With mothers focused on protecting children from antisemitism, one asks ‘why should they ever be subjected to this?’
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The first day of the new school year is usually a day of joy for Jane* and her family. This year, however, the Jewish mother is focused on protecting her children from the rising threat of violent antisemitic attacks.
“The juxtaposition of my fear and their excitement about starting school, proud of their uniform and their school, is palpable,” the mother of three school- and preschool-aged children from Sydney’s eastern suburbs, who did not want her full name to be used, said on Thursday.
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