‘Such an evil act’: News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch moved by tour of Melbourne firebombed Adass Israel Synagogue
Rupert Murdoch has visited the firebombed Adass Israel Synagogue with his wife, paying his respects to the Jewish community and saying he found it “extremely disturbing” such an “evil act” could have occurred in Melbourne.
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Rupert Murdoch has visited the firebombed Adass Israel Synagogue, paying his respects to the Jewish community and vowing “we will always stand against” the hatred of anti-Semitism.
The Chairman Emeritus of News Corp and Fox Corporation and his wife, Elena Zhukova, toured the gutted Ripponlea synagogue on Thursday, six days on from an arson attack that forced worshippers to flee in terror.
Mr Murdoch, who visited the synagogue alongside Sky News host and Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt, was shown through the ruins by local Jewish leaders.
“Elena and I were deeply moved during our visit to the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea,” Mr Murdoch said.
“We felt it was important to pay our respects and show solidarity with the Jewish community after such an appalling terror attack on a place of worship.
“To think such an evil act can happen in the suburbs of Melbourne is extremely disturbing.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in Australia, or anywhere in the world, and we will always stand against such hatred,” the Melbourne-born Mr Murdoch said.
Victorian Rabbinical Council president Rabbi Moshe Kahn said Mr Murdoch’s visit was “deeply heartening”.
“We have witnessed the worst of humanity, but equally, when individuals stand up, we see the best of humanity – and we have seen so much of that,” he said.
“For Rupert to have visited the synagogue, to have walked around, and to have shown genuine interest, was deeply heartening.
“It showed that he’s a man of action and not just words.”
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