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For many, official promises to stamp out the “evil scourge” of antisemitism and consider further tightening gun control measures come too late.
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US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia
Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security at public events following the weekend's mass shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration on a beach in Australia.
Sunday officially marked the start of Hanukkah in the Jewish community. And with that, folks in our area got together at Rochester's Historic Chateau Theatre for this year's Chanukah Extravaganza, put on by the Chabad of Southern Minnesota.
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Hanukkah menorah parade lights up Fairfax District as participants remember those slain in Australia
"My nephew was on the beach in Bondi... But all he kept saying was, 'We're just going to keep spreading more light and more joy,'" one participant said.
Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.