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Jewish Museum of Australia We illuminate Jewish life. At the intersection of art & Jewish culture, our Museum is a place for all to share in the Australian Jewish experience.

Meet Amichai Lankri.Working across craft, design and Jewish tradition, Lankri creates works that invite us to look more ...
15/10/2026

Meet Amichai Lankri.

Working across craft, design and Jewish tradition, Lankri creates works that invite us to look more closely at the relationships between people, ideas and the natural world.

Featured in Tree of Life: Four Perspectives, 'Emerge', (2020) is sculpted from native gidgee hardwood, bushy yate seed pods and brass pins. Two forms reach towards one another without quite touching, creating a space for reflection, interpretation and connection.

In the artist's words, "'Emerge' honours this strong country who holds us, and the wild and delicate intricacy she births."

Experience Emerge and the many perspectives of the Tree of Life at the Jewish Museum of Australia until 21 February 2027.

Link here: https://buff.ly/sJnCXmP

📷️ Amichai Lankri, 'Emerge', 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

15/10/2026

Some of the most meaningful moments begin by gathering together.

Inspired by the Tree of Life's enduring themes of connection, growth and continuity, we were delighted to celebrate the opening of Tree of Life: Four Perspectives alongside exhibiting artists Joel Adler, Tunni Kraus, Amichai Lankri and Jonathan Tversky.

Thank you to all who joined us for such a memorable evening.

Tree of Life: Four Perspectives is on view until 21 February 2027.

We invite you to experience these beautiful works and discover the many ways they reflect on ancestry, nature, spirituality and tradition.

Link here: https://buff.ly/sJnCXmP

What is the Tree of Life?One of Judaism’s most enduring symbols, the mystical Tree of Life offers a way to explore the r...
14/10/2026

What is the Tree of Life?

One of Judaism’s most enduring symbols, the mystical Tree of Life offers a way to explore the relationship between humanity, the divine and the natural world.
Join scholar, teacher and translator of mystical texts David Solomon for an introductory lecture exploring the Tree of Life across Jewish tradition, with a focus on its significance in Kabbalah.

Inspired by Joel Adler's sculptural work It is a Tree of Life, discover the layers of meaning behind this ancient symbol and how Jewish mystics have used it to understand the world for centuries.

Thursday 29 October, 6.30–8.30pm

Bookings essential.

Link to book your place: https://buff.ly/5A81JLY

Images: Photography Christian Capurro
Photography by Alex Weltlinger

Go beyond the artworks in ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist’s archive with a guided tour at the Jewish Museum of Australia.Join a ...
14/10/2026

Go beyond the artworks in ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist’s archive with a guided tour at the Jewish Museum of Australia.

Join a Museum guide to gain insight into renowned Australian photo media artist Anne Zahalka’s practice, uncovering the stories, ideas and inspirations behind her work. Explore the exhibition’s themes of memory, people, place, nature and archive, and discover fresh perspectives on Zahalka’s distinctive way of seeing the world.

Thursdays, 11am–12pm
Free with Museum admission

Link to book https://buff.ly/U6ufAvg

From roots and growth to the connections that bind us, trees hold a special place in the stories we tell and the traditi...
13/10/2026

From roots and growth to the connections that bind us, trees hold a special place in the stories we tell and the traditions we carry forward.

Inspired by Tree of Life: Four Perspectives, explore a considered selection of pieces in the Jewish Museum of Australia Shop that celebrate our relationship with nature, the meaning we find in everyday objects, and the ways stories and traditions continue to grow across generations.

Discover something meaningful in the JMA Shop, alongside the exhibition.

Link to shop the Tree of Life collection: https://buff.ly/sxPqv8l

09/10/2026

The latest edition of Spiel has arrived.

