Michael Scott – A Light Still Burns: Author Talk
Thursday, 19 February, 6 – 7pm
A Light Still Burns: Israel and the Values Worth Defending by Michael Scott will be launched at Goldstone Gallery in an intimate author talk and Q&A, followed by a book signing. Copies will be available for purchase at the gallery.
After the launch, stay for a 2-hour guided gallery tour with Director Nina Sanadze through two exhibitions: The Body as Revolution by Ramak Bamzar and October 7: Atrocity, Antisemitism and Resilience.
Written against the backdrop of rising antisemitism and threats to Western values, the book explores the deep connection between Jewish, Israeli, and Western values—and why defending them matters to all Australians.
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Michael Scott CSC is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The 2023 Foundation, a global initiative dedicated to combating antisemitism and fostering peaceful coexistence. Over a distinguished 30-year career in the Australian Army, he rose to the rank of Colonel and served in East Timor, Bougainville, Iraq, and Afghanistan, before a 27-month United Nations posting in Jerusalem from 2019 to 2021. He holds multiple advanced degrees and was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2023. An internationally published author and speaker, he is committed to mobilising thoughtful non-Jewish allies in defence of Israel and the pluralist values that underpin Western civilisation.
Current exhibitions
Ramak Bamzar: The Body as Revolution
Exhibition Dates: 8 February – 29 March 2026
Ramak Bamzar’s The Body as Revolution bears witness to an Iranian catastrophe beyond representation, tracing how the human body, numbered, erased, surviving or vanished, remains the primary site through which political rupture, loss, and resistance are lived when images can no longer contain the scale of violence.
Read more about this exhibition HERE.
October 7: Atrocity, Antisemitism and Resilience
Exhibition Dates: 8 February – 29 March 2026
Goldstone Gallery presents a museum-standard, multi-level exhibition of testimony, evidence, and artistic works—including film, VR, photography, sculpture, and writing—commemorating the victims of October 7, 2023, and exploring the wave of antisemitism that followed, in an inclusive space for remembrance and dialogue.
Read more about this exhibition HERE.
Latest News
Hostage Pin Collection
The Sydney Jewish Museum, UIA, and artist Nina Sanadze are collecting yellow hostage pins for an upcoming art project.
You are invited to donate your pin and, if you wish, include a short message responding to the following question:
What did owning or wearing the yellow hostage pin mean to you over the past two years?
Pins can be posted to:
PO Box 1240, Caulfield North, VIC 3161, Australia
Messages may be anonymous, signed with your full name, or with initials only. Your message does not need to be physically attached to the pin, as it may be used for a separate publication connected to the pin installation. You are also very welcome to donate your pin without including a message.
Donation buckets are also available at selected shuls, Jewish bakeries, schools, and shops.
Thank you so much for your support and collaboration.
Read HERE
Bondi Flower Project
Goldstone Gallery’s artistic director and sculptor Nina Sanadze, alongside curators and more than 160 volunteers, led the effort to save and dry three tonnes of Bondi flowers for the Sydney Jewish Museum’s monumental art project and preservation.
Read HERE