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12/16/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/sydney-opera-house-lit-by-giant-menorah-as-vigils-for-bondi-beach-victims-take-place-across-australia/

Sydney Opera House lit by giant menorah as vigils for Bondi Beach victims take place across Australia (JTA) — The Sydney Opera House was illuminated by a large menorah Monday night, a solemn tribute to the 15 lives lost the previous day in an antisemitic terror attack that rocked Australia’s Jew...

12/16/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/jewish-donors-help-raise-1-3m-for-ahmed-al-ahmed-the-muslim-man-who-disarmed-a-bondi-beach-attacker/

Jewish donors help raise $1.3M for Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim man who disarmed a Bondi Beach attacker By GRACE GILSON (JTA) — A crowdfunding campaign to support Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim fruit seller shot after disarming one of the men who was attacking a Chanukah event in Sydney, generated $1.3 ...

12/16/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/op-ed-the-bondi-beach-attack-is-inspiring-jewish-pride-for-our-childrens-sake-we-need-to-allow-our-fear-too/

OP-ED: The Bondi Beach attack is inspiring Jewish pride. For our children’s sake, we need to allow our fear, too. By DAVID BRYFMAN (JTA) — Just last Monday night, I experienced one of the pinnacles of my professional life: interviewing Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin. That evening, Rachel, w...

12/15/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/attackers-on-sydney-chanukah-celebration-ided-as-father-and-son-sajid-and-naveed-akram/

Attackers on Sydney Chanukah celebration IDed as father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram By PHILISSA CRAMER Australian authorities have identified the two gunmen who unleashed a deadly shooting attack on a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a father and son who are Pakistani nationals. Sajid Ak...

12/15/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/police-in-redlands-california-investigating-shooting-attack-on-jewish-familys-chanukah-display/

Police in Redlands, California, investigating shooting attack on Jewish family’s Chanukah display By GRACE GILSON (JTA) — A California home decorated for Chanukah was targeted Friday night in a drive-by shooting, with police saying the assailants fired what appeared to be an airsoft gun from a c...

12/15/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/brown-university-students-light-first-chanukah-candle-in-the-shadow-of-mass-shooting/

Brown University students light first Chanukah candle in the shadow of mass shooting By SHIRA LI BARTOV (JTA) — PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Dozens of Brown University students shielded their candles at a menorah lighting that doubled as a vigil on Sunday night as the Chanukah arrived under a shee...

12/14/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/world-leaders-react-to-deadly-chanukah-terror-attack-in-sydney/

World leaders react to deadly Chanukah terror attack in Sydney (JNS.org) – World leaders offered varied reactions to Sunday’s terrorist attack against Jews in Sydney, ranging from offering general condolences, including by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to accusing the Australian govern.....

12/14/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/chabad-and-uptown-jcc-host-chanukah-community-events/

Chabad and Uptown JCC host Chanukah community events The Chabad at the Riverwalk annual Chanukah lighting ceremony sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch of Louisiana will take place this evening, Sun., Dec. 14, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Spanish Plaza. Attorney Brad Eisenberg lights the giant Chanukiah at th...

12/14/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/unarmed-man-who-tackled-bondi-beach-hanukkah-attacker-identified-as-ahmed-al-ahmed/

Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed By PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) — A viral video circulating after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack showed an unarmed man racing toward one of the shooters and tackling him from behind before wrestling the gun from his hands...

12/12/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/asking-the-four-questions-on-chanukah/

Asking the Four Questions… on Chanukah” By RABBI JOSEPH H. PROUSER While no independent tractate is devoted to Chanukah, an extended Talmudic passage, beginning on Shabbat 21a, discusses “The Festival of Lights” at some length… addressing four basic questions: If the Chanukah lights/candle...

12/12/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/op-ed-cities-standing-together-why-combating-antisemitism-begins-at-home/

OP-ED: Cities Standing Together: Why Combating Antisemitism Begins at Home By LISA KATZ New Orleans knows all too well the dangers of violent extremism. Last New Year’s Eve, a madman driven by hate took the lives of 14 innocent souls in the Bourbon Street ramming attack. The events of that dark ...

12/12/2025

https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/top-adl-civil-rights-lay-leader-quits-accusing-group-of-being-useful-idiot-for-trump/

Top ADL civil rights lay leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump By RON KAMPEAS (JTA) — The former top litigation volunteer at the Anti-Defamation League is making public his scorching resignation letter from the group, in the latest sign of Jewish discontent over the or...

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