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A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.
The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were lit with a menorah on Monday night, in support of Australia's Jewish community following the deadly Bondi Beach attack on the first day of Hanukkah.
Maryland politicians condemned antisemitism while Jewish community leaders vowed to continue “spreading light” after Sunday’s terror attack in Australia.
Buffalo's Jewish community came together for a menorah lighting, organizers also paid tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Australia.
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US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia
NEW YORK (AP) — Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security measures at public events — including restrictions on access — following the deadly mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a popular Australian beach.
A memorial is growing in Sydney after two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
The Jewish community on Colorado’s Western Slope is continuing Hanukkah celebrations with public menorah lightings scheduled this week in Montrose, Durango, Crested Butte, and Telluride. Organizers said security personnel will be present at the lighting to ensure the safety of attendees.
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Undeterred by Sydney attack, Chabad defiantly celebrates Hanukkah around the world
Chabad, the international Hasidic Jewish movement that held the Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, often bears the brunt of antisemitic attacks. That's because in the Jewish world, it is boldly public facing.
Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, like many in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, spent Sunday torn between celebrating his faith’s festival of lights and mourning an antisemitic attack in Australia. But the stin
The attack at Bondi Beach has Jewish organizations making sure their members and congregation are safe this week for Hannukah.
"Please say Psalms 20 & 21 for my son, Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff, who was shot in a terrorist attack at a Chanukah event he was running for Chabad of Bondi in Sydney, Australia," Yossi Lazaroff wrote Sunday. "The Chabad Rabbi he was working with Rabbi Eli Schlanger was killed. Praying for all the victims and their families."