Education Programs

Introduce your students to studying the Holocaust. This program explores key historical events that contributed to this cataclysmic event unfolding.

Explore the creation and role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other crucial documents protecting human rights through the lens of contemporary issues in Australia.

This program challenges the misconception that Jews went “like lambs to the slaughter”, with examples of Jewish resistance.

Explore the interactive and artefact rich displays on the Museum’s Ground Floor as a tool through which to learn about Judaism as a living religious tradition.

Historical fiction is a unique way for students to engage emotionally and intellectually with the Holocaust. This interactive session will explore the issues of historical accuracy and authorship.

Explore Europe as a hub of conflicting political ideologies. Students will focus on Operation Barbarossa and the intrinsic link between the Holocaust and the aims of the Nazis to create a racial empire in Europe.

Focuses on the nature and development of human rights through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the immediate context of the Holocaust and World War II.

This age-appropriate program will deepen students’ understanding of the historical context of these books and also speak to the themes that they raise about the rights of children and the complex ethical dilemmas that children faced during wartime.

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Look at the experiences of youth, women and minorities within the totalitarian state of Nazi Germany to better understand the impact of dictatorships on society.

Understand how two thousand years of European Jewish life were destroyed with the rise of Nazism by delving deeper into the circumstances under which the Nazi party and Hitler were able to rise to power.

Engage in a discussion of the massacre at Serniki and how it constitutes a war crime and, thus, a breach of international law.

Approach the history of the Holocaust through looking at the Museum’s architecture and exhibitions. Students will explore how history is constructed through memorial spaces and display of historical objects.

How is modern history constructed by historians, and how can it change over time? This seminar puts the history of the Holocaust into a wider context of historical thinking.

Introduce your students to concepts of community, cultural identity, symbols and acculturation against the backdrop of Australia’s migration history.

Learn more about how the Jewish citizens of Australia have contributed in many ways to the local communities within which they have lived.

Explore the contribution that Australian Jews have made to the Australian military against the backdrop of the country’s wartime history.

What is genocide and how did the term arise? Students will explore the concept of genocide through examples drawn from the 20th century.

What do Jewish people believe? Learn more about Jewish rituals, festivals, celebrations and traditions.

Anne Frank’s diary has been read by millions. Come and discover why Anne’s words and reflections remain poignant for the world today.

This full-day program provides students with an in-depth understanding of both core Legal Studies units: Crime and Human Rights.

In-Depth Study Days provide a unique opportunity for students to experience Studies of Religion beyond the classroom.

This leadership day brings together students from around NSW in a safe and open forum in order to discuss and think about the leader they can become.

Journey through Judaism’s rich history and explore the religion as a living tradition.

Hear best-selling children’s author Morris Gleitzman speak about his family history and writing his series, Once.

This HSC Study Day addresses the Stage 6 Modern History module, Peace and Conflict Option C: Conflict in Europe 1935-1945.

This HSC Study Day addresses the Stage 6 Modern History Core Study – Power and Authority in the Modern World (1919-1946).

Build your own excursion by selecting two of our interactive seminars that fulfil your learning objectives.

Engage your students in discussions of racism, tolerance and persecution through the lens of the history of the Holocaust.

The Museum is partnering with the Monkey Baa Theatre Company for a performance of Hitler’s Daughter and an interactive Museum session including a personal testimony from a child survivor of the Holocaust.

This joint program with the Rule of Law Institute allows students to delve into both of their core Legal Studies units, Crime and Human Rights, in a full-day program.

Learn the stories of those who left their homelands to settle in Australia. Hear about their hardships to build a new life.

Combine your excursion at the Museum with a visit to a synagogue or a lecture delivered by the NSW Board of Jewish Education.