US EditionWinnipeg Police Boost Presence at Jewish Community Events After Deadly Hanukkah Attack in Australia
Community leaders called for resilience and unity, with hundreds attending events under heightened security after 15 killed in Sydney, officials said.
- On Dec. 14, 2025, a public menorah lighting at Carl Schurz Park marked the first night of Hanukkah and proceeded after the Sydney attack, hosted by the UJA-Federation of New York, Chabad of the Upper East Side and Kehilath Jeshurun.
- The Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney killed 15 and injured at least 38, and Australian authorities called it a terrorist incident with alleged ties to the Islamic State.
- Rivkah Rothschild said she recited the Shema before attending after Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski urged community members to come out, with attendees feeling fear yet determined to honor victims.
- NYPD increased security across all five boroughs with enhanced patrols and counterterrorism resources while Mark Levine said turnout at public Hanukkah events was "off the charts" on Dec. 14, 2025.
- Community leaders condemned proliferating antisemitic rhetoric and urged denunciations, with Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and others targeting the phrase "globalize the intifada" as violent, while urging New Yorkers to resist intimidation.
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Video. The Hanukca Menorah Ignitions in New York showed solidarity after the attack on Bondi Beach. Zalman Lazaroff gave news of his wounded nephew, under high security.
'We're not afraid,' Jewish community still celebrates after cancelled menorah lighting
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) The deadly shooting at Australias Hanukkah celebration this past weekend has created a lot of fear in the Jewish community.The celebration here at the Chabad of Downtown almost didnt even happen due to security concerns.But it did. And the second nights candle was lit by people putting faith over fear.A peaceful religious tradition turned deadly on the other side of the world.This past weekend, gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah c…
The churches condemned the terrorist attack in Sydney and expressed solidarity with Jews.
Menorah lighting a chance for this Jewish community in Ontario to 'feel a togetherness'
Members of the Jewish community in Waterloo, Ont., celebrated the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday by lighting a massive five-metre-high menorah, taking time to also reflect on the fatal shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
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