Photographic Collection of Sydney Jewish Museum

Series

Series DescriptionThe photographic collection of the Sydney Jewish Museum houses photographs, floppy discs, photographic slides and negatives from various events hosted by the institution and other related events. This includes, but is not limited to: Photographs of Ben Kingsley, Tom Kennelly and Leo Rosner at the Schindler's List press conference taken by Ross Willis in 1994 (B7/SJM/016.002) Photo of Hon. Michael Lee MP, Minister for Tourism, Communications and the Arts taken by John Weiner (B7/SJM/016.002) Photo from the Launch of the SJM Catalogue (B7/SJM/016.002) Photos from school visits (B7/SJM/016.002) Photo of Tom Kennelly, Alan Jacobs and John Saunders in 1993 (B7/SJM/016.003) Photo of Leon Zettel at the Holocaust Awareness Week lecture in 2003 (B7/SJM/016.004) Photos by Catherine Surany taken in 2005 at various SJM events, these picture individuals such as Bob Carr, John Roth, Tony Abbott, Olga Horak, Norman Seligman, Konrad Kwiet, Nati and Dafna Tamir (Israeli Ambassadors), Dr. Bronia Hatfield, Marika Weinberger, Rabbi Jeffery Kamins, David Knoll, Ruth and Morris Shell and Lieutenant Alan Moore. (B7/SJM/016.005) Also included are: Photos of John Saunders, Andrew Ledener and Robert Sardy cutting meat at an event in 1994/5 (B7/SJM/016.007) A photo of Margret Gutman, New York Artist Michel Muchnik and noted Artist and Environmental Leader Sharon Davson at the opening of 'Mysticism in Jewish Art' in 1998 (B7/SJM/016.008) Photos of Margret Gutman, John Roth, and Professor Ron Penny at the Bloomday event in 2003 photographed by Ingrid (surname unknown). (B7/SJM/016.010) Photo of Konrad Kwiet at the Genocide Perspectives event in 2003 photographed by Catherine Surany (B7/SJM/016.010) Other note worthy photos are: Rabbi Cohen and Barbara and Gavin Brown at the return to the museum event (B7/SJM/016.012) His Excellency, The Ambassador of Austria, Stephan Tӧthe and Photographic curator of Exile and Alienation, Alisa Douer (B7/SJM/016.013) Hi Excellency, The Ambassador of Japan, Kazutoshi Hasegawa (B7/SJM/016.013) And portraits of various individuals taken in 2006 by John Weiner (B7/SJM/016.015-016)
Series Number016
Dates(s)1992 to 2011
ProvenanceB7 Sydney Jewish Museum, The - SJM
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