The Melbourne Child Survivors of the Holocaust (CSH) was formed as an ‘identity’ group in 1990 to give these survivors the support they need – and to have their voices heard.

Today, the CSH’s newsletter, Connections, maintains that sense of belonging. The CSH also holds two events each year at the MHM, and they’re well-attended by child survivors of the Holocaust and their families.

The landsmanshaft started as Jewish societies of immigrants from the same town or region in Eastern Europe.

Named for the members’ original birthplaces, they were formed to assist their fellow ‘townspeople’ with settling into their new lives in Australia.

Today, Landsmanshaftn provides community connection – along with opportunities to remember and memorialise victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

Holocaust survivors have been integral to MHM since the day we opened and remain central to our operations. Survivors continue to participate in programs, speaking to school students and the general public every week.

We work with other welfare organisations to support the survivor wellbeing services they offer.