The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Australia and the global Jewish community are reeling after gunmen killed at least 15 people in a horrifying attack on a Hanukkah celebration.

Jordan, a 23-year-old yacht manager who asked me to use only his first name, said his childhood memories of Bondi—and Australia’s sense of safety—were forever replaced by the scene of horror. “A lot of people compare America to Australia,

Hanukkah, one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays, begins Sunday, Dec. 14. Known as the festival of lights, Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday in the Jewish faith marked by the nightly lighting of candles.

Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Hanukkah celebrations around the world may face stepped-up security after a shooting rampage at Bondi Beach in Australia. A father and son are accused of carrying out what authorities call an antisemitic attack that left more than a dozen people dead.

Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.

SCHENECTADY — People crowded Jay Street outside City Hall on Sunday to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. The Jewish Festival of Lights commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees led a revolt against Greek-Syrian oppression that ended in 160 B.C.E.