Bondi Beach mass shooting

Hospital staff changed Jewish Bondi victim’s name on system, removed religion, without permission

“What exactly was hospital staff trying to protect a Jewish woman who had just survived a massacre from? Why was she in danger?” a member of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry asked

The ink on a memorial message sheet bleeds after rainfall as people lay flowers and pay tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

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Alexander Kleytman zl helping another Jew lay tefillin.

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We’re fed that the threat is imaginary even while schools censor themselves, police hesitate, courts bend, and citizens whisper what they won’t say aloud. 

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Showing up for a global family: Comforting Sydney's Jews after the Bondi Beach massacre - opinion

If our presence can offer even a sliver of comfort – if it can help the Sydney community feel the embrace of a global family – then the journey will have been worthwhile.

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Mourning from Montreal: Bondi Beach massacre a wake-up call for Canada's Jews - opinion

Everyone knows Bondi Beach could have happened in Montreal, Toronto, or Ottawa – where a woman was stabbed simply for shopping in the kosher section in Loblaws – an iconic Canadian supermarket.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

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Australian police name John Argento as suspect in Melbourne Hanukkah vehicle arson

Argento is known to police, with an outstanding warrant for deception-related offenses, and is known by law enforcement to frequent the inner southern and northern suburbs of Melbourne.

A car decorated for Hanukkah was firebombed overnight in Melbourne’s east, with authorities launching an investigation into the incident.

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In Jerusalem, a real estate transaction is rarely just a transaction. It is also a statement about belonging.

View of the Holy Land buildings next to old apartment buildings in the Gonen neighborhood of Jerusalem, on January 19, 2020.

Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% in days following Bondi Beach massacre

Online antisemitic discourse, reports of verbal attacks, and property damage, in Australia spiked by up to 600% following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Israeli government data shows.

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

'I’m not religious but I started praying': Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky speaks

Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky on blood, fear, and the second attack online

Arsen Ostrovsky at the scene of the shooting attack at Bondi Beach, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Norway Social Party lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Palestinians in Gaza

Socialist Left Party leader said at the candle lighting ceremony that it was conducted "for the people of Palestine and the victims, but also those who were killed because they were Jews in Sydney.

People attend a demonstration in support of Gaza and Palestinians, near the Royal Palace and the building of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget, in Oslo, Norway, November 4, 2023