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

Chicagoans gathered Sunday with heavy hearts to light the menorah on the first day of Hanukkah. The shooting, that left at least 15 dead and 42 wounded, was Australia's deadliest in nearly 30 years.

There are not words strong enough to condemn violence directed toward the Jewish community,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said.

Jewish leaders said they won't be deterred from celebrating Hanukkah and the true message of the holiday. Lauren Victory reports.

The economics class that was attacked is taught by Rachel Friedberg, a Jewish faculty member who researches the intersection of economics and Jewish studies and who has worked extensively in

The incident is currently being investigated as a hate crime, and Redlands Police said they believed the family was targeted because of the Hanukkah decorations. They also said they would provide additional patrols in the area and around local places of worship.

More than 100 people gathered for prayers and lit the first candle of the menorah in Winnipeg during a ceremony overshadowed by a deadly shooting in Australia hours earlier during a similar Hanukkah celebration.

Gal Gadot, Ashton Kutcher, Mandy Moore, Rebel Wilson and more responded to the devastating mass shooting in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. The attack, which local authorities described as a terrorist attack against Australian Jews,