A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia's second-most populous city.

Angelo Loras, 34, was charged with arson, endangering life and property damage. He was also charged with possessing a ‘controlled weapon’.

A man has been charged after an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue, one of several antisemitic incidents that unfolded across the city over the weekend.