A poignant message was placed on the bakery’s door this past Wednesday, announcing its closure, which is set to take effect in 2024, marking the end of an era for the cherished establishment.

The Australian celebrity chef, lovingly known as Fast Ed, said his decision to shut the doors of the popular store came after ‘years of antisemitic abuse’.

A heartbreaking note was posted on the store’s front on Wednesday confirming the bakery would shut down after opening in 2024.

‘In the wake of the pogrom at Bondi, one thing has become clear – it is no longer possible to make outwardly, publicly, proudly Jewish places and events safe in Australia,’ it read.

‘After two years of almost ceaseless antisemitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation directed at our little bakery, we have to be realistic about the threats that exist going forward. 

‘Those concerns are now clearly more pressing and more serious. Even in the wake of this terrorist incident, threats have continued.

Better Homes and Gardens star Ed Halmagyi has announced the closure of his Jewish bakery in Sydney following the the Bondi terror attack 

‘As an open and very public business that operates at all hours, we are unable to ensure the safety of our staff, our customers, our families.

‘And so we have made the only decision available, one that truly breaks our hearts. Avner’s is closed.

‘We are so grateful to everyone with whom we have been able to form a community and for the love we have been given.’

It comes after Ed admitted he feels ‘stupid’ for underestimating the ‘building’ threat against the Jewish community.

His Surry Hills bakery has received written abuse, verbal abuse and vandalism weekly since opening.

‘We have been five to six days a week subject to graffiti, vandalism, hate letters, busted windows – it goes on and on, for two years I’ve put up with this,’ he told ABC Sydney radio host Chris Taylor on Tuesday.

The beloved baker sold 1,000 doughnuts on Sunday to celebrate the Festival of Lights, but not before he was forced to face the sad truth about running an openly Jewish business.

‘The first thing I had to do was remove stickers from the outside of the business saying ‘Jews kill babies’ and ‘go back to where you came from’,’ he candidly revealed.

The Australian celebrity chef, lovingly known as Fast Ed, said his decision to shut the doors of the popular store came after ‘years of antisemitic abuse’

A heartbreaking note was posted on the store’s front on Wednesday confirming the bakery would shut down after opening in 2024 

Later on in the day, the abuse continued.

‘Then a guy drove past in his pick-up with a couple of kids in the back seat and spewed the most extraordinary bile at me and my staff in front of 40 or 50 customers who all witnessed it,’ he shockingly revealed.

It comes after fifteen innocent people – including a 10-year-old girl – were killed during Australia’s second worst mass shooting on Sunday at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, while 40 others were injured.

Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid Akram, 50 – who was shot dead at the scene – have been named as terror suspects responsible for the killings.

Twelve people injured the attack remain in a critical condition today, while a further 26 patients are in various conditions across seven hospitals in Sydney.