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.

With harrowing expressions of grief and declarations of faith, hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney on Wednesday to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting in which gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah.

Concern has been heightened for American Jews following this weekend's massacre at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.

Jews are fearful of more violence and Muslims are wary of a backlash after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15. Can Australia steer its way toward stability?

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

Former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman spoke out about the Brown University shooting and the Australian terror attack in a post on Sunday.

Members of Folsom's Jewish community gathered to light the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah, emphasizing unity and peace following a shooting targeting a Jewish community in Australia.