Bondi Beach, Australia
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Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.
Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
For many, official promises to stamp out the “evil scourge” of antisemitism and consider further tightening gun control measures come too late.
The Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s parade of lights and Menorah lighting took on a more somber and defiant tone this year.
Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security at public events following the weekend's mass shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration on a beach in Australia.
Bystander Ahmed al-Ahmad tackled a gunman during the Hanukkah shooting in Sydney on Sunday, saving lives before being shot twice.
Authorities said two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach.