10-year-old girl, Holocaust survivor among victims of deadly Australia Hanukkah attack

The deadly panic onslaught astatine a Hanukkah solemnisation astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney, Australia, near astatine slightest 15 dead, including a 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust subsister and an aged couple.

Australian authorities identified the assailants arsenic a father-son duo and said the onslaught was inspired by ISIS. The begetter was killed connected the scene, portion the lad was changeable by constabulary and taken for aesculapian care.

Matilda Britvan

The youngest unfortunate of the deadly rampage was 10-year-old Matilda Britvan.

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10-year-old Matilda was among the 15 radical killed successful the Bondi Beach violent incidental successful Australia. (GoFundMe)

Lina Chernykh, Britvan's aunt, told Australia's 9News that her niece was "a blessed kid" and "open-hearted."

"Everywhere she goes, she was similar a sun," Chernykh told the outlet.

Britvan and her six-year-old sister were enjoying the Hanukkah celebrations erstwhile the gunmen opened fire, according to 9News. The 10-year-old was changeable successful beforehand of her sister and was rushed to the hospital, but she could not beryllium saved, 9News reported.

A GoFundMe acceptable up by Britvan's teacher, Irina Goodhew, describes her arsenic "a bright, joyful, and spirited kid who brought airy to everyone astir her."

"Matilda was a agleam and loving psyche who taught america that existent goodness is successful the emotion and compassion we share. Her representation reminds america to transportation kindness successful our hearts and dispersed it to the world," the GoFundMe leafage reads.

Alex Kleytman

Alex Kleytman, 87, was a Holocaust subsister from Ukraine. He and his woman of 57 years, Larisa Kleytman, who is besides a Holocaust survivor, were celebrating Hanukkah astatine Bondi Beach erstwhile the onslaught began.

Chabad, an planetary Jewish organization, said that Alex died portion shielding Larisa from the gunmen's bullets. The enactment noted that successful summation to his wife, Alex leaves down 11 grandchildren.

"I person nary husband. I don't cognize wherever is his body. Nobody tin springiness maine immoderate answer," Larisa told reporters extracurricular a Sydney infirmary connected Sunday, according to the BBC.

"We were lasting and abruptly came the 'boom boom', and everybody fell down. At this moment, helium was down maine and astatine 1 infinitesimal helium decided to spell adjacent to me. He pushed his assemblage up due to the fact that helium wanted to enactment adjacent me," Larisa told Australian media, according to the BBC.

The Bondi assemblage mourns the nonaccomplishment of Rabbi Eli Schlanger. (Facebook/Zalman N Shterna Lewis)

Rabbi Eli Schlanger

Rabbi Eli Schlanger was the adjunct rabbi astatine Chabad of Bondi and a cardinal organizer of the "Chanukah by the Sea" event, according to Chabad. The enactment said that Schlanger had served arsenic a rabbi and chaplain for the Bondi assemblage for 18 years.

In September, Schlanger wrote a missive to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him "not to betray the Jewish people." The letter, which has garnered renewed attraction since the deadly attack, was posted connected Schlanger's Facebook page. Schlanger told Albanese that helium had "the accidental to basal connected the broadside of information and righteousness."

The missive was written soon aft Australia voted astatine the United Nations to admit Palestinian statehood.

Boris and Sofia Gurman

Boris and Sofia Gurman, a Russian-Jewish couple, confronted 1 of the gunmen earlier the onslaught astatine Bondi Beach began. While they were capable to momentarily disarm him, the assailant grabbed different firearm and killed the couple.

The Gurmans would person celebrated their 35th wedding day successful January, according to a GoFundMe acceptable up for the family. They were besides astir to observe Sofia's 62nd day connected Dec. 17, conscionable days aft she was killed.

"They were radical of heavy kindness, quiescent strength, and unwavering attraction for others. Devoted to their household and to each other, their lack has near a void that cannot beryllium filled," the GoFundMe reads. "In the moments earlier their passing, Boris — with Sofia courageously beside him — attempted to intervene to support others. This enactment of bravery and selflessness reflects precisely who they were: radical who instinctively chose to help, adjacent astatine large idiosyncratic risk."

Edith Brutman

Edith Brutman served arsenic vice president of an anti-prejudice and anti-discrimination committee astatine B’nai B’rith New South Wales (NSW), according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Ernie Friedlander, the president of the Alfred Dreyfus committee, who worked intimately with Brutman, told the Sydney Morning Herald that she was "a precise clever lady" who was "passionate astir dealing with prejudice and discrimination."

"She was ever there, and she had precise beardown opinions," Friedlander added.

The Brutman household gave a connection connected Edith's decease to ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), remembering her arsenic "a pistillate of integrity."

"Our beloved Edith was a pistillate of integrity who chose humanity, each day. She met prejudice with principle, and part with service," the connection read.

Rabbi Yaakov Levitan

Rabbi Yaakov Levitan served arsenic caput of the Sydney Beth Din (a rabbinic court) and was "deeply progressive successful Chabad operations successful Sydney," Chabad said. The enactment besides stated that Levitan worked astatine the BINA, a halfway for Jewish learning.

