Our latest family downloadable involves creating a calendar for the eight nights of the Festival of Lights, with an activity for each one. Helen Gries' Bus Stop on night two prompts little ones to craft a #chanukiah in the shape of an everyday object in their community. Make it this weekend, download at https://bit.ly/33EXYgl Helen Gries, Bus Stop, 1999 Australia.

18.01.2022 Our latest Spiel is live & about looking forward. After many months, we can now see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, of this time apart. We can't wait to be together again & while we won't open our doors until January & set hearts aflame with our MIRKA exhibition from Valentine's Day we look forward to reuniting outside our Museum later this month. We're incredibly excited to announce #Sukkah, our collaboration with Zahava Elenberg of Clikclax & Move-in. Activ...ating at Birrarung Marr from 27 October, Sukkah will bring us together as restrictions lift to reflect on humanity & what it means to part of a community. Crafted from Polycarbonate in translucent earth, sky & desert colours, it will provide shelter & encourage us to look out towards the never-ending sky & beyond adversity. More on Sukkah soon, enjoy Spiel at https://buff.ly/33CzOU7 Studio Round, Sukkah, 2020, Australia.

18.01.2022 With the #AFLGrandFinal today, we can't help but share this Carlton Football Club #kippah from our collection though it's sadly been some time between premierships for the much-loved team. Also called a yarmulke or skull cap, a kippah is a head covering worn by religious Jewish men for many reasons, one being as a sign of respect for God. Kippot such as this are in fact manufactured in Israel & exported for Australian Jews. Learn more in our Being Australian collection at https://buff.ly/3m5MQ38 Kippah, Carlton Football Club, 2007, Israel.

17.01.2022 This #WorldFoodDay, we're celebrating Jewish fare. To win a Miznon Melbourne #Shabbat dinner for two (pictured), tell us what your favourite Jewish food is & tag someone you'd love to share it with in the comments below. The lucky winner will be announced here next week in time to order for Friday night delivery. Good luck & yum! Miznon Melbourne, Shabbat Dinner, 2020.

17.01.2022 Lieutenant Dalbert Isaac Hallenstein of the 14th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces died at the Battle of the Somme in France on 2 September 1918, aged just 25. His suitcase, filled with personal papers & paraphernalia, remained unopened with his family for over 70 years until they donated it to our Museum. Learn more in our virtual tour of Calling Australia Home at https://buff.ly/2Y8pD4B Suitcase, c. 1910, Australia.

15.01.2022 Was Sarah a perfect wife, or a schemer and manipulator? Should Jacob be admired or derided for his resort to conceit to secure the birthright and his father’s blessing? And what of King David a tragic hero or glorified villain? Uncover and explore the ‘Immoral’ Bible in the upcoming online short course with Paul Forgasz starting this Monday 16 Nov at 12:30pm. Secure your place now: https://www.trybooking.com/BLNZO

13.01.2022 Mazel tov Essie Bohan, you'll be enjoying this roasted whole baby cauliflower & more from Miznon Melbourne this Friday you're our #WorldFoodDay Shabbat dinner winner! (We agree that rugelach are beyond delectable). Please PM us so we can arrange your delivery. Thanks to everyone who entered our Jewish food competition, stay tuned for more like it soon. Brook James, Miznon Melbourne, 2017, Australia.

13.01.2022 On #InternationalTranslationDay, we pay tribute to translators, who aid dialogue & understanding. Thanks to the wonderful volunteers who translate works in our collection from Polish & German your efforts expand access to our stories & community. We salute you! Harry Jeidels, Extracts from Translation in German from 'Internment of Aliens,' 1940, Australia.

11.01.2022 Melburnians, now you can travel 25kms from home, do you feel like you've been given the key to the city? Did you go somewhere very special today? Not much longer until we're together, not apart Presentation Key, 1921, England.

10.01.2022 It is thought that during temple times, when musicians were a feature of every service, #SimchatTorah was when the most upbeat music was played. So we've lined up some of Melbourne's best musicians to close out the high holy days & Spotlight: Neshama. Celebrate with Shneur Reti-Waks, Simon Starr, Levi Waks, Alex Burkoy & Jonathan Skovron from 6pm Saturday, book free at https://buff.ly/33wRoJh Kurt Hoffman, Simchat Torah, 2007, USA.

10.01.2022 You're Invited: Enjoy a recording of our Spotlight: Neshama - Sukkot live experience.

09.01.2022 In this fortnight's Spiel, we introduce the #AustralianJewishLens competition. We're proud to partner with the Museum of the Jewish People on an Oz iteration of their international photo competition & empower Jewish students to express themselves. Made individually or through a school, entries will be judged by a panel including photographer Nigel Clements then displayed via an online exhibition. Finalists will be submitted to the International Competition at Beit Hatfutso...t. Entries close 18 December 2020, more at https://buff.ly/3ke9yp5, please share with young people in your orbit. Ilya Ryabkov, Typical Shabbat, Russia, 2019.

08.01.2022 Beginning tomorrow night, #Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration in 164 BCE. The eight-night festival is a beloved & joyous holiday with nightly lighting of the #chanukiah, playing with dreidel (spinning tops), eating foods fried in oil such as latkes (potato pancakes) or sufganiyot (jam donuts) & giving of gelt (money) or chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil. We'd love to hear your favourite Chanukah rituals & recollections, post them in the comments below. This image depicts a Bialik College Chanukah concert held at the old Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library in 1955. View more works like it at https://bit.ly/3ohwp4D Untitled, 1955, Melbourne.

08.01.2022 Want to play a part in #mirkamagic launching February & our #JewishArtsQuarter move? We've three roles open at the Museum Marketing & Communications Manager, Digital Marketing Coordinator & Education & Programs Producer could one of them be you? View details on all three positions at the link below, applications close 30 October, good luck!

