Hanukkah, Sydney
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Two terrorists murdered 15 people at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The names of 12 of them have been publicized.
The massacre at a popular Australian beach followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year.
Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
Yehudah Leib ben Manya Lazaroff, 20, was among those critically injured in the terror attack at Bondi Beach. His uncle, a Houston rabbi, said he'd been volunteering in Australia for a year.
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U.S. Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia
Some rabbis said their synagogues would proceed with large-scale celebrations, intended to demonstrate resilience
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M rabbi’s son remains hospitalized in Australia after being shot during what officials are calling an antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.
For many, official promises to stamp out the “evil scourge” of antisemitism and consider further tightening gun control measures come too late.
Two gunmen have killed at least 11 people and injured at least 29 others during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in what is being called an antisemitic attack.
Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.