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Bondi Beach attack transforms global Hanukkah celebrations into acts of defiance — with added security

JL;DR SUMMARY Following a tragic shooting at a Chabad Hanukkah party in Australia, Jewish communities worldwide, led by Chabad emissaries, have turned their Hanukkah celebrations into powerful acts of defiance against antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityChabadResilienceHanukkahPublic Menorah LightingsSecurityCommunity SolidarityBondi BeachSpiritual Resistance

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"The attack on the event organized by Chabad of Bondi is renewing attention to the public menorah-lightings that are a trademark of Chabads presence around the world,"
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Flanked by private security, Rabbi Moshe Steiner speaks at a Hanukkah gathering in Toronto, Dec. 14."
Ontario, Canada
"Photo by Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images"
Larchmont, New York, United States
"Rabbi Mendel Silberstein of Chabad Lubavitch of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, in suburban New York City, in one statement among many issued by Chabad emissaries."
New York City, New York, United States
"Police departments in major cities emphasized that they would be deploying forces to support Hanukkah festivities."
Mamaroneck, New York, United States
"Rabbi Mendel Silberstein of Chabad Lubavitch of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, in suburban New York City, in one statement among many issued by Chabad emissaries."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"After a deadly shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May and an attack on Israeli hostage solidarity demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, in June,"
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"After a deadly shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May and an attack on Israeli hostage solidarity demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, in June,"
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"He said he himself was planning to attend a public Chabad event Sunday evening in Chicago."

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