Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

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The museum will be open by appointment only from November 7, 2022 to May 23, 2023. Visitors will also be able to see the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue.

Winter Hours, November 5, 2025 to May 31, 2026
by appointment only - please call or email to make arrangements

Summer Hours, June 1, 2026 to November 4, 2026
Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday (July and August and cruise ship days), 1 pm to 4 pm The museum will reopen on May 23, 2023 through November 7, 2023 with regular hours from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm from Monday and Friday, additionally th

08/24/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 24 to August 30

Monday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday – Open 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Admission - $5/person - $10/family
Guided tours available

Visiting Cruise Ship
Friday, August 28 – Norwegian Breakaway

Summer of History – Explore more than 100 museums, galleries and heritage sites in New Brunswick this summer and enter the contest for a weekly draw for a free museums pass and the grand prize draw for a pass to all NB museums in 2027. ( https://ahnb-apnb.ca/summer-of-history/)

08/24/2026

Anna Smith was born in Germany died on September 2, 1950. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Greenfield and had a brother. She met and married her husband Elias Smith in New York and they had four sons - Samson, Abraham, Ben and Norman - and a daughter Julia (married Ralph Isaacs). The family moved to Montreal after the death of their son, Samson drowned while on vacation there. Her son, Abraham, moved her and the rest of the family to Saint John after her husband died.

08/21/2026

⛪🗺 Everyone has a story, and our museums and heritage sites tell them so well!
There are many museums and heritage sites centered around religion in New Brunswick, and they are ready to tell you their story!

We have lots of historic steeples and places to explore our religious heritage! Plan to visit them with our interactive map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1BlojhfFzM6T-F7cdMsSgoHNiTiUz6xM&usp=sharing


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⛪🗺 Chacun a son histoire, et nos musées et sites patrimoniaux savent si bien les raconter! Le Nouveau-Brunswick compte de nombreux musées et sites patrimoniaux consacrés à la religion, qui n'attendent que de vous raconter leur histoire!

Nous disposons d’une multitude de clochers historiques et de lieux où découvrir notre patrimoine religieux! Préparez votre visite grâce à notre carte interactive: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1BlojhfFzM6T-F7cdMsSgoHNiTiUz6xM&usp=sharing

08/17/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 17 to August 23

Monday – Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday – Open 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Admission - $5/person - $10/family
Guided tours available

Visiting Cruise Ship
Monday, August 17 – Volendam – Holland America

Summer of History – Explore more than 100 museums, galleries and heritage sites in New Brunswick this summer and enter the contest for a weekly draw for a free museums pass and the grand prize draw for a pass to all NB museums in 2027. ( https://ahnb-apnb.ca/summer-of-history/)

08/17/2026

Bernard Flam died on September 13, 1973 in Chatham (Miramichi), NB. He was a son of Edward (Ned) and Gertrude Flam and had a sister, Anne. He married Nina and they had five daughters - Natalie, Trudy, Susan, Nancy and Agnes. He owned Flam’s Ltd. Household Furnishings in Chatham. He had been part of Chatham Town Council for twenty years. He had chaired numerous committees, was deputy mayor and had been mayor for two years at the time of his death. He had also been on the executive of the Progressive Conservative Party since 1958 and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1968 federal election.

08/10/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 10 to August 16

Monday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday – Open 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Admission - $5/person - $10/family
Guided tours available

Summer of History – Explore more than 100 museums, galleries and heritage sites in New Brunswick this summer and enter the contest for a weekly draw for a free museums pass and the grand prize draw for a pass to all NB museums in 2027. ( https://ahnb-apnb.ca/summer-of-history/)

08/10/2026

Jennie Cohen died on September 11, 2016 at the age of 101. She was the only daughter of Myer and Bessie Cohen and had two brothers – Edgar and Israel H. She married Benjamin Cohen in 1949 and they had one daughter – Lorie Cohen-Hackett.

08/03/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 3 to August 9

Monday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday – Open 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Admission - $5/person - $10/family
Guided tours available

Event
Open New Brunswick Day from 10:00 am to 4:00

Summer of History – Explore more than 100 museums, galleries and heritage sites in New Brunswick this summer and enter the contest for a weekly draw for a free museums pass and the grand prize draw for a pass to all NB museums in 2027. https://ahnb-apnb.ca/summer-of-history/

08/03/2026

Bessie Cohen died on August 8, 1991. She was the daughter of Harry and Dora Green and had two brothers - Louis and Nathan - and two sisters - Eleanor Citren-Romer and Muriel. She married Samuel Cohen and they had two children - a son, Mal, and a daughter, Miriam (Watkins). She was a clerk in her father’s store, Green’s, before she was married.

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91 Leinster Street
Saint John, NB
E2L1J2

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm