Multiple Jewish organizations in Jacksonville staffed their Hanukkah celebrations with more security, which they said was in response to the deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Sunday in Sydney,

Sydney will pause in grief on Wednesday as funerals begin for some of the 15 people killed in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades — a Jewish Hanukkah celebration-turned-tragedy that shook the nation and intensified fears of rising antisemitism and violent extremism.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

The Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s parade of lights and Menorah lighting took on a more somber and defiant tone this year.