Open from Monday through to Wednesday from 9 am till 5 pm, or till 6.0 pm (by arrangement).
Telephone: 02 9351 4162; Facsimile: 02 9351 7765.
General reference assistance available, and information supplied on request.
Records may be consulted in the Rare Books reading room on Thursdays and Fridays or by prior arrangement with the Information Desk, when the Archive is closed.
Access in January usually is by prior arrangement, or requests may be made through the Rare Books Library.
Records that are under restricted access may be consulted with the permission of the creating body or by arrangement with the archivist. Other collections may be consulted in the Archive.
The Archive was established to preserve and make available for research the records of Australian Jewish Organisations and Communities and papers of individuals involved in Australian Jewish life.
On the days the archivist is not present please address Rare Books Library if there is an urgent question concerning the collection, or you need access.
The Archive of Australian Judaica is housed in the Fisher Library in Room 237, next to the lift (RHS) on the second floor. The third floor of the library is the entrance level. At present a magnificent new law building is being built next to the library, which is expected to be completed in 2008. From the Archive windows, we have a full view of the building operations with rapid progress being made. The City Road entrance to the University is a vast constuction site, with a new, impressive entrance being constructed, and the entrance to the library is also being renovated. However, finding a parking place on the campus is extremely difficult at present, and it might be better to use public transport for easier access to the Library.
Dr Marianne Dacy
Archive of Australian Judaica, C/O Rare Books & Special Collections,
Fisher Library, Floor 2, Room 237 (next to lift)
University of Sydney, NSW Australia 2006.