A raft of measures have been suggested as part of a proposed $145,000 security revamp at a north shore synagogue. The troubling incidents which have led to the planned upgrades have also been revealed.
Security measures are set to be stepped up a north shore synagogue amid concerns over increased incidents of “racial harassment” and anti-semitism in the local area.
Steel-framed doors, shaded windows, security laminated glass, “vandal resistant” panels and new gates are among features of a $145,000 proposed upgrade of the Cremorne Synagogue in Neutral Bay.
Federal Government figures show the synagogue is among a growing list of religious institutions awarded funding across the north shore and Sydney to address safety concerns and reports of religious intolerance.
Plans by the Cremorne Hebrew Congregation said the beefed-up measures would support more than 100 families attending the site, along with children playing in outdoor areas “who are at risk of attack, harassment or violence stemming from racial or religious intolerance”.
Rabbi Chaim Koncepolski previously told the Mosman Daily incidents at the site have included the sprawling of a swastika by a group of teenagers on the building last year.
The Cremorne Hebrew Association said the “urgent need to upgrade” security would also serve as a “pre-emptive” measure and address an “increasing number of Jews settling in the lower North Shore area”.
Read the article by David Barwell in The Daily Telegraph (Mosman Daily).