Bomb threat after Jewish-Greek Shabbat dinner

An Elsternwick restaurant has been targeted with online abuse, including a threat to blow up the premises, after it hosted a Shabbat dinner celebrating Jewish and Greek culture on Friday night.

The Mediterranean Greek Tavern opened its doors to Shabbat Club Australia, a pop-up dinner series for an event marking the club’s six-month anniversary.

Guests were asked to dress in white as though they were in a Greek village. Challah sat on the tables, prayers were said before the meal, and a bouzouki band played Jewish songs like Hava Nagila and music from Zorba the Greek.

“It was the most innocent of gatherings there to celebrate life,” restaurant owner Perry Le Greco told The AJN.

Most guests were Jewish, Le Greco said, but a number of Greeks attended as well.