Australia, Hanukkah and Bondi Beach
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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.
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,
Officials said 15 people are dead after gunmen targeted the attendees of a Jewish community event on Sunday in Australia's Bondi Beach. Another 40 people were hospitalized with injuries, including a child and two officers,
Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.
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Increased security at LA Hanukkah events amid shooting in Australia
Jewish communities across Los Angeles are continuing Hanukkah celebrations under heightened security following recent global and local antisemitic attacks.
American witness describes chaos as gunfire erupted at Sydney's "Chanukah By The Sea" festival, killing 12 and injuring 29 in targeted terror attack.
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.
US President Donald Trump has urged nations to have a united front against radical Islam after an Islamic State-inspired terror attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach claimed 15 lives.
The Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s parade of lights and Menorah lighting took on a more somber and defiant tone this year.