US EditionFrench Victim of Bondi Attack Laid to Rest in Israel
Dan Elkayam was among 15 people killed in an anti-Semitic attack at a Chanukah event, with funerals held in Sydney and his burial in Israel.
- On Dec 25, Dan Elkayam was laid to rest in Ashdod, where hundreds gathered to mourn the French national killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack.
- Authorities say Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly opened fire at the Chanukah By the Sea event earlier this month; Naveed remains detained facing more than 50 charges, and Sajid was killed by police.
- Dan Elkayam was a 27-year-old IT engineer sponsored by NBCUniversal who lived in Sydney's eastern suburbs with his girlfriend and played semi-professional soccer for Rockdale Ilinden FC.
- Funerals were held throughout the past two weeks, and Yechiel Lasri, Mayor of Ashdod, delivered a eulogy and announced a day of mourning for Dan Elkayam.
- Family members said Elkayam was targeted because he was Jewish, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot calling the attack a 'tragic manifestation of anti-Semitic hatred.
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Shielded a 10-year-old Matilda with his body, paid with his life: Dan Elkayam buried in Israel
A French national who had immigrated to Australia, Elkayam worked as an IT engineer and was also a semi-professional soccer player. By Eitan Devir, Jewish Breaking News Hundreds of mourners gathered at the cemetery in Ashdod for the funeral of 27-year-old Dan David Elkayam, who was killed in the brutal Hanukkah terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Family members and friends accompanied the procession as Elkayam was laid to rest in the city whe…
A tragic shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney, has left at least 15 dead and several injured. The attack appeared to have targeted Jews during Hanukkah, but there are also stories of heroism among the Muslims present. We analyze extremism and the importance of judging individuals, not communities. —– Comment, share, and don't forget to subscribe […]
Under a clear winter sky, a wave of emotion passed through, on Thursday 25 December, the cemetery of the coastal city of Ashdod in Israel. At 12:35 p.m., the funeral ceremony of 27-year-old Dan Elkayam, the Frenchman who was murdered on 14 December during the attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, brought together several hundred relatives from Israel, France and Australia.From Bourget (Seine-Saint-Denis), this computer engineer installed about two ye…
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