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The last witnesses: Holocaust survivors confront rising antisemitism

They survived the Holocaust and spent decades warning the world. Now, from Jerusalem and Sydney, two women watch antisemitism return 

As survivors of the Holocaust begin to dwindle, two survivors confront rising antisemitism.
Placards with hand written messages on them line train tracks during The International March Of The Living at Auschwitz- Birkenau.

Raised with survivors: A journalist's journey to uncover her family's past

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

Albanese rejects royal commission into Hanukkah Bondi attack

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Not what I used to call home: Bondi attack shocks Australian Jews, tests national values - opinion


Australia's NSW to ban terror symbols, curb protests in wake of Bondi Beach terror shooting

The terrorism and other legislation amendment bill is expected to clear the upper house of the New South Wales parliament on Tuesday.

CCTV footage shows Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid Akram carrying items wrapped in blankets in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

Jerusalem memorial ceremony for Bondi Beach terror victims in tandem with ceremony in Sydney

President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal joined Australians living in Israel, visiting Australians, bereaved relatives, Chabad rabbis, and senior officials for a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem.

ISRAELIS LIGHT candles the day after after two gunmen shot and killed people gathered on Australia's Bondi beach for the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem on December 15, 2025.

Albanese drowned out by jeers as Australians hold vigil for Bondi Beach massacre

Australian PM Albanese was booed by the crowd on arrival, and later when the speaker mentioned his name during the memorial.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seem during the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025

‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack

“I named her Matilda because she was our firstborn in Australia. And I thought that Matilda was the most Australian name that could ever exist,” said father Michael.

Mourners gather for the funeral for 10-year-old Matilda at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall after the shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.

'Damn it, wake up!': Netanyahu's scathing message to Albanese in wake of Bondi massacre

Asserting the victims, including 10-year-old Matilda, would still be alive had Albanese heeded warnings, Netanyahu urged his Australian counterpart to act on intelligence.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts as he speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

My Word: The forces of light and darkness - opinion

A Hanukkah candlelighting in Australia became the scene of a terror attack, showing how appeasement of global antisemitism now spills into deadly violence.

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Bondi Beach massacre exposes Israel’s limits, forcing a rethink on Jewish security abroad

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Sydney attack highlights the need to rethink how Jerusalem approaches the security of Jews far beyond Israel’s borders.

In an age of “globalizing the intifada,” what is Israel’s responsibility for the security of Jews abroad and what are the limits of its reach? A sign reading “Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too” is seen among floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Thursday to honor victims

Jewish Australian MP discusses Bondi terror, rising antisemitism, Jewish safety - exclusive

The murder of 15 people at Bondi Beach has shaken Australia to its core. For Mark Dreyfus, a Jewish member of the Australian ruling party, it is not only a national tragedy but a deeply personal one.

MARK DREYFUS at Bondi on Monday, 16 December, 2025, with the Governor-Gnereal of Australia, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, and her husband Mr. Simeon Beckett SC

Sydney Opera House lit with menorah after deadly antisemitic attack

“Lighting the Opera House is a simple but powerful gesture: a message to the world that we cherish our Jewish community, that we honour their courage, and that we stand with them in solidarity."

The Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Beyond the Headlines: First night of Hanukkah in Australia - opinion

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Rabbi Aharon Tzohar with Saba Shmuel.

Witnesses describe ‘absolute bloodbath’ in Bondi Hanukkah attack

"I saw blood gushing from me. I saw people hit, saw people fall to the ground," said Ostrovsky, “My only concern was, where are my kids? Where are my kids? Where’s my wife, where’s my family?”

Arsen Ostrovsky, an Australian-Israeli activist, was injured in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack on Dec. 14, 2025, in Sydney.