‘This is attacking where Jewish and non-Jewish people go,’ one mother says after Maroubra childcare centre was targeted on Tuesday morning
‘It’s very close to home. To smell the fire here, it’s shocking,’ says Nick Klein, a Maroubra synagogue member.‘It’s very close to home. To smell the fire here, it’s shocking,’ says Nick Klein, a Maroubra synagogue member.
Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, chief minister of the Great Synagogue in Sydney, says parents in his congregation are also fearful as the school term approaches. “Everyone who lives in these neighbourhoods is impacted on many levels. Their safety is impacted, the consequences for anybody of whatever faith or background could be disastrous.
“It’s very close to home. To smell the fire here, it’s shocking. The fact that it’s a childcare centre – how low can you go?” the accountant says. “It’s a disgrace.” Pro-Palestinian Jewish advocate and former synagogue member Michelle Anna Berkonsays the racism that has surfaced in recent incidents “is horrific”.
“Waking up today to read the news about yet another violent antisemitic incident is a punch in the guts for all Jewish people,” she says.
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