Hanukkah, Jewish and Australia
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Hanukkah, Bondi Beach and Sydney
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The massacre at a popular Australian beach followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year.
Rabbi Chaim Markovits is from Sydney, and says his family typically goes to the Hanukkah celebration that left 15 people dead. He says they are safe, but shaken.
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.
The Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s parade of lights and Menorah lighting took on a more somber and defiant tone this year.
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani condemns Australia Hanukkah attack as "vile antisemitic terror" but stops short of condemning controversial phrase.
Authorities in Europe and the US increased security at Hanukkah events and Jewish sites after an antisemitic terror attack in Sydney killed at least 11 people, prompting global vigilance.