Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, reviewed the “Turning Point: The Victorian Jewish Community After October 7” report published by the JCCV and provided commentary on it for an article published in J-Wire.

The report mentioned the Online Hate Prevention Institute a number of times and drew on the research in our “Online Antisemitism After October 7” report.

Dr Oboler commented to J-Wire:

“The report clearly presents the isolation of Jews in Victoria within the broader community. The hostility is pervasive enough that people feel unsafe going about their lives. This, in turn, is leading Jewish Victorians to turn to others in the Jewish community, whether for support or simply a safe environment in which to go about their lives.

This ‘turtling’, acting in a way that maximises safety and minimises exposure to risk also results in a significant silencing of the Jewish community. While advocacy organisations continue to speak out, everyday Jews are withdrawing from discussions, participation, and simply visibility within the broader community.”

He added that:

“The impact of social media is pervasive in the report. It notes the ‘cumulative impact of viewing antisemitic content, which is widespread on social media’. It shares a Jewish student’s experience seeing ‘resistance is justified’ posted on social media by her non-Jewish friends just days after October 7, and a Rabbi’s experience receiving death and bomb threats through social media.”

The full article is published as: David Marlow, “JCCV report on the Victorian Jewish community since October 7“, J-Wire, June 17, 2025.