Holocaust Survivor Killed While Shielding Wife During Bondi Massacre That Left 16 Dead

"A 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who fled Europe decades ago to start a new life in Australia has been identified as one of the murdered victims of the Bondi Beach shooting that has left 16 dead including one child and 42 people hospitalized. Alex Kleytman, a Ukrainian-Australian citizen and retired civil engineer, was shot dead while trying to protect his wife, Larisa, when two alleged gunmen opened fire on crowds celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi on Sunday evening."

"The two had been married for 50 years and shared 2 children and 11 grandchildren. She detailed the moment that the gunmen opened fire in an interview with The Australian, telling the newspaper that people began to collapse around them as shots rang out: At this moment [Alex] was behind me and at one moment he decided to go close to me. He pushed his body up because he wanted to stay near me."

"The attack has left 16 people dead, including a 10-year-old girl, and sent shockwaves through Australia's Jewish community in what is the most devastating mass shooting in the country in over 30 years. Police say the alleged attackers were a father and son. The father, Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police. His son, Naveed Akram, 24, was subdued and has been hospitalized."

An 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Alex Kleytman, was among 16 people killed in a mass shooting at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration that also hospitalized 42 people. Kleytman, a Ukrainian-Australian retired civil engineer, was shot while moving to shield his wife, Larisa, after gunmen opened fire on festival crowds. The couple had attended from Matraville and had been married fifty years with two children and eleven grandchildren. Authorities say the alleged attackers were a father and son; the father, Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police and the son, Naveed Akram, 24, was subdued and hospitalized. Officials confirmed the elder Akram held a firearms licence for six weapons. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as antisemitic terrorism.

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