Melbourne, Australia - Two Shuls Attacked

Melbourne, Australia - Two Melbourne Progressive synagogues were attacked.

An exterior wall of Bentleigh Progressive Synagogue (BPS), as well as the footpath and a section of Centre Road were daubed with antisemitic slogans, including "Die Jews", as well as a swastika and Star of David joined with an equals sign.
At Kew East’s Leo Baeck Centre, vandals threw bricks through several glass windowpanes, which are only protected by bushes.
Shul president Frank Moore said "It's the worst attack we’ve had, It disgusts me and distresses me that people can do this. It’s an attack on the community as a whole; it’s an attack on being Jewish."

The Melbourne attacks follow two incidents at Sydney shuls in the past month. On June 24, intruders broke in to Coogee Synagogue, damaging the handle of a Torah scroll and stealing the curtain from the ark. Earlier last month, vandals detonated the intercom at North Shore Temple Emanuel.