Australian Jewish
Historical Society Inc [NSW] Archives/Library
The Australian Jewish Historical Society Inc maintains records in
airconditioned rooms inside Mandelbaum House, the Jewish residential
college at the University of Sydney. These records cover all states
of Australia. Notable records include the Birth, Death and Marriage
registers of the Great Synagogue Sydney 1826 to 1980, annual reports
of synagogues from 1841, and certain records dating from 1788.
Location:
Mandelbaum House
385 Abercrombie St.
Darlington NSW
Australia 2008
Contact Honorary Archivist: Helen Bersten OAM BA DipLib
Phone or Fax enquiries
(02) 9518 7596
International: +61 2 9518 7596
Email: ajhsincATbigpond.net.au
Archives List
Opening Hours and Access: Open Tues and Thurs 10:30am-4:30pm by appointment; closed
public and Jewish holidays
Search Fees: Free for (unaided) personal searches, otherwise fees of $30+
apply.
Other facilities: B&W photocopying up to A3 as well as prints from microfilms
available for a fee.
Back copies of the
journal, as well as special publications of the AJHS
available for purchase.
Library Use: This is strictly a reference library. Reading facilities
available. No borrowing permitted.
Special Details: The staff are all volunteers. Booking attendance in advance
is necessary. The library is
airconditioned, situated about 2km from Sydney
Central Railway Station.