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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP from Perth again.

Perth has its own geopolitical conversations, but they are different ones ... China, US bases, the Australian offshore detention centers.

wrt  tolerance  -- just like the US, you need to know your neighborhoods a little. There are plenty of parts of Perth that are very socially progressive; there are other places where folks are more mixed. It's less ethnically/racially diverse than the US, probably less religiously diverse (although there are fewer folks who are religious). I think it unlikely that you will have concerns if you are a gay couple with kids, but I can give more specific info if that's a concern for you.[/quote]

Thanks.  This is helpful.

We're not a gay family.  We're Jewish, aand we want to be aware of the overall climate of tolerance and diversity, in part because of our religion and in part because it's just the type of community where we'd feel most at home.  From what I can tell on-line, there's a decent size jewish community in Perth and not a lot of antisemitism.  But again, we're conscious of the rising hostility towards immigrants and muslims in Europe and the US.  Want to understand if/how that's playing out in Western Australia, too.

With all that in mind, if you have recommendations about neighborhoods, that would be great.  Looks like the synagogue we might be interested in is in Mount Lawley, and the JCC is in Yokine.  Thoughts about either area or others?

Meanwhile, what do you think about the comments from the PP between us?  How real is that POV/mindset, in your experience?[/quote]

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