An anti-Semitism inquiry also heard on Tuesday some Jewish women felt "trashed" by feminists in Australia, who they claim denied or minimised that sexual assaults took place during and after the attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023.
National Council of Jewish Women of Australia vice president Shirley Leader gave evidence at the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion on Tuesday.
The council's survey of hundreds of Jewish women revealed 81 per cent reported they or an immediate family member had experienced anti-Semitism, while one in five said they or a family member had been physically or verbally attacked.
Instances reported in the survey ranged from being punched for talking about Judaism, to being called a "child killer".
Over half of those surveyed have made changes to how they go about their daily lives due to the ongoing vilification, and many say they have lost friends.
Ms Leader described an example of the intersection between anti-Semitism and misogyny being what she claimed was the denial of sexual violence during the October 7 attacks.
"So-called feminists in Australia have sought not only to keep silent about the sexual assault of Israeli women, but have sought to deny it - even to mock it," Ms Leader said.
"This has been of great harm to Jewish women who have seen that their solidarity with Israeli women is absolutely being trashed by the women's movement."
A July 2025 United Nations report concluded there was "reasonable grounds" to support multiple instances of sexual violence during the attacks, including rape and gang rape.
A separate United Nations report from March 2025 found Israel had itself employed "sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence" against Palestinians.
Also on Tuesday, NSW Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive Michelle Goldman told the inquiry she became the subject of anti-Semitism after addressing a NSW parliamentary inquiry on hate speech laws.
A video of her testimony was circulated online along with the comments, including a reference to a senior Nazi, "Herr Goebbels comes in a dress now" and "what in the name of f*** is this f***ing creature?".
"To be targeted so viciously for speaking freely at a parliamentary inquiry addressing matters of hate speech laws … it was frightening and it was intimidating," Ms Goldman told the inquiry.
Ms Goldman said some people may not realise when they are using anti-Semitic sentiments, particularly children in schoolyards who she said may be trying to make a joke or "curry favour" with their friends.
"That's where I see education and training being a critical part of holistic solution," she said.
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