The Vanished World

Displays Jewish Life before the war. It features poignant family photos of some of the museum guides, showing loved ones who perished during the Holocaust.

Rise of Nazism

Outlines Hitler’s rise to power, with a focus on Kristallnacht, the night in 1938 when synagogues, shops and businesses were destroyed, many Jews killed and thousands imprisoned in concentration camps. The attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions in Germany and Austria were an indication of Nazi brutality and anti-semitism and of the dangers that the Jewish community faced.

Ghetto Life

Reveals the inhumanity and murderous intent behind forcing Jews to live in segregated, overcrowded, unsanitary walled-in sections of cities.

Mass Executions

Details the Nazi invasion of the USSR and the mass-killing of hundreds of thousands of Jews, Russian intellectuals and others.

The Camp System

Focuses on the movement of Jews through occupied Europe into concentration and death/or murder camps. It features a large-scale model of Treblinka, handmade by a Melbourne Trebinka survivor.

Resistance to the Holocaust

Highlights the courageous actions of the many Jews who resisted the Nazis, either in arms or through other forms of resistance.

Children

This special exhibit touches on the innocent young victims of the Holocaust and features a beautiful book called “Mishka”, hand-made by a young student who was inspired by a visit to the Museum.

A look at some of the many brave souls who helped their Jewish friends and neighbours - often at the risk of their own lives.

Explores the aftermath of the Holocaust and how the survivors rebuilt their lives in various lands, including Australia.