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Group tours
Bookings can be made for group tours of the Museum with professionally trained guides.
A tour of the Museum takes approximately 90 minutes and includes a visit
to all the galleries. Morning or afternoon tea can be arranged when making your booking.
Group tours
Entry fee: $8 p/person
Ph: (03) 8534 3600
Synagogue and Temple Tours
The Jewish Museum offers tours to two local synagogues: the historic and architecturally unique St Kilda Synagogue; and Temple Beth Israel, the principal progressive synagogue in Melbourne. Tours of the synagogues provide a meaningful added dimension to the displays and exhibitions at the Museum.
Tours to St Kilda Synagogue, located behind the Museum, are conducted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at
Each tour takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes and is included in the price of admission.
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Walks 2010 Walk the talk through historic Jewish Melbourne download brochure
The Jewish Museum of australia organises guided walking tours through Marvellous Melbourne.
Join our guides,Terry Ashton and Leon Haskin, on a sunday walk through historic Jewish Melbourne.
CBD
Visit a variety of city institutions and landmarks to discover their hidden Jewish histories including Flinders street station; Port Phillip hotel; Cheapside house; Portland house; Cashmore lake, the city quagmire;
bourke street shule; royal arcade; the Myer emporium; the first mikvah; Kozminsky’s; the Block arcade.
Carlton
carlton was the centre of early Jewish community life in Melbourne. Visit the haunts of former generations and learn how they managed to establish a sense of belonging in a new land. You’ll discover stone’s shule; Monash house; Herzl house; the Chevra Kadisha; Tel Aviv Dairy; Peretz Yiddish school; Haskola Talmud Torah; Kadimah and much more!
East Melbourne
Visit some of the most intriguing reminders of early Jewish history, including the albert street synagogue; Victoria artist’s society: the “foreigners’ shule”; Melbournia terrace; burlington terrace; ‘ensor’; trades hall; ‘benevenuta’ and the city baths.
Flinders Lane: schmatte business
relive the halcyon days of last century when flinders lane was the epicentre of the australian fashion industry. Walk with rag-trader, leon haskin, as he brings to life the buildings, businesses, characters and anecdotes of the ‘lane’ and the schmatte* business. (*schmatte – Yiddish, meaning rag).
Jewish Chinatown
Visit a variety of city institutions and landmarks to discover the hidden Jewish connections to sights in chinatown such as Her Majesty’s theatre; Florentino’s; the eastern Market; the Chinese national club; the Sun Kum Lee building and Cohen Place.
Mansions of east Melbourne
Stroll through the graceful Victorian thoroughfares of east Melbourne, to revisit the grandeur of early Melbourne. Visit the former home of sir John Monash; the freemasons hospital; the former home of sir benjamin benjamin and family, bishopscourt; chandos; the site of cliveden Mansions (now the hilton hotel); ‘little Pardon’; Queen bess row and more.
St kilda
After carlton, st kilda became the home of the Jews in Melbourne. find out why Jewish families loved this beach side town, and infused the area with a european sensibility. ‘Linden’; St Kilda Town hall; Christ’s church Parish hall; Luna Park; Palais theatre; Acland street.
