The meaning of Hanukkah helps process through the darkness of latest antisemitic attack in Australia, Jewish community leaders say.

Hanukkah celebrations continued in Chicago's Jewish community in light of the shooting in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend.

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

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 child is one of at least 15 people killed in an attack in Australia at one of the world’s most famous beaches. One of the gunman was also shot dead.

Sydney will pause in grief on Wednesday as funerals begin for some of the 15 people killed in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades — a Jewish Hanukkah celebration-turned-tragedy that shook the nation and intensified fears of rising antisemitism and violent extremism.

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.

Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.