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The rabbi Eli Snaker (40 years old), Chabad representative in Sydney (Australia), is among the victims of the anti-Semitic attack perpetrated by two individuals in Bondi Beachwhich has left at least 12 fatalities. “His wife gave birth six weeks ago,” said an acquaintance of his during an interview.
According to The Jerusalem Postthe rabbi was at the event Hanukkah to commemorate this Jewish holiday. There they gathered more than 2,000 attendeeswhen two gunmen broke in and killed, so far, 12 people and left dozens injured.
Several weeks earlier, Rabbi Schlanger hosted a memorial evening at Chabad House Bondi Beach in memory of the “envoys of the Chabad movement” who were murdered, including Rabbi Gavriel and Rivki Holtzberg, AH, in Mumbai, and Rabbi Zvi Kogan, AH, in the United Arab Emirates.
Based on his Linkedin profile, consulted by EL ESPAÑOL, The rabbi had been on the Australian beach for 18 years. He was also part of the Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, an international non-profit organization founded in 1969 with the main objective of helping Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe, especially those from the former Soviet Union.
Schlanger spoke four languages: English, Hebrew, Russian and Yiddish, an East Germanic language. He had a wife and two children. He trained at the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch educational institution for advanced Jewish studies, and at the Yeshiva of Brunoy in France.
Israeli lawyer
Just as published The Jerusalem Post, Among the dozens of injured is the lawyer specialized in International Law, Arsen Ostrovsky. He is also head of the Sydney office of the Council on Jewish Affairs/Australia/Israel.
The Israeli lawyer injured in the anti-Semitic attack in Bondi Beach (Sydney) Arsen Ostrovsky.
Just two weeks before the shooting, Ostrovsky had warned about the “alarming increase in hate towards Jews since October 7, including the desecration of Australian monuments that were used as platforms for intimidation.
Anti-Semitic attack
The Australian Police Two people have been arrested after a shooting that occurred on Bondi Beach, one of Sydney’s most famous beaches. The diary Sydney Morning Herald has detailed that witnesses have reported dozens of shots and Australian authorities have confirmed 12 deaths.
At the moment there is, at least 13 injuredas detailed by a health spokesperson from New South Wales, the state in which Sydney is located. The authorities have also confirmed that two police officers were injured, without indicating the severity.
The shooting occurred while the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah during a special event called Chanukka by the Sea, which has been held near a children’s area.
🔴 Two arrested after a shooting on Sydney’s most famous beach: a Jewish holiday was being celebrated and there are at least 13 injured
The Police have detailed that there are already two detainees, although the operation is still underway
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The Police Australia has described the event as a “terrorist attack”, a decision that has mobilized the country’s anti-terrorist brigade.
“The fact that it is the first day of Hanukkah, the type of weapons and other elements that we found at the scene,” have been the main reasons that led authorities to categorize the incident as terrorismaccording to New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon.
Fearing more attacks, the town of Melbourne has canceled its Jewish holiday on the occasion of Hanukkah.
“Wave of anti-Semitism”
The president of Israel, Isaac Herzogcondemned this Sunday the shooting on Bondi beach and urged the Australian Government to combat “the enormous wave of anti-Semitism.”
“At this very moment, our brothers and sisters in Sydney, Australiahave been attacked by vile terrorists in a bloody attack against Jews who went to light the first Hanukkah candle in Bondi Beach“Herzog denounced at an event at his residence in Jerusalem.
“We reiterate our warning again and again to the Australian government to take action and fight against huge wave of antisemitism that devastates Australian society,” he added.