"An attack targeting a Hanukkah beach party halfway around the world casts a heavy shadow as Jews in Israel celebrate the holiday for the first time in years without a full-scale war or pandemic. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Singing in Hebrew). MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Jews around the world are mourning the victims of an attack in Australia, victims who included a young girl and a Holocaust survivor. The target was a celebration marking the start of Hanukkah on Sydney's Bondi Beach."
"Reizes says the gunmen in Sydney won't change that, even though a Chabad rabbi was among the dead. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) REIZES: What they want to do is to bring more darkness to the world. And we are sure that our mission now, especially this night, is to bring more lights to the world. (Singing in Hebrew). SOCOLOVSKY: As the rabbi sings with the children, they play with toys that glow and sparkle."
"SOCOLOVSKY: Alice Eldar is happy to be out celebrating again with her toddlers. ALICE ELDAR: Hanukkah is back after a couple of years of... UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Vocalizing). ELDAR: ...Being canceled. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Vocalizing). ELDAR: Hanukkah is finally back. SOCOLOVSKY: It is back in Tel Aviv, with lots of activities around the city for the first time since COVID and the wars that followed the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Now they can go out and buy the traditional jelly-filled donuts c"
An attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach killed attendees, including a young girl and a Holocaust survivor, and left communities mourning. The attack struck a Chabad-organized candle-lighting event where a Chabad rabbi was among the dead. In Tel Aviv, public Hanukkah events returned with large menorah ceremonies and children playing, marking the first major holiday without pandemic restrictions or full-scale war in years. Community leaders emphasized resilience and vowed to answer violence with increased public celebration and light. Families expressed relief at resuming traditions such as buying jelly-filled donuts.
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