07.01.2022 You're Invited: Enjoy a recording of our Spotlight: Neshama - Neilah live experience.

07.01.2022 Chanukah Appeal: At the Jewish Museum of Australia, we illuminate Jewish life. Though our lights have been dimmed in 2020, we've connected with you in new & exciting ways via the digital realm. As we approach the Festival of Lights & a bright new year, we're filled with optimism to re-open your Museum & bring you #mirkamagic, an intimate, previously unseen view into the rich & fascinating life of the late Mirka Mora. A story of survival & migration interspersed with a gen...erous dose of art, community, food & love, Mora's history is a profoundly affecting Jewish tale that will feel both revelatory & reminiscent of your own family's experiences. Your stories are stories & we intend to tell each one. This Chanukah, give & keep us shining bright for many years to come https://bit.ly/33fUhNS Athol Shmith, Mirka, c. 1955, courtesy of Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art.

06.01.2022 #sukkahmelbourne is here! Bringing colour, play & a little of our Museum to the heart of Melbourne, our collaboration with Zahava Elenberg & Clikclax has landed in Birrarung Marr, Melbourne. Inspired by the recent Jewish festival of #Sukkot, Zahava says This Sukkah is a temporary shelter in memory of the huts used by the Israelites as they wandered the Sinai Desert during their exodus from Egypt. It is a place of memory and empathy for those who are homeless and displaced. ...The walls are the colours of the earth, desert and etrog (the fruit of the citron tree). The blue eaves remind us of the never-ending sky and encourage us to look beyond adversity. The roof is clear to see the stars at night, connected with shades of the lulav (hadas the myrtle tree, aravah the willow tree, and lulav the palm frond). The lulav reminds us that there can be taste with no scent, smell with no taste, and neither taste nor scent but bound together the attributes of one make up for the deficiencies of the other, and we are stronger together than apart. Visit Sukkah until 13 December, remember to scan your QR code to let us know that you’ve been & to go in the running for an exclusive #MIRKA pack. Thanks not enough to our wonderful collaborators & supporters who helped bring this project to life during the last challenging stages of lockdown Zahava Elenberg, Clikclax Tim Hall & Associates, Gideon Kline & Family, Lionel Krongold & the Krongold Group of Companies, Multicultural Museums Victoria, Palram Applications, Plastifab and Studio Round. @marieluises, Sukkah, 2020, Australia. #jewishmuseum #museums #sukkah #art #architecture #australia #togetherapart #weilluminate

06.01.2022 Mirka Mora was a collector; she loved clutter & surrounding herself with objects & talismans that inspired her art. One such passion was for collecting antique dolls & bears, several of which you can see on display at MIRKA. If you share Mirka’s passion for antique dolls, you may be interested in our upcoming event Strange Bedfellows, presented in partnership with Linden New Art, which sees antique doll specialist Graeme Horne deliver a fascinating lecture on the very subjec...t, while Dobe Newton will speak on lagerphones. Tuesday 20 April, 6pm. You can watch the live event on Facebook, here: https://www.facebook.com/152907124748912/posts/4095189073854011/ OR on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch Click here to for more event information: https://www.jewishmuseum.com.au//strange-bedfellows-lager/ Serge Thomann, Mirka Mora with antique doll (St Kilda Living Legends series), Melbourne, 2010

06.01.2022 Wondering what our future holds, in light of #COVID19 & its outsize impact on health, mental health, the economy & society? VicHealth CEO & Sandro Demaio Foundation Founder Dr Sandro Demaio will answer your questions & more at our Breakfast with the Museum Zoom 28 October. Join us from 8am, free thanks to ANZ Australia, book now at https://buff.ly/3jOVdPO

03.01.2022 There’s so much to do at the Museum! Bring the kids along to MIRKA where they can experience the exhibition guided by our Children’s Trail map, or spend some time in the free MIRKA+ space & meet Mali the Elephant or craft a paper doll inspired by Mirka Mora’s art. Don’t forget, we have special ticket prices just for families! Click here to reserve your tickets: https://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/mirka/

03.01.2022 #SimchatTorah celebrates the end of one & start of another annual cycle of Torah readings. Meaning 'rejoicing in Torah,' it is a time for joyful singing & dancing. We hope you'll join us for one last Spotlight: Neshama hurrah this evening from 6pm. Book now at https://buff.ly/33wRoJh, free. Chag Sameach! New Year Greeting, 1890s, Germany.

02.01.2022 Shabbat Shalom! With a long weekend ahead & some new freedoms up our sleeve we're thinking of escape in nature, as pictured in Victor Majzner's Rocks in the Landscape. Explore more contemporary art in our collection at https://buff.ly/3kgaU2r Victor Majzner, Rocks in the Landscape (detail), 1997, Australia.

02.01.2022 This engraving features an 18th-century family sitting around a table in their #sukkah, a temporary hut constructed for use during #Sukkot. Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, the festival lasts for eight days & is a reminder of the 40 years spent in the desert before reaching the promised land of Israel. Celebrate Sukkot with us tomorrow (67.15pm) & Saturday (1011.15am) as we sing & dance together on-screen through Spotlight: Neshama, book now at https://buff.ly/33aSlXj Bernard Picart, Repas des Juifs pendant la Fete des Tentes (detail), 1721, France.

02.01.2022 Is it tea time? Our Collection & Curatorial Officer Loran McNamara recently came across this Russian tea strainer in our collection it certainly has us wishing for a cuppa! Do you have something like this at home, perhaps from your parents or grandparents? Tea strainer, 1894, Russia.

01.01.2022 You're Invited: Enjoy a recording of our Spotlight: Neshama - Simchat Torah live experience.