Slain rabbi's letter warning Australian PM about antisemitism gains tragic relevance after deadly Hanukkah terror attack on Bondi Beach left at least 16 dead.

A Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old and a Chabad rabbi were among the 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday. Hundreds of people had gathered to mark the first day of the Jewish festival before the attackers struck at the event in Sydney.

An attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney has drawn attention to Australia’s distinctive Jewish community.

The two men who killed 15 people on Sunday were driven by “Islamic State ideology,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australia’s public broadcaster.

The country endured its deadliest mass killing in nearly 30 years, with the massacre of 15 people this weekend during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.

Israeli officials are blaming the Australian government for ignoring antisemitism before the deadly Sydney terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday.

A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed ‌as ​a hero after disarming one of the ‌gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and ​another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around ‍them.

An investigation is underway after a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.