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Among the 15 victims of the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach were a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, and a 10-year-old-girl.
As the eight-day Hanukkah holiday continues, security has been reexamined and even strengthened at some local synagogues and public events.
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Houston condemns Australia mass shooting as security ramps up for menorah ceremonies in the area
There are not words strong enough to condemn violence directed toward the Jewish community,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said.
Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.
The Sydney and Brown University attacks have one other thing in common: Both quickly become dragged into the politics of a bitter, divided time, as partisans saw each through the prism of their own ideology and bitter disputes.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, WZO chair Yaakov Hagoel respond to the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney Australia.
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