‘Go To The Gas Chambers”: Melbourne Rabbi Targeted in Vicious Antisemitic Outburst
A disturbing confrontation erupted on a Melbourne train earlier this week when a Rabbi traveling with his children was met with an appalling antisemitic slur from a fellow passenger. According to footage released by the Australian Jewish Association on Friday, the woman hurled the words “Go to the gas chambers” at the family during the ride.
The recording, posted to the association’s Instagram page, shows the woman holding a bag decorated with a Palestinian flag motif. After the Rabbi calmly confronted her about what she had said, she immediately hid her face and insisted, “He’s picking on me. Why would I say something like that?”
Robert Gregory, chief executive of the Australian Jewish Association, condemned the episode with force. “This is another shocking case of antisemitism in Melbourne. It is hard to believe someone would address children with such a call,” he said, noting that the encounter is part of a troubling pattern the community has been facing.
Gregory also remarked that her use of pro-Palestinian imagery was, unfortunately, not unexpected. He went on to commend the Rabbi’s composure and refusal to let such behavior go unchallenged, emphasizing, “It is important that people do not remain indifferent to such shocking incidents.”
{Matzav.com}
