If this is the new normal for Australian Jews, something is wrong

It’s been a very depressing few days being Jewish in Australia. As the royal commission into antisemitism continues and public hearings begin, many in my community are glued to the television, watching Australian Jews try to put into words what they have felt over the last few years.

I saw Jews being harassed while wearing their clothes. Star of David A Jewish paramedic performing surgery on a patient, in public Nazi salute He was threatened because he was Jewish and Holocaust survivor All of those who came to Australia seeking safety and now fear being openly identified as Jews are testifying before the commission.