Albanese and the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton spoke with holocaust survivors and members of the Jewish community at the reopening of Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum in Elsternwick today.
“Jewish Australians have been bearing a pain you should never have to bear again,” Albanese told the crowd.
“And you are feeling fear.”
The opening of the museum has come during a tense period around the country following a series of Israel-Palestine protests.
In a show of rare bipartisan support, Albanese and Dutton denounced anti-Semitic behaviour alongside Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.
“Australia will always denounce it and reject it utterly,” Albanese said.
“Whenever and wherever the forces of anti-Semitism is on the march, there is a need for moral courage,” Dutton said.
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Holocaust survivors, 99 year-old volunteer Abram Goldberg, also spoke at the event.
“We must stand up against it – our voices need to be heard,” Goldberg said.
The Holocaust Museum reopened today following an extensive renovation.
It features two exhibits recognising the contribution survivors have made to Melbourne.
Dr Henry Ekert, who was also present at the opening, said education about the past was the key to a peaceful future.
He said anti-Semitic attitudes made him furious.
“It hasn’t made me afraid, because I refuse to be afraid again, it’s made me angry,” he told 9News.
