US Edition‘Hiding While Bullets Were Just Whizzing Right by’: DC Rabbi’s Family Was on Australia Beach During Hanukkah Attack
The attack killed 15 and injured about 40, including police and children, targeting a Chabad Hanukkah event attended by community leaders and Holocaust survivors.
- On Sunday, a mass shooting struck a Chabad Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing 15 people and targeting the Jewish community.
- Police say a father-and-son duo opened fire from a bridge, with the 50-year-old alleged gunman killed and his 24-year-old son detained or hospitalised.
- Victims spanned generations from a 10-year-old primary student, Matilda, to 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, while about 40 people were taken to hospital and 27 remain hospitalised.
- On December 15, 2025, mourners gathered at a Bondi Beach memorial as Australian politicians called for stricter gun controls and police recovered six licensed firearms from the father.
- Authorities note the son had previously been assessed by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation years ago with no ongoing threat, and police found improvised explosive devices in a car linked to the attackers.
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He Survived the Holocaust and Communism, but His Journey Came to an End at Sydney’s Bondi
One victim of the Sydney mass shooting targeting a Jewish Hanukkah event survived the Soviet Union and the Holocaust under Adolf Hitler, only to be gunned down on the sunny beach of Bondi. Fifteen victims and one gunman are confirmed dead, and over 40 were injured when a father-son duo opened fire on Dec. 14. The incident is arguably the country’s worst mass shooting in three decades since the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. The oldest victim has bee…
‘Incredibly Difficult’: Rabbi Mendel Kastel Grieves Family Loss After Bondi Terror Attack
SYDNEY — Rabbi Mendel Kastel, whose brother-in-law was killed in Sunday’s antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach, said the past day has been emotionally overwhelming as he balances personal grief with communal responsibility. Kastel told CBS News on Monday that he and his family were present at the Hanukkah event when the shooting occurred, leaving […]
‘Hiding while bullets were just whizzing right by’: DC rabbi’s family was on Australia beach during Hanukkah attack
An attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia left 15 dead and 40 injured on Saturday. WTOP talked to a D.C. rabbi whose family was part of that gathering and targeted attack.
Holocaust survivors and children among the 15 killed after crazed gunmen fire on Sydney Hanukkah celebration
A pair of gunmen opened fire at a crowd of thousands on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday during a Hanukkah gathering. Children and a Holocaust survivor were among the 15 people killed.
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der Standard DE15 dead, 27 injured: After the terrorist attack on Jewish people in Sydney, a mixture of shock, grief and hatred dominates. A local sight of Bondi Beach
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