About us
While Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all had Holocaust Museums, we were honoured in July 2023 to become the Holocaust museum in Queensland.
We have a small group of Board members, and together with our staff and dedicated volunteers, we are delivering Holocaust education throughout Queensland.
Read more about our team below.
Board
Jason Steinberg (Chairman)
Jason is a Principal of international consulting firm GHD and manages a portfolio of global clients. He has held a number of senior roles in media, public relations and business development since he graduated from QUT in 1991. His experience also includes more than 36 years working in the media and in advisory roles for a range of private and public sector organisations in Queensland and the UK. He served on the Queensland Government Multicultural Advisory Council from 2014 to 2019 and has been active in the Queensland Jewish community for more than 4 decades, serving as both vice-president and president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies. He has also been the responsible officer for managing a number of Federal, State and Local Government grants provided to assist the Jewish community.
Libby Burke
Libby has more than 25 years’ experience in communications, working as a journalist, editor, running her own public relations consultancy agency, to now working in communications for the Queensland Government. Since 2013, she has been involved with Jewish communal affairs in Queensland, Australia and globally playing an active role in presenting events to the community. Libby was involved in Courage to Care in the early days of its inception in Queensland, and wrote the chapters on Jews and Israelis in the book, We Are Queenslanders: Contemporary multicultural tapestry of peoples (2015).
Isaac McSwan
Paul Johnson
Paul has over 20 years’ experience in cost planning, estimating and Quantity Surveying experience delivering building projects of all sizes in Brisbane, across Australia, NZ and the USA. He has well developed and refined skills in the management of commercial risk to maximise financial returns. His specialities include cost planning and estimating on complex building projects. He provides a high degree of skills in risk mitigation for small and large projects. Paul has been active in Queensland’s Jewish community since moving from Sydney in 2008.
Paul Klug
Paul is an experienced and successful commercial professional with well-developed project management, negotiation, legal, risk management and governance skills. His experience spans multiple sectors and organisations including top
ASX listed entities, government owned corporations and private legal practice. He is currently a Director of RPS, a multidisciplinary consulting business and leads high performing teams to deliver decisive commercial outcomes to achieve business goals. Paul’s grandparents, Bert and Eva Klug, survived the horrors of the Holocaust to establish a flourishing family in Brisbane.
Operations
Emily Fraser
Emily is the museum’s Senior Educator and Team Leader. She has a strong background in Holocaust education and a deep commitment to sharing its ongoing relevance with school groups, educators and the wider community. She holds a Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts (History and English) and is completing a Masters Of Museum Studies at the University of Queensland. Emily is passionate about collaboration and creating a positive, inclusive environment for staff, volunteers and visitors.
Gabby Magnus
Gabby is the Museum’s Operation Manager. She has more than 30 years of experience in hospitality running a coffee business at the University of Queensland. She has also worked extensively within the Jewish community of Queensland. She brings her passion for people and teaching about the Holocaust.
Affiliations
The Australian Holocaust Museum Alliance (AHMA) is a newly formed group of 6 current or planned museums in Australia. It will work collaboratively to achieve excellence and promote the value of Holocaust education and commemoration in Australia. The AHMA will conduct national remembrance activities, measure their impact, advocate on important issues and share resources with its members.
Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies (QJBD) – QHMEC is affiliated with the roof body of Queensland Jewry, in order to work together to advocate for Holocaust education across the state.
