Alex Kats - Synagogues of Melbourne: the diversity of our Jewish Community

ALEX KATS is a community activist and communications professional who in 2022 decided to visit every synagogue service in Melbourne. Join him as he recounts the story of how and why the project started, what he achieved and the lessons he learnt from seeing the diversity within Melbourne's Jewish community.

This event is presented during the solo exhibition of Ilana Razbash - Temple Fragments featuring 54 9x12" paintings of every synagogue building in Melbourne.

GOLDSTONE GALLERY: Despite relying entirely on volunteer efforts and without financial backing, Goldstone Gallery has delivered a rare and outstanding program of exhibitions that confront urgent political, moral, and social realities. The gallery brings together artists, writers, musicians, performers and community members to respond directly to the world as it unfolds. Operating outside institutional constraints, Goldstone presents museum-quality work with courage, moral clarity, and artistic brilliance (as reviewed by Art Collector magazine), creating a vital platform for Jewish creatives and other silenced voices. It is a small but powerful space delivering what few others are willing or able to do at a time of rising antisemitism and institutional cowardice.