On Shabbat, the prime minister went to shul
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Perth when the Adass Israel synagogue was firebombed in Melbourne.
Perth Hebrew Congregation Photo: Facebook
On Saturday morning, as the news made headlines worldwide, members of Perth’s Community Security Group advised Perth Hebrew Congregation’s Rabbi Daniel Lieberman as he was walking to shul that he was going to have an unexpected guest for the Shabbat service.
Anthony Albanese sat in the front row of the synagogue and participated in the bar mitzvah custom of throwing lollies.
He addressed the congregations, admitting this was the first ever Barmitzvah he had attended and offering congratulations and wishes to the boy and his family.
Anthony Albanese denounced Friday’s attack in Melbourne calling it “abhorrent”, “unacceptable”, and “unAustralian”. He also declared it a terrorist attack.
During a press conference in Canberra today, the prime minister mentioned his shul visit in Perth saying, “I attended the Bar Mitzvah of a young boy there and I was very much welcomed there.”
Anthony Albanese told the media conference that he had spoken with the president of Adass on Friday morning.
Whose Barmitzvah did he gate crash? Was it the Grusd family?
Nothing more than a publicity stunt!
The proverbial horse has bolted, he has shown his true colours.
I wonder why he went? And know the answer.
Who cares? Stop the antisemitism and vilification of Israel.