We all learned the simple Hanukkah story in kindergarten, and our children are learning it to this day: The evil Greeks imposed harsh edicts and prevented the Jews from observing the Torah commandments. The admirers of Greek culture, the…
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Leading Australian Rabbi Implores Israeli Government to Tone Down Its Rhetoric Over Bondi Terror Attack
‘No Need for Diagnoses From Far-off’
Rabbi Benjamin Elton, the spiritual leader of the oldest synagogue in Sydney, told a Knesset committee that he would encourage Israeli leaders to ‘have confidence in the Jewish institutions in Australia, to…
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'Remember her name': Sydney mourns 10-year-old Matilda, youngest victim of Bondi terror attack
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for the family, in honor of the ‘bright, joyful, and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her.’ It has already raised over $400,000, well over the $18,600 goal
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Prisoners, Gold Seekers, and Refugees From Nazis: The Story of Jews and Australia Since 1788
In the summer of 1788, several ships docked at Sydney, Australia, after a grueling 250-day journey. Their passengers, about 1,000 convicts exiled from England, were the first settlers in this new penal colony on a far-off continent. Eight of them…
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Analysis | It Isn’t Fair or Rational. But the Bondi Massacre Is a Reminder That Jews Will Always Be Targets
On my last visit to Australia in September 2023, the streets of the heavily Jewish neighborhood I was staying in were full of ads offering to “Fly to Israel on Emirates this holiday.” I was speaking at Limmud Oz, a festival of Jewish learning and…
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In Photos: Bondi, the Beach That Lost Its Innocence
SYDNEY — The terror attack in Bondi broke my heart. It’s not that we aren’t used to terror – here, there, everywhere. And yet something felt different. Maybe it was the location, maybe the distance, or maybe the sense that this was a corner…
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New dashcam video reportedly shows couple tried to disarm Sydney attacker before being killed
The couple, identified by The Sydney Morning Herald as Boris and Sofia Gurman, were the first two victims of Sunday’s attack at a Chabad event at the famous Bondi Beach
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A Terrible Line Has Been Crossed. Australia Has Become a Place of Mass Killing of Jews – Opinion
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From Bondi to Mumbai: How Chabad has been targeted in antisemitic attacks around the world
The terror attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday was not the first directed at the Chabad Lubavitch movement and its institutions. As the movement has expanded its reach, it has also enhanced its exposure to attacks
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'It's horrific. We begged our government to prevent this': Australian Jews are angry after the Bondi terror attack
'It's horrific. We begged our government to prevent this': Australian Jews are angry after the Bondi terror attack
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