'Grotesque' attack

Jewish school targeted in latest hateful attack

Sydney's Jewish community woke up to yet another hateful attack, with Mount Sinai College in Maroubra targeted with antisemitic graffiti.

Antisemitic graffiti outside Mount Sinai College in Maroubra.
Antisemitic graffiti outside Mount Sinai College in Maroubra.

In yet another overnight antisemitic attack in Sydney, Mount Sinai College in Maroubra has been vandalised with hateful graffiti.

A home next door to the school was also defaced with antisemitic slurs.

The latest incident occurred just metres away from the Only About Children childcare centre that was firebombed last week, and a day after NSW Police announced they are investigating a caravan laden with explosives north of Sydney. The van reportedly contained the address of a Sydney synagogue.

Mount Sinai College informed parents on Thursday morning that the school had been targeted and provided reassurances that immediate additional security measure will be in place. Children are expected to return to school on Friday.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said it is “utterly appalling and shameful” that a school would targeted in such a manner.

“It tells you everything you need to know about how appalling these bastards are that they would rip apart a school, on one of the first days of school, with a racist, antisemitic attack,” he said.

“There are some terrible people in our community, I’m ashamed to say, but that’s the truth. Bad morals, bad ethics, bad people that will commit these acts, but Australians stand united against this appalling racism. Most Australians from every background regard this kind of hate-filled activity as the opposite of what it means to live in our country, in our community, in Australia 2025.”

Jewish Board of Deputies President David Ossip described the latest incident on Thursday morning as “grotesque”.

“Whether it’s a daycare centre or a school, these depraved individuals will leave no target untouched in their determination to intimidate and menace the Jewish community,” he said.

“These hate-filled individuals are determined to destroy the peaceful and harmonious way of life that Australians have treasured for so long.”

Shadow Minister for Education Senator Sarah Henderson said every child attending a childcare centre, school or university deserves to be safe.

“I support the call by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies for around-the-clock NSW police patrols of Jewish pre-schools and schools in Sydney until the current threat to the community has subsided,” she said.

“After speaking with a representative of Mt Sinai College, I have made representations to the secretary of the Federal Department of Education seeking immediate counselling and other support for the school.”

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb revealed that a separate incident in Sydney’s eastern suburbs was thwarted overnight.

“We got called to an incident last night in the east and police responded, PolAir was over the top, and we identified the vehicle and we were able to eliminate because we were there at the spot on the time,” she said.

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