This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2025 mass shooting at a Chabad Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack
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Fast Forward Bondi gunmen condemned ‘Zionist’ actions prior to attack and threw bombs that failed to detonate, police say
The surviving attacker faces 15 counts of murder
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Fast Forward ‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief
The 10-year-old is being memorialized with bumblebees that tie to her middle name
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Opinion He lost family during the Bondi Beach attack. Hours later, he helped feed 600 unhoused people in LA
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Politics Richmond mayor facing resignation calls over posts calling Sydney massacre ‘false flag’
The posts shared by Mayor Eduardo Martinez, a vocal critic of Israel, blamed Jews for the attack that left 15 dead
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Fast Forward As Australian Jews call for action on antisemitism, prime minister unveils moves to curb hate speech
“More could have been done, and I accept my responsibility,” Anthony Albanese said in a speech following the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack
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Antisemitism Decoded Some people are learning the wrong lessons from Ahmed al Ahmed
Divergent reactions to al Ahmed's heroics demonstrates the difficulty of having honest conversations about antisemitism
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Letters Australia’s Yiddish community is thriving, not reviving
Yiddish has been sustained as a language there for more than 100 years
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Opinion What can really be done to prevent antisemitic attacks like Bondi Beach?
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