> "it was the lowest my blood pressure had ever been in my life," mrs solomon said. > the human rights worker grew up in the united states, studied in israel and moved to melbourne two years ago to be with her husband. > he told her she had moved to the safest place in the world. > the rise in anti-semitism was particularly devastating because most people in their community had family members who died in or endured the holocaust, mrs solomon said. > mrs solomon agreed the attack had left many people in her community feeling unsettled. > she said she had liaised with others in the melbourne jewish community to set up a self-defence class for mothers with young children. > she said a security presence was normal for them already  but would be increased for the next little while to help community members feel safe.  > "we came here with the view that australia is the safest country in the world and the jews would not be faced with such anti-semitism in the future, where we can bring up our kids in a safe environment." > "they understand the beginning of anti-semitic feelings in any shape or form should not be acceptable because it really is a fertile ground to grow something else." > "we need to see zero tolerance on people who are doing ... the vandalism, the graffiti, the small you know, the verbal abuse, the terrible gestures," ms (((levin))) said.  > "the security and the safety is something that we need help from police and from government on," she said.  > victoria police has previously provided public data on the number of reported incidents of anti-semitism, as well as other racially-motivated incidents like islamophobia.  > however, a police spokesperson said it could not provide updated figures due to victoria police's ongoing industrial action.  > "australia can be the global leader in terms of protecting jewish communities and making sure that we feel safe."    -14/jewish-community-fears-synagogu e-terror-attack-anti-semitism/10471 7278
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