Jews, Hanukkah and attack

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As Jews celebrate Hanukkah, America’s Jewish community is on edge in wake of antisemitic attack in Australia
Members of the Jewish community across the world woke up Sunday to yet another fatal attack — something that has become all too common for those of the faith.

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‘From Sydney to Baltimore’: Maryland Jews react to Hanukkah terror attack in Australia
Live updates: Death toll rises to 16 in attack on Jewish community in Australia, police say
What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish event
Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday were a rabbi who was a father of five, a Holocaust survivor, and a 1...

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Maryland Jewish community condemns violence following deadly Hanukkah attack in Australia
Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 after targeting Jewish celebration were father and son, police say
Father and son who killed 15 people at Bondi named, as Australian PM pushes for tougher gun laws
He confirms that at least 12 people have died and 29 others have been transported to various hospitals - including two police officers who are in serious condition.

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Mass shootings are rare in Australia. Here is a look at some previous attacks
Australia: Twelve killed in gun attack targeting Jewish community

Sydney, Bondi Beach and Australian Jews

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Terrorist attack targets Jews at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 15
SYDNEY—Two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah event Sunday on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in what officials called a terrorist attack on Australia’s Jewish community. One suspect was also killed and the other is in critical condition. It was the country’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.

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Sydney mourns victims killed in Bondi mass shooting
At least 11 killed in mass shooting at Australian Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach
Britain's King Charles 'appalled and saddened' by shooting in Sydney
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles said he and Queen Camilla were "appalled and saddened" by the shooting targeting Jewish people at a Chanukah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Su...

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UK events remember Bondi victims as police step up security in Jewish communities
QUOTE BOX World reacts to deadly shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach
Eleven killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach, police say
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describes the attack as "an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation"

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Father And Son Gunmen Kill At Least 15 People In Attack On Hanukkah Event At Sydney's Bondi Beach
Police say 2 arrested after reports of several people shot at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach attack stokes fear as 'tsunami of anti-Jewish hate' grows

Once again, Jewish people were targeted and attacked on a major religious holiday, marking the latest escalation in an antisemitism epidemic.
Independent Journal Review

FLASHBACK: Islamists Gathered To Chant ‘F*ck The Jews’ After Oct. 7 Just Minutes From Beach Shooting Site

Just after Hamas murdered more than 1,000 people Oct. 7, 2023, Islamists gathered at the Sydney Opera House chanting, “Gas

Syrian-American Jews register first Jewish NGO in Syria to restore heritage

A group of Syrian-American Jews has registered a nongovernmental organization in Syria to restore Jewish heritage
The Forward

How Eastern Europe’s Jews celebrated a merry ‘nitl’ Christmas

Call me a softie, but I love a traditional Christmas Eve. If you don’t find me eating Chinese food and watching a movie, I might be catching Gotham Comedy Club’s “A Very Jewish Christmas!” show or comedian Joel Chasnoff’s “ Christmas for the Jews .
Religion News Service on MSN

‘I couldn't go to anybody's rally’: Since Oct. 7, some Black Jews struggle to find belonging

A report on Black Jews’ feelings and experiences post-Oct. 7, 2023, suggests many have felt increasingly marginalized in their Jewish communities and tokenized outside of them.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jews ‘own everything,’ sports commentators Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco claim

The former NFL players disparaged Jews on their podcast, while the Jewish streamer they addressed laughed it off.
The Times of Israel

Jews for Jesus poll: 1/5 of Jewish millennials believe Christ was God

NEW YORK (JTA) — Are Jewish millennials the most religious generation? And do one-fifth of them think Jesus was God in human form? Yes and yes, says a new survey of 599 Jews born from 1984 to 1999. The survey creates a contradictory portrait of Jewish ...
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