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After Sydney attack, NY Jewish leaders at menorah lighting call for solidarity and pride
Community leaders called for resilience and unity, with hundreds attending events under heightened security after 15 killed in Sydney, officials said.
- On Dec. 14, 2025, a public menorah lighting at Carl Schurz Park marked the first night of Hanukkah and proceeded after the Sydney attack, hosted by the UJA-Federation of New York, Chabad of the Upper East Side and Kehilath Jeshurun.
- The Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney killed 15 and injured at least 38, and Australian authorities called it a terrorist incident with alleged ties to the Islamic State.
- Rivkah Rothschild said she recited the Shema before attending after Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski urged community members to come out, with attendees feeling fear yet determined to honor victims.
- NYPD increased security across all five boroughs with enhanced patrols and counterterrorism resources while Mark Levine said turnout at public Hanukkah events was "off the charts" on Dec. 14, 2025.
- Community leaders condemned proliferating antisemitic rhetoric and urged denunciations, with Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and others targeting the phrase "globalize the intifada" as violent, while urging New Yorkers to resist intimidation.
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The churches condemned the terrorist attack in Sydney and expressed solidarity with Jews.
·Germany
Read Full ArticleMenorah lighting a chance for this Jewish community in Ontario to 'feel a togetherness'
Members of the Jewish community in Waterloo, Ont., celebrated the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday by lighting a massive five-metre-high menorah, taking time to also reflect on the fatal shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
·Canada
Read Full ArticleNew York leaders light menorah after Bondi Bay attack, call for Jewish solidarity and pride
Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.
·Jerusalem, Israel
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