Chabad described Levitan arsenic a "popular coordinator" of the organization's activities successful Sydney, Australia.

"​Yaakov Levitan was a profoundly beloved and progressive subordinate of the Sydney Jewish community," a crowdfunding leafage endorsed by Chabad read. "He was a antheral of quiescent devotion, known for his kindness and tireless enactment successful assisting others, including his committedness to distributing tefillin arsenic a ineffable enactment of service."

"His senseless execution has near an irreplaceable void," the leafage added. "Yaakov was the cornerstone of his family: a devoted hubby and father."

Police cordon disconnected an country astatine Bondi Beach aft a violent onslaught astatine a Hanukkah solemnisation successful Sydney, Australia, connected Dec. 14, 2025.  (Mark Baker/AP Photo)

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Dan Elkayam

Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French national, was a shot subordinate for the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club. His decease was confirmed by French President Emmanuel Macron and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

"It's with immense sadness that we person learned that our compatriot Dan Elkayam was among the victims of the violent onslaught that deed Jewish families gathered connected the formation astatine Bondi successful Sydney," Barrot wrote connected X, according to a BBC translation. "We mourn with his household and loved ones, with the Jewish assemblage and the Australian people."

Rockdale Ilinden Football Club released a connection mourning Elkayam, saying that helium "loved the Australian mode of life."

"Football was his passionateness — unneurotic with spending clip connected the formation and socializing with friends. His smiling look and respectful quality volition beryllium sorely missed by his teammates and everyone that knew him. We commune for him and for his family," the shot nine wrote.

Elkayam lived with his girlfriend, Krystal Troyano, according to a GoFundMe leafage acceptable up successful his honor.

"Dan was taken acold excessively soon, and Krystal is present navigating profound grief portion abruptly having to look beingness connected her own," the leafage reads.

French national, Dan Elkayam, was killed during the Bondi Beach attack. (Project Volta)

Peter Meagher

Peter Meagher was a retired detective sergeant with the NSW Police and a subordinate of the Randwick Rugby Club.

"Peter was moving arsenic a freelance lensman astatine the ill-fated Hanukkah event, and, similar each victims, it was simply a catastrophic lawsuit of being successful the incorrect spot and astatine the incorrect time," the nine said successful a statement. "’Marzo,’ arsenic helium was universally known, was a overmuch loved fig and implicit fable successful our club, with decades of voluntary involvement, helium was 1 of the bosom and psyche figures of Randwick Rugby."

Randwick Rugby wide manager Mark Harrison told ABC that Meagher was "one of the bosom and psyche figures" of the club.

Meagher's household besides gave a connection to ABC, saying: "Our household is heartbroken by the nonaccomplishment of our beloved Peter. He was a cherished brother, hubby and uncle whose kindness, generosity and emotion touched everyone who knew him. Our lives person been changed forever."

Reuven Morrison

Reuven Morrison, who migrated from the USSR to Australia, was attempting to support his assemblage from the gunmen, contempt being unarmed and alone, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The outlet said that Morrison, 62, charged towards the gunmen and appeared to hurl an entity towards them.

Though Morrison lived successful Melbourne, helium was "deeply connected to Sydney," according to Chabad, which described Morrison arsenic a "beloved member" of the community.

"A palmy businessman whose main extremity was to springiness distant his net to charities beloved to his heart, notably Chabad of Bondi, which organized the event," Chabad wrote connected X.

People be a floral memorial successful grant of the victims of a wide shooting that targeted a Hanukkah solemnisation connected Sunday, astatine Bondi Beach, successful Sydney, Australia, Dec. 16, 2025.  (Flavio Brancaleone/Reuters)

Tibor Weitzen

Tibor Weitzen, 78, was remembered successful a Chabad station connected X arsenic "the congregation's beloved 'candyman,' who brought joyousness and smiles to everyone." The enactment said that helium was killed portion trying to shield his loved ones.

"My gramps was genuinely the champion you could inquire for… He was truthful arrogant of us… and loved america much than beingness itself. He lone saw the champion successful radical and volition beryllium dearly missed," Weitzen's granddaughter, Leor Amzalak, told ABC.

Chabad said that Weitzen was identified by his archetypal responder grandson astatine the scene.

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Marika Pogany

Marika Pogany, 82, was a subordinate of COA Sydney, a unpaid work for Jewish seniors.

"She was not conscionable a long-serving volunteer. She was portion of the beating bosom of COA and a root of warmth for thousands of radical implicit astir 3 decades," COA Sydney wrote connected Facebook. "For 29 years she arrived astatine COA with her quiescent grin and her dependable kindness. She lifted the country simply by being successful it. She asked for thing and gave everything. She showed america what existent work looks similar and she did it without fanfare and without ever wanting attention."

Chabad noted that successful 2022 Pogany was recognized for delivering 12,000 kosher Meals connected Wheels implicit the people of much than 2 decades.