Students scared after antisemitic message sprayed on Melbourne Jewish school's fence

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The principal of Melbourne's biggest Jewish school says his students are terrified after a death threat was sprayed across its fence.

Jewish leaders say they're experiencing the worst antisemitism in decades and the government needs to step in.School principal Dan Sztrajt was notified early on Saturday.

"What's happened here is a product of the massive rise in antisemitism we've seen across Australia over the last few months," he said.Jewish Community Council of Victoria president Philip Zajac condemned the graffiti."This school was set up 75 years ago by Holocaust survivors, and their intention was to create a school that was safe for Jewish people, and unfortunately, that's as true now as it was 75 years ago.

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