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Australian PM: “Jewish Australians have been bearing a pain you should never have had to bear again"

MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LAUNCH

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seen cutting ribbon during the official launch event for the Melbourne Holocaust Museum in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Source: AAP / DIEGO FEDELE/AAPIMAGE

Melbourne Holocaust Museum reopens. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton visited the Holocaust Museum on Wednesday. Shane Desiatnik with the latest Australian Jewish News.


“Jewish Australians have been bearing a pain you should never have had to bear again," said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The prime minister and opposition leader Peter Dutton joined with many other political and Jewish leaders in a solemn ceremony attended by several Holocaust survivors. They both spoke about the tide of antisemitism that has affected the Australian Jewish community since the 7 October Hamas attack.


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