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People mourned the death of Rabbi Eli Schlanger during the first funeral for those killed in the Bondi Beach shooting. He was a key organizer of the Jewish event that was tarnished by a mass shooting.
The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.
The Australian authorities said the 24-year-old man, who had been shot by the police, woke from a coma on Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators said they were also looking into a trip to the Philippines that the father-and-son attackers took last month.
The Bondi Beach massacre has people fearing more anti-Jewish violence — and an Islamophobic backlash. But there are reasons to think stability will prevail.
Dash cam footage has emerged of Boris and Sofia Gurman trying to disarm one of the suspected attackers. The couple were killed, but their bravery was lauded by Australians.
Australia’s prime minister said the gunmen behind a shooting at a Jewish festival were motivated by the Islamic State. Investigators also said one of the gunmen was a licensed holder of several firearms.
Following a deadly shooting on Sunday, members of the Australian Jewish community have expressed anger toward the government over a failure to do enough to address concerns about rising antisemitism in Australia.
The police said on Monday that they expected to bring criminal charges against the surviving suspect, who is in a coma after being shot by the police.
Jillian Segal, the country’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, said the deadly incident was shocking but not surprising amid a rise in violence targeting the Jewish community.