Jewish Museum of Australia in St Kilda, Victoria | History Museum

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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20.01.2022 #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

20.01.2022 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.

14.01.2022 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.

13.01.2022 On this first day of summer, we're dreaming of evenings by the beach - & how perfectly does Miles Evergood's 1920s landscape capture the experience! Born in Melbourne in 1871, Myer Blashki was the eleventh child of Phillip & Hannah. Educated at Melbourne Hebrew Day School & Angel College, he later studied at the National Gallery School of Art. Moving to America aged 27, Blashki changed his name to Miles Evergood & went on to exhibit in New York, London & Paris. Though not r...emembered as one of the greats of his time, he is highly regarded for his contribution to Australian landscape work. View this work & more that conjure summer at https://bit.ly/3o5HdTy Miles Evergood, Sunset on the Beach, c. 1920s, Australia.

09.01.2022 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.

08.01.2022 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.

06.01.2022 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

05.01.2022 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.

03.01.2022 Spiel 10 is now live! Step back in time via augmented reality, laugh out loud with our latest short course on Jews & Comedy, pop some light in the post with our gorgeous Helen Gries Chanukah card & more at https://mailchi.mp/jewishmuseum/spiel10

03.01.2022 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.

01.01.2022 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!