Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

Saint John Jewish Historical Museum 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 the doors will be open on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm during July and August. The feature exhibit for 2023 will be "Coming of Age: Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Celebrations"" Additional exhibits are "From the Cradle to the Grave: Jewish Holy Days and Way of Life" and "Starting a New Life: Holocaust Survivors in New Brunswick". Museum admission fee of $5.00/adult or $10.00/family (2 parents and children up to age 16) . Appointments available for group tours, library research and education kits. Explore the Jewish history of Saint John through stories, photographs and artifacts.

Aida Jacobson Kashetsky died on September 26, 1974 at the age of 71. She married Israel Kashetsky and they lived on Spri...
09/14/2026

Aida Jacobson Kashetsky died on September 26, 1974 at the age of 71. She married Israel Kashetsky and they lived on Spring Street until moving to Montreal in the early 1960s. They raised two children – Esther and Irwin. Esther (Spector) lives in Montreal and Irwin died in 2018. She is buried in the Baron de Hirsh Cemetery in Montreal.

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – September 14 to 20Monday, Wednesday and Friday – Open 10:00 am to...
09/14/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – September 14 to 20

Monday, Wednesday and Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday and Thursday – Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday to Sunday – closed

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

Visiting Cruise Ships
Monday to Tuesday – Vision of the Seas
Tuesday – Norwegian Escape
Wednesday – Aidadiva
Thursday – Norwegian Breakaway and Volendam

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/)

Best wishes to our members and friends for a sweet new year.
09/11/2026

Best wishes to our members and friends for a sweet new year.

Mrs. Cohen shared her story at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum for our Yom Hashoah commemoration in 2002 and her...
09/07/2026

Mrs. Cohen shared her story at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum for our Yom Hashoah commemoration in 2002 and her memoir is in our library. These stories remain as important today as ever.

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – September 7 to 13Monday - Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pmTuesday to Wed...
09/07/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – September 7 to 13

Monday - Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday to Wednesday – Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday to Sunday – closed

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

Visiting Cruise Ships
Monday to Tuesday – Independence of the Seas
Monday – Celebrity Silhouette
Tuesday – Carnival Sunshine and Seven Seas Splendor
Wednesday – Norwegian Jewel
Friday – 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/)

Morris Cohen died on September 25, 1951 at the age of 78. He was the son of Hyman and Fannie Cohen and had two brothers ...
08/31/2026

Morris Cohen died on September 25, 1951 at the age of 78. He was the son of Hyman and Fannie Cohen and had two brothers and a sister. He was married to Rose Budovitch and they had four sons - Myer, Harry, Benjamin and Samuel - and three daughters - Bessie (Swetsky), Jennie (Greenberg) and Mary. Morris worked as a labourer.
Family connection: Lorie Cohen Hackett, Cathy Tait, Lee Cohen, Shelley Cohen-Thorley, Warren Cohen and Morton Cohen are his great-grandchildren (Morris – Myer – Jennie, Edgar and Israel H.) and his great-great grandson is Micah Tait

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 31 to September 6Monday, Tuesday and Friday – Open 10:00 a...
08/31/2026

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 31 to September 6

Monday, Tuesday and Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wednesday and Thursday – Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday to Sunday – closed

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

Visiting Cruise Ships
Monday to Tuesday – Vision of the Seas
Wednesday – Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Jewel
Thursday – 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/)

08/28/2026

It is a pleasure to collaborate with our local Jewish Museum creating handmade New Brunswick Tartan kippahs. Thank you for this opportunity! It's an incredible museum and a worthwhile experience to visit.

This week at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum – August 24 to August 30Monday to Friday – Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm...
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.

Address

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

Telephone

+1 506-633-1833

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