
John Hamey
John Hamey is a representative of the Board of Jewish Education, who provided testimony at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion regarding the alarming incidents of bullying and antisemitism faced by Jewish students in Australia. Hamey highlighted the severity of the harassment, which included taunts invoking the Holocaust and physical intimidation, and expressed concern over the normalization of such antisemitic behavior within the community.
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The Board of Jewish Education’s John Hamey said Jewish students would have coins thrown at them, or swastikas drawn on their lockers.
Students make cruel taunts to Jewish classmates, inquiry hearsThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2026-07-30


