Disturbing shooting at Bondi Beach
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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.
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Local Jewish Leaders React After Bondi Beach Shooting During First Night of Hanukkah
Florida Jewish organizations increase security and vow resilience after mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
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Increased security at LA Hanukkah events amid shooting in Australia
Jewish communities across Los Angeles are continuing Hanukkah celebrations under heightened security following recent global and local antisemitic attacks.
The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.
The Redlands Police Department’s investigation is still active as of Monday afternoon, according to spokesperson Carl Baker. The incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime. Police said Sunday the weapon used was likely an airsoft gun, as officers found no shell casings around the house.
The incident is currently being investigated as a hate crime, and Redlands Police said they believed the family was targeted because of the Hanukkah decorations. They also said they would provide additional patrols in the area and around local places of worship.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann is now the director of Chabad Columbus. Marked among the dead was Rabbi Eli Schlanger, the brother-in-law of one of Kaltmann's friends from when he studied at the Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Dozens of Brown University students shielded their candles at a menorah lighting that doubled as a vigil on Sunday night as the Hanukkah arrived under a sheet of snow and a thick blanket of trauma, following a mass shooting in an economics class.