Antisemitic abuse is bad and reaching the "point of no return" - that is the grim warning from the Melbourne Jewish community after revelations a Jewish boy was forced to kneel down and kiss the feet of a Muslim classmate.

The incident came to light this week following a report in the Australian Jewish News.

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It reportedly began when a 12-year-old Jewish boy from Cheltenham Secondary College was allegedly lured to a park by a classmate with the promise of kick-to-kick football.

When the boy arrived he was surrounded by nine other 12 and 13-year-old boys and made to grovel at the feet of a Muslim classmate and kiss his feet or cop a beating. He complied.

A 12-year-old boy was allegedly forced to kiss the feet of a young Muslim boy - or faced being bashed. Credit: Australian Jewish News

The humiliating encounter was then filmed and pictured and posted on Instagram.

After the incident - which occurred in July - the student endured months of racial taunts and slurs including being called a "Jewish ape", "Jewish n****r" and "Jewish gimp".

His mother told the AJN the boy was also attacked regularly, punched in the face and injured so badly on one occasion it took a gouge of skin out of his shoulder.

She told the AJN the school would not take action as the incident occurred in a public park, and it is understood none of the boys involved has been disciplined.

Eventually, the boy simply left the school.

Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti- Defamation Commission, told 7NEWS.com.au it was just "the tip of the iceberg".

"Bullying and harassment of Jewish students at public schools is a deeply embedded menace that is reaching pitch-fever and should alarm us all," he said.

In a second incident reported by the AJN, a five-year-old boy from Hawthorn West Primary School who was allegedly subjected to an ongoing campaign of abuse by his classmates and called "a dirty Jew", "the Jewish vermin" and a "Jewish cockroach".

He also left the school and is now reportedly being home-schooled after being diagnosed with "acute anxiety".

Abramovich was approached by the parents of both children and has been helping with their cases.

"We are gradually reaching a point of no return, and this frightening reality will not go away by inaction or silence, and now is the time name this virus of intolerance," he said.

"No child should be singled out and victimised simply because of their faith, and the fact that this is happening on a daily basis is shameful and outrageous."

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The Victorian Department of Education said in a statement that "antisemitism and racist bullying are not tolerated in Victorian schools”.

"All students have the right to feel safe and supported by their school. We take the wellbeing and safety of students very seriously, and are committed to ensuring schools are inclusive and safe learning environments for all students,” the statement said.

Victoria's Shadow Minister for Education David Southwick released a statement on Thursday night urging immediate action.

"In both of these incidents, it is clear the Department of Education and Training has failed to provide a safe school environment for Jewish students and their response to these incidents has been entirely inadequate," Southwick said.

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