Sydney Jewish Museum

Brilliant museum - well laid out with excellent ground floor exhibition on Jewish culture. The highlight is the midday tour from Gerald - what a storyteller! 100% recommendation.

What an experience. This gem is beautiful and holds SO much history and knowledge. You can spend a few hours here, good layout providing chronological timeline of Jewish history. Knowledgeable staff/volunteers who speak from firsthand accounts. Everyone should come here to educate themselves on the horrors of the holocaust and how it has shaped our present day.

Such an interesting museum. Spent almost 3 hours there - really well presented and great information. A moving children’s memorial brought tears to my eyes. Was too much to take in all the information and exhibitions in one visit, would love to live in Sydney to be able to go back and read the rest but unfortunately we are only visiting. Well worth a visit, even if only for a short time as even though we couldn’t spend time on each exhibit we found it so informative and interesting. One of the better museums I’ve been to.

Hands-down, the best museum I've been to. Amazing displays with many original artefacts from war time and even older. The timeline and personal accounts/artefacts of the holocaust and Nazi-occupied Europe were incredibly intimate and horrifying. A beautiful building too, very easy to spend 3 or 4 hours walking through and taking in all of the information. For anybody with interest in history, religion, architecture or human rights - this is a must-see!

Well I walked all the way from the city which was actually a nice walk but it looked closed. Eventually I walked up to the door as a security person appeared. So I asked him if the museum was open and could I go in and he said yes. At the same time a group of people walked up behind me and interrupted saying they were there for some sort of reunion. So not only did the security guard from then on ignore me but he didn't seem to know about the reunion. By the time he went away and came back l'd given up. Maybe I'm just inpatient but time is extremely limited and I actually felt like some sort of criminal left out there on the doorstep with a group of people I don't even know. I'm sure I would have given it 5 stars but maybe next time I'm in Sydney?

Excellent museum with a large range of exhibits, and the staff which some are Holocaust survivors were very helpful. A lot of students on excursions. Very moving stories and a in depth historical journey of the events of the Holocaust and experiences of the Jewish people. If you’re interested in WW2, this museum is a must see.

It is truly an eye opening and emotion experience to see this dark part of history come to life through the the testimony of survivors, the photographs, artefacts and journal entries.
The staff are passionate, knowledgeable and created an engaging tour for our group that shared a balance of shock and confrontation, whilst also sharing the resilience and courage of many Jewish people.

Seeing documentaries doesn't prepare one for the photo wall of children or the pile of tiny shoes. The stories made it real in a way that film could not. This museum and others like it are essential to remind us of how evil thrives when no one speaks out.

This is an amazing place to learn history in a unique way and it allows you to have your individual experiences regarding matters such as how life can be taken away from you in split seconds, how many people had to die for you to be alive, how many innocent kids had to suffer the wars of the adults etc. It allows you to be thankful for what you have and they didn't, freedom.

I did a DNA swab and my results read that I am 23% Jewish. Go figure. I wish it was higher, I reckon I would have been more successful.

The Staff is nice
Unfortunately the museum is not really big compare to the museum in Europe.
The guide did a good job and make it interesting

Terrible that the history of a people should be dominated but such horror but this mission addresses that well. Worth a visit and a think but not for the faint hearted.

Very interesting place to visit, not for the faint hearted. A very sad place but interesting. Would highly recommend.

No need for a history book it is a living book what happen to the Jews during before and after World War II on Sunday there is a Holocaust survivor talking about her personal suffering and life in Auschwitz she is a 19 year old survivor who lost almost her whole family before coming to Australia the only problem I found was a mathematical algebraic problem with a wrong answer in the famous Jewish mathematician section of the museum go in and try their coffee and great cakes in the cafeteria it's well worth it it's well worth a visit if you have the time here in Sydney to learn about the past

Extraordinary place. Don't hesitate to spend some time here to both explore the museum and listen to the stories of survivors. Welcoming, generous and informed staff will make your visit as educational as it will be harrowing.

A lively place of reflection on Jewish history and culture. Meaningful discussion for students with Holocaust Survivors.

Visiting here is a real opener. Highly recommended for everyone as it is an immersing experience.

It has genuinely good design for a building, very pleasing to the eye, security was although more than what you would normally expect for a museum, was actually pretty out if the way with a perfect balance. The staff are all nice, and very helpful. The only downside is its accessibility, as it is difficult to get parking and not wheelchair accessible as far as I am aware. I'd rate five stars but I don't know enough about it

Very incredible place. You can't work out if you're uplifted by people who endured this evil and yet feel no hate, or totally bummed out that people can do such things to other people. Everyone should visit here.

Been here once, Brilliant is describing this place lightly.
The lady at the counter was extremely sweet and nice, we had a good conversation. Overall it's a great experience, the people inside are very friendly and open for any questions.