This month, Museum Director & CEO Sidra Moshinsky reflects on the deep roots of trees in Jewish tradition and introduces Tree of Life: Four Perspectives, a new exhibition bringing together the work of Joel Adler, Jonathan Tversky, Amichai Lankri and Tunni Kraus.Through sculpture, photography and drawing, the exhibition explores one of Judaism's most enduring symbols: the Tree of Life.

In this edition, discover Joel Adler’s new Eva and Marc Besen Contemporary Artist Commission 2026, 'It is a Tree of Life'; and explore upcoming events and news.

If you'd like future editions of Spiel delivered straight to your inbox, sign up via the link: https://buff.ly/ucQYuH5

📷️ Jonathan Tversky, Eucalypt 1–6, 2021-26. Digital print on backlit transparency. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist.

Meet Jonathan Tversky, whose unique photographic practice offers one of the four perspectives explored in Tree of Life: ...
07/10/2026

Meet Jonathan Tversky, whose unique photographic practice offers one of the four perspectives explored in Tree of Life: Four Perspectives.

Tversky’s practice is deeply attentive to the natural world, using photography to reveal unexpected colour, texture and form within the Australian landscape.

For his Eucalyptus series, he travels through the Victorian countryside to photograph eucalyptus trees during their annual period of bark shedding.

As the old bark falls away, the trunk beneath is revealed in vivid layers of colour. Using a macro lens, Tversky transforms these fleeting details into what he calls “nature’s abstractions” – imploring the viewer to look and see deeper.

Presented as six backlit pigment transparencies, Eucalypt 1 – Eucalypt 6 invites us to see one of Australia’s most familiar trees in a new light.

Discover Jonathan Tversky’s work as part of Tree of Life: Four Perspectives, opening tomorrow.

Link in bio to book your tickets now: https://buff.ly/gEYWk2c

A tree remembers in its rings. A yahrzeit lamp remembers in its light. Three years on from the devastating events of 7 ...
07/10/2026

A tree remembers in its rings. A yahrzeit lamp remembers in its light.

Three years on from the devastating events of 7 October, we hold space for lives cut short, families forever changed and the grief that continues to ripple through communities around the world.

To mark the anniversary of a death, Jewish people light yahrzeit (Yiddish: memorial) candles. Embossed with silver branches, this candle holder bears the words from an 18th-century text by a rabbinic scholar: "The world weeps when a fruit tree is cut down."

Like the branches on this lamp, every life is connected to countless others. In remembering those we have lost, we honour the stories, relationships and futures that remain part of us.

May their memories be a blessing.

📷️ Memory Container Lamp: Aspect of Life, 1999, by Leah Teschendorff, heat-blackened mild steel and sterling silver, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 8693.

06/10/2026

Anne Zahalka’s works challenge you to take a fresh look at nature and the Australian landscape. Who is missing from the traditional Australian narrative? How can we celebrate multiculturalism? Where do we place the voices of women and First Nations people in our national story?

Explore these thought-provoking works and find your own perspective on our evolving national identity.

ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist’s archive is open now at the Jewish Museum of Australia.

Link to book: https://buff.ly/cluS8L7

Videography by Studio.

Long before he stood at the despatch box as Australia’s Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg’s story began with his family’s journ...
04/10/2026

Long before he stood at the despatch box as Australia’s Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg’s story began with his family’s journey from war-torn Europe to build a new life in Melbourne.

Join us for a special morning at the Museum as we mark the national launch of 'A Grateful Son', a deeply personal reflection on family, faith, community and identity. In conversation with Gideon Kline, President of the Jewish Museum of Australia, Josh will reflect on the experiences that shaped both his life and his years in public service, and on the opportunities Australia afforded his family across generations.

This intimate event offers a chance to hear a story that is at once personal and profoundly Australian, exploring belonging, resilience and the values that connect the past with the present.

Copies of A Grateful Son will be available for purchase, with a book signing from 7.30am.

Registration link here: https://buff.ly/Xnq7l0k

In conversation: Josh Frydenberg & Gideon Kline
Thu 29 Oct, 7.30 – 9am

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