Bondi Beach terror attack Archives – J-Wire

Bondi victim Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s final conversations become lasting legacy

Rob Klein — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:58:33 +0000

NSW Premier Chris Minns has told the launch of the book co-authored by Rabbi Eli Schlanger that his murder in the Bondi Beach terror attack was “an unforgivable crime” but would not be allowed to define his life. The book grew out of an unlikely meeting in hospital after Nikki Goldstein became gravely ill with […]

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Educate 10,000 opens doors to understanding Judaism

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 20 May 2026 06:38:34 +0000

More than 40 organisations and hundreds of individuals have pledged to learn more about Victoria’s Jewish community through the JCCV’s Educate 10,000 campaign. The statewide initiative was launched after the Bondi Beach terror attack to encourage Victorians from all backgrounds to learn about Jewish culture, identity and community life. The program includes facilitated sessions, synagogue […]

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Sydney ‘globalise the intifada’ forum moves to outdoor venue after council venue cancelled

Rob Klein — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:51:46 +0000

A controversial Sydney forum defending the slogan “Globalise the Intifada” has been forced out of a City of Sydney venue following public backlash, with organisers claiming the decision has shifted to a new outdoor location. The event, titled “Why it’s right to say Globalise the Intifada”, was organised by the antizionist group Stop The War […]

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First day of Royal Commission hears fear, trauma and calls for action from Jewish Australians

AAP J-Wire — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:23:44 +0000

The first day of public hearings at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has laid bare a mix of fear, anger and urgency within Australia’s Jewish community, with witnesses describing a shift from sporadic abuse to sustained intimidation and violence. The Sydney hearings opened with a focus on lived experience. Much of the […]

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Jewish Australians begin giving evidence as Royal Commission hearings open

AAP J-Wire — Mon, 04 May 2026 02:55:34 +0000

Jewish Australians began giving evidence on Monday as public hearings opened in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, marking the first formal examination of how antisemitism is affecting lives across the country. The opening of Hearing Block 1 comes six months after the ISIS-inspired Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 people were […]

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Bondi exhibition ‘Holding Light’ turns grief into collective response

Rob Klein — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:29:22 +0000

Four months after the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people during a Chanukah celebration, a major exhibition has opened at Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery, transforming grief into a shared act of reflection. Titled ‘Holding Light’, the exhibition brings together 29 artists responding to the December 14 tragedy, with works shaped by loss, memory […]

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Man jailed after mimicking Bondi terror attack and abusing Jews

J-Wire with AAP — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:49:12 +0000

A Sydney man who mimicked the Bondi terror attack and hurled antisemitic abuse at members of the public has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, in a case that has further shaken a community still recovering from the December massacre. Zayne McMillan, 22, was jailed on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of […]

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She lost her father at Bondi. Now she’s fighting the hate that killed him

J-Wire News Service — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:42:03 +0000

The daughter of a man killed in the Bondi terror attack has joined Combat Antisemitism Movement Australia, stepping into a public campaign against the hatred she says led to her father’s death. Sheina Gutnick is the daughter of Reuven Morrison, who was among 15 people murdered during the Chanukah by the Sea event at Bondi’s […]

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Dennis Richardson resigns as Special Adviser to Royal Commission into Antisemitism

Rob Klein — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:54:50 +0000

Former ASIO director-general Dennis Richardson has abruptly resigned from his role as Special Adviser to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Richardson, widely regarded as one of Australia’s most experienced national security figures, stepped down after concluding his contributions had become unnecessary under the commission’s framework. In interviews on Thursday, he described feeling […]

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Israeli mayor brings message of radical hope to Sydney

Rob Klein — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:27:58 +0000

Michal Uziyahu has a phrase she returns to again and again: snap out of it. She first said it on the morning of October 7, holding her sons in a shelter as Hamas terrorists rampaged through her region. She said it again as friends’ names disappeared from emergency WhatsApp groups. And she said it last […]

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