<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Victorian government will provide nearly $2 million to the Jewish community in a bid to bolster security and deliver mental health support in the aftermath of the horrific </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi" rel="" target="" title="Bondi Beach terror attack."><span>Bondi Beach terror attack.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Allan Government today pledged $1.8 million to protect the Jewish community after 15 people were killed and dozens more injured at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Jewish Community Security Group (CSG), will receive $900,000 to help bolster security at upcoming Jewish school holiday programs, community events and cultural ceremonies.</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 href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tributes-growing-on-bondi-beach-following-shooting/f6576a7d-8992-43ff-9f70-4c8639234b7e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Opera House lit up, tributes grow at Bondi Beach after terror attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another $250,000 will fund extra security at Jewish youth summer camps.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nearly $500,000 will be split between JewishCare, the Jewish Community Council of Victoria and the Rabbinical Council of Victoria to supply mental health and wellbeing support to the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A quarter of a million dollars will be thrown at "a therapeutic intervention program" aimed at disengaging vulnerable individuals from violent extremism.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/jacinta-allan-caulfield-shule-hanukkah-funding/7517d4fe-6d9b-464e-aadd-e632ab850fda" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cash injection comes after Premier Jacinta Allan was booed and jeered during a community vigil in Caulfield last night, amid scrutiny over her efforts to stamp out antisemitism.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allan was joined by her cabinet ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Liberal MPs including opposition leader Jess Wilson, as Melbourne's Jewish congregation gathered at the Caulfield Shule to observe the second night of Hanukkah.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the event speaker introduced Allan, the crowd erupted into a loud chorus of boos, with some shouting "shame".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The crowd cheered and clapped as Wilson was introduced.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-what-are-current-australian-firearm-laws/d6b8fe62-4848-4325-b59f-066f70dfa471" target="_blank"><strong><span>How current Australian gun laws covering rifles and shotguns work</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As Jewish Australians we've been ringing the alarm bells for the past two years," a Caulfield local told 9News yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was hoping when we had the firebombing of the synagogues that was going to be turning point," Caulfield Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Daniel Rabin said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the end of the event, a man from the crowd approached the premier with a series of taunts, including "Jacinta Allan you have blood on your hands".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was quickly encouraged to move away from the premier.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal yesterday claimed the government has "not come out strongly enough" against antisemitism.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-december-16-latest-news-headlines/1e42e1a4-555a-47b9-9bcb-d1419bb04980" target="_blank"><strong><span>Alleged Bondi shooters' Islamic State links probed as Australia mourns</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The messaging has not been sufficient, and the education has not been sufficient for people to understand what antisemitism is and how it destroys the community," she told ABC Radio National.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was today forced to defend the government's actions after he too was heckled while laying a wreath at Bondi Beach last night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've been implementing a whole series of [recommendations]," Burke said on Today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The calls for things like doxxing to be made illegal, which we've done… wanting to strengthen the laws on hate crimes. We've now got the toughest laws against hate crimes on a federal level than we ever have.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You'll see the recommendations about the disgust at the willingness of people to perform a nazi salute or to use hate symbols. Those symbols, these gestures are now illegal at a federal level."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The local Jewish community in Melbourne is expected to continue marking the religious festival over the coming days in a show of resilience against antisemitisim.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Pillars of Light Festival at Federation Square last night resumed after it was called off early on Sunday night following news of the Bondi attack,</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.lifeblood.com.au/donor-centre" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>here</span></em></strong></a></div></div>