Royal commission hears Jewish student's mental health deteriorated while at Monash University
Paris Enten, a Jewish Australian woman, testified before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion regarding her traumatic experiences at Monash University. She detailed incidents of harassment and antisemitic behavior she encountered from fellow students during her time at the institution.
Why it matters
The testimony highlights growing concerns regarding campus safety and the climate for Jewish students at Australian universities amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Paris Enten has told the antisemitism royal commission about the behaviour of fellow Monash University students at the Auschwitz concentration camp. ( ABC News )
Jewish Australian woman Paris Enten says she entered uni "happy-go-lucky" but ended up traumatised after five years at Monash University.
She has told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion about student behaviour that disgusted her while on a university trip to Holocaust sites.
The commission has been hearing evidence on the lived experience of Jewish staff and students at Australian universities, and from today will hear from vice-chancellors of three institutions.
Link copied Share Share article On Paris Enten's first day at Monash University, a student approached her to ask if she knew much about socialism.
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