<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan has vowed to provide all necessary support to the Jewish community after she visited a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> synagogue damaged in an alleged arson attack on Friday night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allan visited the Albert Street synagogue in East Melbourne at 9am today, speaking with Jewish community leaders inside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On emerging, she delivered some brief comments to the assembled media.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a 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