Hanukkah, Bondi Beach and Sydney
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The shooting that targeted a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has caused fear and grief but will not deter Hanukkah events, community leaders say.
Hanukkah Hunukka, light the menorah. A large group of people packed the events room at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara on Wednesday
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Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
A child is one of at least 15 people killed in an attack in Australia at one of the world’s most famous beaches. One of the gunman was also shot dead.
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Chicago police boost security around Hanukkah events after Sydney attack
As the Jewish community in Chicago prepares to celebrate Hanukkah, police have stepped up patrols around synagogues, schools, and public holiday events.
Only light can dispel the darkness and celebrating Hanukkah represents that light," Joel Schwitzer, Dallas' American Jewish Committee regional director, said.
In the aftermath of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australians mourn 15 victims, including a rabbi and a child. The incident, potentially linked to Islamic State extremism,
Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.
At least 38 people were being treated in hospitals after the massacre on Sunday, when the two shooters fired indiscriminately on the beachfront festivities.