Jewish Melbourne – Photos by Angela Lynkushka [CLOSED]

Unfolding a unique Australian story of immigration, settlement and change, the exhibition was produced in cooperation with the Jewish Museum of Australia in Melbourne. This is the story of a striving community, comprised of three photographs series, representing three typical aspects of the Jewry of Melbourne.

Continuity and Change: The Melbourne Community, 1989-2006

Two adjunct series, one of B&W photos from the “Community” series, created during 1988-1990, the other of large color photos, created during 2006 especially for the exhibition.

The first series expresses photographer Angela Lynkushka’s wish to document various faces of the Jewish community of Melbourne at times of rapid changes. She focuses on regular people who live and work within the unique Australian arena, and also on familiar figures, such as actors, artists, young political and intellectual activists. The 2006 portraits show six of the younger generation of the community.

Felix Tuchinsky, A Tapestry of Memory 1999-2002

Photos that reveal the story of Felix Tuchinsky, a holocaust survivor who lost his youth in the Nazi concentration camps and arrived at Australia at the age of 26. In his eighties, Tuchinsky translates his memories into art, expressing his spiritual might and reflecting on the vitality of the Melbourne community and the renewal of Australia Jewry after the holocaust.

The Old Synagogue in East Melbourne, 2005

A series of photos documenting the oldest synagogue in Victoria, one of the most beautiful in Australia. The synagogue was established in the gold rush era of the 1850’s. the current building was inaugurated in 1877 and renewed during the 2000’s. it is formally a historical site in use, now called Melbourne City Synagogue. Angela Lynkushka’s photos exhibit the colonial architecture of the synagogue, along with examples of the community life around it.

Exhibition curator and catalog editor: Helen Freiman, Melbourne

Coordinating curator at Beit Hatfutsot: Geula Goldberg

The exhibition and catalog were made possible thanks to the generosity of the Gandel Foundation, Australia.