There are heightened fears in Victoria's Jewish community of a wave of anti-Semitic sentiment as the Israel-Gaza conflict escalates.
Community leaders are calling on people of all backgrounds to support each other, and not to hide who they are
He said the community was not only dealing with sorrow and fear over missing loved ones in the Middle East, but there had been heightened concerns about local safety because of"The Jewish community in Melbourne is scared," Mr Aghion said. "There is absolutely no reason for the Jewish people to hide their Jewishness or their connection to Israel at this time, for fear of anti-Semitism."
"We need to offer our support to both the Jewish and the Palestinian community here because they bare no responsibility for the actions of foreign governments or extremist groups.Australian-Jewish grandmother Jenny Better, who attended a rally in support of Israel in Melbourne on Friday night, said she found the
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