The Victorian government will provide nearly $2 million to the Jewish community in a bid to bolster security and deliver mental health support in the aftermath of the horrific Bondi Beach terror attack.
The Allan Government today pledged $1.8 million to protect the Jewish community after 15 people were killed and dozens more injured at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
The Jewish Community Security Group (CSG), will receive $900,000 to help bolster security at upcoming Jewish school holiday programs, community events and cultural ceremonies.
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Another $250,000 will fund extra security at Jewish youth summer camps.
Nearly $500,000 will be split between JewishCare, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Rabbinical Council of Victoria to supply mental health and wellbeing support to the community.
A quarter of a million dollars will be thrown at "a therapeutic intervention program" aimed at disengaging vulnerable individuals from violent extremism.
The cash injection comes after Premier Jacinta Allan was booed and jeered during a community vigil in Caulfield last night, amid scrutiny over her efforts to stamp out antisemitism.
Allan was joined by her cabinet ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Liberal MPs including opposition leader Jess Wilson, as Melbourne's Jewish congregation gathered at the Caulfield Shule to observe the second night of Hanukkah.
As the event speaker introduced Allan, the crowd erupted into a loud chorus of boos, with some shouting "shame".
The crowd cheered and clapped as Wilson was introduced.
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"As Jewish Australians we've been ringing the alarm bells for the past two years," a Caulfield local told 9News yesterday.
"I was hoping when we had the firebombing of the synagogues that was going to be turning point," Caulfield Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Daniel Rabin said.
At the end of the event, a man from the crowd approached the premier with a series of taunts, including "Jacinta Allan you have blood on your hands".
He was quickly encouraged to move away from the premier.
Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal yesterday claimed the government has "not come out strongly enough" against antisemitism.
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"The messaging has not been sufficient, and the education has not been sufficient for people to understand what antisemitism is and how it destroys the community," she told ABC Radio National.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was today forced to defend the government's actions after he too was heckled while laying a wreath at Bondi Beach last night.
"We've been implementing a whole series of [recommendations]," Burke said on Today.
"The calls for things like doxxing to be made illegal, which we've done… wanting to strengthen the laws on hate crimes. We've now got the toughest laws against hate crimes on a federal level than we ever have.
"You'll see the recommendations about the disgust at the willingness of people to perform a nazi salute or to use hate symbols. Those symbols, these gestures are now illegal at a federal level."
The local Jewish community in Melbourne is expected to continue marking the religious festival over the coming days in a show of resilience against antisemitisim.
The Pillars of Light Festival at Federation Square last night resumed after it was called off early on Sunday night following news of the Bondi attack,
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