A new Holocaust Education Centre will officially open in Perth’s Yokine on Thursday, delivering a $1.8 million election commitment by the Cook Labor Government.
Located at the JHub Maccabi Community Centre, the purpose-built centre has been designed to provide an immersive educational experience focused on the Holocaust and its lessons for contemporary society.
Premier Roger Cook said the centre would help Western Australians understand one of the darkest periods in modern history.
“Educating future generations will help ensure the horrors of the Holocaust are never forgotten and never repeated.”
Developed by the Holocaust Institute of Western Australia, the centre features exhibition spaces, multimedia displays, survivor testimonies and art installations.
The exhibitions examine the Holocaust through the lens of human behaviour, encouraging visitors to consider the consequences of discrimination, prejudice and indifference, as well as the importance of moral courage and ethical decision-making.
The centre will provide education programs for school students, teachers and the broader community, with the aim of promoting respect, inclusion and social cohesion.
The Cook Government funding supported the internal fit-out of the facility, including exhibition construction, lighting, graphics and associated works.
Multicultural Interests Minister Jessica Stojkovski said the centre would provide an important resource for confronting hatred and discrimination.
“There is no place in our society for antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism or any form of hatred.”
She said Western Australia’s multicultural and multifaith character was one of the State’s strengths.
Mount Lawley MLA Frank Paolino described the facility as an innovative and world-class education centre that would allow visitors to examine the Holocaust from sociological and psychological perspectives.
The centre is expected to serve schools and community groups as a place to learn about the Holocaust while exploring broader issues of prejudice, discrimination, empathy and social responsibility.
The Cook Government said it had provided more than $8.3 million to support the JHub Maccabi Community Centre since 2020.
The Holocaust Education Centre officially opens on 27 August 2026 in Yokine.
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