It was late in the night when Yisroel Goldstein received a call from a relative notifying him of the shooting at Bondi Beach.

Chabad, the international Hasidic Jewish movement that held the Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, often bears the brunt of antisemitic attacks. That's because in the Jewish world, it is boldly public facing.

As New York police investigate a stabbing possibly fueled by antisemitism just days after the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, leaders in the Jewish community say the incidents have only worsened the fear and anxiety they already face every day.

The shooting that targeted a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has caused fear and grief but will not deter Hanukkah events, community leaders say.

A Tri-State Rabbi is mourning friends and colleagues killed in what Australia’s prime minister called an act of “antisemitic terrorism” at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney.

Israel's ambassador to Australia has called for greater protection of Jewish people in Australia as dozens of people lined up on Tuesday at Sydney's Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 victims and those wounded in the weekend's Hanukkah festival shootings.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting on Bondi Beach a terrorist attack targeting a Hanukkah celebration. One suspect was killed and another was in custody, investigators said.