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Jewish leaders, politicians and community members have strongly condemned a firebombing arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
The attack on the Adass Israel synagogue at Glen Eira Avenue in Ripponlea early this morning left the Jewish community in deep shock and the place of worship heavily damaged.
Police believe the fire was targeted and are hunting two masked suspects over the attack, which unfolded while worshippers were inside.
Board member Benjamin Klein said security had been heightened in recent months following verbal threats.
"We are here most of the time, praying, studying and learning to connecting with the one above," he said.
"There's been a fair bit of screaming and calling and people coming past. The community has been on edge over the last couple of months.
"This is shocking."

Klein described the attack as "quite horrendous and scary".
"It's absolutely shocking, I didn't think this would happen to us in Melbourne," he continued.
"We are a quiet community, we have our heads down and we don't bother anybody and wish everybody well and to be targeted like this is quite horrendous."
Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann, the head of a modern Orthodox congregation in Hawthorn, said it was a "pure hate crime".
"The way this is looking right now this is pure antisemitism. People coming in the wee hours of the morning to a synagogue, breaking windows, throwing fuel on the floors and setting it alight while people are there sitting and learning."
The Jewish Council Australia said it believed worshippers were inside when the arson attack happened, and Molotov cocktails - a crude incendiary made from a bottle filled with flammable liquid - was used.
"This act of disgusting violence is not just an attack on one synagogue, but is an attack on Jewish communities more broadly," said executive officer Sarah Schwartz.
"No one should be unsafe in a place of worship and I can only imagine the fear that these congregants would have felt.
"Acts of antisemitic violence are attacks on our collective values of inclusivity and respect."
In an update this morning, police said a witness spotted two masked intruders spreading accelerant around the building.
The witness left and police were alerted. Soon after the building was engulfed in flames.
Detective Inspector Chris Murray from Victoria Police's arson and explosive squad, said investigators are studying CCTV images from the local area to identify the pair.
"Our first and foremost priority is to identify those individuals that are responsible for this.
"We believe it was deliberate, we believe it has been targeted. What we don't know is why. We'll get to the why."
Murray appealed for public help to catch those responsible for the fire.

"We're looking for vehicles, we're looking for those two individuals. We want some starting points.
"We know from experience that these investigations get solved through CCTV. We need the community's help."
One person received an injury to their hand from the fire, Murray said.
Detectives had yet to determine what type of accelerant was used to trigger the blaze. Forensic experts planned to enter the crime scene when it is made safe.
Murray also said he wanted to reassure the Jewish community police would be stepping up patrols to keep them safe.
"We're going to do our best to make sure that they can return as they should to their local synagogues and do what is absolutely Australian - that is to be able to worship without fear."
Yumi Friedman was inside the synagogue with one other person about 4.15am when he heard a big bang like a sledgehammer.
He ran to his fish shop nearby, where his staff member called the police, he said.
He then returned to the synagogue and found a small fire before the entire building was engulfed.
"So I thought maybe I'll be able to open the doors and go inside, but when I touch the door, I burnt my hand," Friedman said.