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To be held on Thursday, the event will have the theme “Light will Win, a Gathering of Unity and Remembrance”.
Australians are being encouraged to unite in reflection in the wake of a horrific attack that took 15 innocent lives.
Alex Ryvchin, from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said: “It’s an important day for us but it’s important also for wider Australia to pause and reflect on what we’ve lost as a country in terms of the quality in terms of the way of life, in terms of the harmony we all once took for granted.”
The nation is being asked to fall silent for a minute at 7.01pm on Thursday.
Flags on government buildings will be flown at half-mast.
Australians are also being asked to light a candle on doorsteps or windows.
A national commemorative installation called 15 Pillars of Light will project beacons at locations around the country.
Ryvchin said: “There’s a very important concept in Jewish culture and tradition of finding the good in every dark situation and ensuring that no matter how bleak the day that we fill the world with light to overcome that.”
All Australians are all being encouraged to undertake what Jewish people call a Mitzvah – an act of kindness and compassion, such as checking in on a neighbour, volunteering or spending time with family and friends.
The day of mourning has been planned by both the Commonwealth and NSW governments.
Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said: “It’s so important that we stop and remember what happened at Bondi late last year, it was a terrible terrible tragedy.”
This will be the first national day of mourning since the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022.
