More than 20,000 Sydneysiders have gathered at Bondi Beach exactly a week after two gunmen, targeting Jews celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, shot dead 15 people.
NSW Premier Chris Minns was cheered by the crowd during his speech while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has been criticised for inaction on antisemitism, was booed at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies organised event ‘Light Over Darkness’, which was held last night at 6:47pm, the time the massacre started.
The state government had designated Sunday as a Day of Reflection, calling for Australians around the country to light a candle in honour of the lives lost.
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- Many attendees gathered in front of Bondi Pavilion to lay flowers, paying respects to the victims. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- Flowers left at the footbridge where the father-and-son shooters preyed on ‘Chanukah by the Sea’ attendees. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- A couple embrace as they take in the growing memorial. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- A large crowd seated at Bondi Beach Park listened to various speakers on an outdoor screen. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- Visitors lay flowers outside the pavilion. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- A note left by the Australian Islamic Culture Centre expresses condemnation of the attack against Jews. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- An improvised shrine atop the footbridge. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- A large menorah placed on the footbridge. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- A woman lights candles as the sun sets. Photo: Orlando Sagar
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- The vigil attracted a large crowd from across the community, which remained well after dark. Photo: Orlando Sagar
