Diaspora

Diaspora Minister Chikli visits Chabad security hub en route to Sydney after Hanukkah attack

The visit came hours after gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney, killing at least 15 people, including Chabad of Bondi emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

 Amichai Chikli lit a Hanukkah candle and praised the CWA security hub as it coordinated with emissaries worldwide following the Sydney attack.
PEOPLE PAY respects at Bondi Pavilion after a shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 15, 2025.

Ignoring antisemitism leads to violence against Jews: Lessons from Bondi Beach – opinion

Members of the local Jewish community embrace at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.

After Bondi Beach attack, Diaspora Jews can no longer assume safety - opinion

Hatzalah in Sydney volunteers responding a mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Lighting Hanukkah candles in an age of Jewish anxiety - opinion


'Heartbroken by barbaric terror attack': Jewish orgs. worldwide react to Bondi Beach mass shooting

Jewish organizations worldwide denounced the Bondi Beach mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, mourning the victims and urging stronger action against rising antisemitic violence.

People hold signs that read, "Antizionism is Bondi Beach, Anti-zionism is Jew Hate" and "Antizionism gets Jews killed" during a vigil outside the Australian Consulate on December 14, 2025 in New York City following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

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.

'F*** the Jews': Gunman fires 20 bullets into Jewish family's Hanukkah-decorated home in California

According to door cam footage, the suspect shouted antisemitic slurs such as 'F*** the Jews' as he fired at the home from his car.

The California home of Jewish family stands after a suspect fired into it while yelling slurs.

Shooting at Bondi Beach is what a globalized intifada looks like - analysis

The Bondi shooting was not an isolated act of violence. It was the logical endpoint of the normalization of radicalized anti-Israel rhetoric in Australia.

A member of a jewish community reacts as he stands at the site of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Towels, bags and baby strollers littered Sydney's Bondi Beach Sunday -- the harrowing aftermath of the country's worst mass shooting in years.

Chabad rabbi murdered in Bondi shooting 'implored' Australia's PM to not 'betray the Jewish people'

Chabad rabbi Eli Schlanger, killed in the Bondi Beach shooting, urged Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to stand with Israel in a September open letter on Facebook.

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.

The Hanukkah miracle that restored our strength and unity - opinion

A year marked by hardship ends with light, unity, and restored hope across the Jewish world.

Bar Kupershtein acknowledges those welcoming him as he comes home last month, in Holon, after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The return of the hostages restored our breath, says the writer.

Mossad sent warnings to Australia about antisemitic terror attack risks

The local police commissioner denied that there was any intelligence prior to the attack, KAN noted.

New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley, NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon attend a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

At least 15 dead, including Israeli, dozens wounded in Bondi Beach Hanukkah event massacre

Several more were wounded in the mass shooting targeting the Hanukkah celebration in Australia's largest city, including an Israeli, the Foreign Ministry added.

Health workers put a patient into an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter.

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation

Dr. Norman Bloom unveils a clear path to reading Hebrew as it was intended to be spoken, after decades of study.

Dr. Norman Bloom.

I have no faith in the future of leadership: American Zionist Movement's collapse - opinion

The American Zionist Movement’s problem is not merely organizational incompetence. It is an ideological collapse.

An AI-generated illustrative image depicting the aging leadership of the American Zionist Movement along with younger Jews feeling alienated.

This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories

What better place to encourage people to learn and share their own immigrant history, digging out the details of who came when, from where and why?

An exhibition launching in December 2025 at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York City celebrates congregants' family immigration stories.