US EditionAs Jews celebrate Hanukkah, America’s Jewish community is on edge in wake of antisemitic attack in Australia
The attack killed 15 and injured about 40 at a Hanukkah event, reflecting a global rise in antisemitic violence since October 7, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
- On Sunday, Australian authorities declared the Bondi Beach, Sydney attack a terrorist incident, leaving at least 15 dead and 40 hospitalized as hundreds gathered for Hanukkah.
- Since October 7, ADL data shows threats to Jews in the U.S. tripled, and harassment, vandalism, and violence increased in Australia, according to Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
- Authorities in New York, Washington, DC and New Jersey deployed extra resources to Hanukkah events while London Metropolitan Police and Berlin police stepped up patrols; attendees at the National Menorah Lighting Sunday showed sadness and resignation, with Nina Silver describing determined faces.
- The CEO of the Australian Jewish Association called the shooting Sunday `entirely foreseeable` and Jewish Federations of North America urged officials to prioritize community safety amid global fears.
- This year has seen varied violent incidents worldwide—including synagogue arson and protests in Melbourne, attacks in Boulder, Colorado, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and a Manchester, United Kingdom car-ramming and stabbing.
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Bay Area Jewish community reacts to mass shooting in Sydney
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- At least 15 people were killed over the weekend during a shooting in Sydney, Australia. It happened at a Festival of Lights celebration for the first day of Hanukkah. The mass shooting that happened in Sydney is being called a terrorist attack that targeted the Jewish community. Fifteen people were killed and 40 others hospitalized. The local Jewish community is honoring the lives lost at several Hanukkah events this week…
Many people gathered Monday night to celebrate the second day of Hanukkah at Westmount City Hall. In the wake of the tragedy, the Sydney attack was on everyone's lips. But everyone wanted to show their pride, their solidarity, their resilience.
SC Jewish community remembers Australian Hanukkah shooting victims
About 200 people gathered at the South Carolina Statehouse Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, to celebrate Hanukkah. The event came a day after a father and son opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at one of Australia's most popular beaches, killing 15 people. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — At the annual Statehouse menorah lighting, members of South Carolina’s Jewish community paid tribute to the victims of an antisemitic mass sh…
All 25 Jewish Lawmakers in US House Sign Statement on ‘Grotesque’ Antisemitic Bondi Beach Shooting
Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honor the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams Every Jewish member of the US House of Representatives on Monday signed a bipartisan statement condemning the prior day’s antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, decrying the “grotesque” act of mass murder. “On a night mea…
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