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Beloved Jewish bakery closes after terror attack
“A beloved Jewish bakery in Sydney has shut its doors in the wake of Sunday’s terrorist attack, saying it can no longer ensure the safety of its staff and customers.
Avner’s, in Surry Hills, said it made the heartbreaking decision after two years of “anti-semitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation” and continued threats following the shooting at Bondi.
In a note plastered on its front door, the bakery wrote “one thing has become clear” after Sunday’s attack – “it is no longer possible to make outwardly, publicly, proudly Jewish places and events safe in Australia”.
“After two years of almost ceaseless antisemitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation directed at our little bakery, we have to be realistic about the threats that exist going forwards. Those concerns are now clearly more pressing and more serious. Even in the wake of this terrorist incident, threats have continued.”
This is its own tragedy.
Not equivalent to a massacre on Jewish people celebrating Chanukah, but a community dying out due to constant harassment and threats.
The Jewish community in Australia is just trying to live their lives, but the threats are clearly all too real.
Imo