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Bondi memorial hears community chose pride over fear

More than 200 members of Sydney’s Jewish community, together with victims’ families, survivors, first responders and supporters, gathered in...

Permanent memorial to honour lives lost in Bondi attack

A memorial for the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack is set to be installed as part of...

Community to gather in Bondi to mark six months since tragedy

Sydney’s Jewish community and friends will gather this Sunday evening, 14 June, to mark six months since the devastating...

‘Likely’ Chanukah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did...

Jewish Australians begin giving evidence as Royal Commission hearings open

Jewish Australians began giving evidence on Monday as public hearings opened in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social...

PM pledges to adopt all recommendations from interim Commission report

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to adopt all recommendations from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion,...

Jewish events to face tighter security as royal commission interim report sets out reforms

Public Jewish life in Australia is set to operate under heightened security as the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and...

Bondi exhibition ‘Holding Light’ turns grief into collective response

Four months after the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people during a Chanukah celebration, a major exhibition...

Councils to gather in Bondi for antisemitism summit

Waverley Council plans to co-host a national summit on antisemitism and social cohesion in Bondi later this year, ahead...

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed honoured with keys to the city of Waverley

Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has been awarded the keys to the City of Waverley in honour...

Four inseparable friends and the enduring legacy of Bondi

Marika Pogany went down to Bondi Beach with three close friends for a celebration on an idyllic Sydney summer...

Monday Morning Cooking Club is back with a book for the next generation

The Monday Morning Cooking Club did not set out to build a publishing brand. It set out to save...

Bondi shooter speaks as ‘onerous conditions’ outlined

The surviving gunman from the Bondi Beach terror attack has faced court for the first time on 15 murder...

Bondi survivor gives thanks at the Rebbe’s grave

Yanky Super, a 24-year-old paramedic and volunteer on duty with Sydney’s Hatzalah emergency medical services, didn’t even hear a...

NSW announces $1m mental health and resilience package after Bondi terror attack

The NSW government has announced a further $1 million in funding for Jewish community mental health and resilience programs...

Bondi Beach hero Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff receives key to the city

Waverley Council honours rabbi who rushed to aid wounded officer during Bondi terror attack In a moving ceremony on February...

‘Hate in hearts’: illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

Extremist preachers using unlicensed premises to radicalise followers could be on the hook for more than $100,000 as local...

Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed and Sydney rabbi visit Rebbe’s resting place

Fresh off the 22-hour flight from Sydney to New York, Ahmed al-Ahmed and Rabbi Yehoram Ulman paused on Tuesday...

Israeli hailed as hero granted permanent residency

Gefen Bitton, a 30-year-old Israeli national who was seriously injured while helping others during the terrorist attack at Bondi...

Light in the darkness: ‘Sunnukiah’ finds new meaning after Bondi terror attack

At around 3 am on 15 December, Rabbi Mendy Litzman of Hatzolah was driving home from hospital. He had...