Planning is underway for a Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre in Hobart– first promised funding two-and a half years ago – at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Planning is underway for a Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre in Hobart– first promised funding two-and a half years ago – at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
In an emotional announcement in March 2021, former federal Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the commonwealth would invest $2m to teach future Tasmanians of the horrors of the past in which six million Jews were killed – “so future generations can say ‘never again’.”
Hobart has Australia’s oldest synagogue and the Jewish community is working with the Tasmanian government to bring the centre to fruition.
Jeff Schneider, president of the Hobart Hebrew congregation, is pleased the centre, at the Bond Store at TMAG, is going ahead.
“A Holocaust education facility will help the Tasmanian community, including students and young people, to understand the roots of discrimination and prejudice, and the need for empathy, understanding, and respect for all,” he said.
“We feel it is very important to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive so that the horrors are never forgotten, and to stand up against hatred.
“We thank both the commonwealth and state government for their support.
Read the article by Sue Bailey in the Mercury.