After devoting his life to Holocaust education, Adelaide sculptor Andrew Steiner OAM says he is “humbled and honoured” to be a recipient of the inaugural Éva Fahidi Award which is named after a prominent Hungarian Holocaust survivor.
A moving service to honour the victims and survivors of the Holocaust was held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide on the evening of November 10.
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More than 3000 students have participated in an education program through the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (AHMSEC) since it was launched in March last year.
Some six months after his visit to Auschwitz in 2006, Dr Ron Hoenig told how he still felt “invaded” by the experience.
A Jewish museum in a Catholic building might seem incongruous but for 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner it’s a dream come true.
A new Holocaust Museum located in the Catholic Church's historic Fennescey House has been given a massive boost following the announcement by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg that the Federal Government will provide $2.5 million to expand its exhibitions and education program.
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