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One of the victims of the horrific antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi has been identified as a rabbi who helped organise the Hanukkah event.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, was named by both the official X account of Hasidic Jewish movement Chabad, and his cousin Zalman Lewis on Instagram, as one of the 16 people killed in the attack.
The Chabad.org account said Schlanger was an assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi.
He was one of the organisers of the “Chanukah by the Sea” event, making the first day of Hanukkah yesterday that was targeted by two gunmen.
“The rabbi said in the face of darkness, the way forward is to ‘be more Jewish, act more Jewish, and appear more Jewish’,” the post read.
Lewis said his cousin was “truly an incredible guy”.
Alex Ryvchin, of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told 9News overnight he left behind a wife and young children.
“One of my colleagues was there and he’s wounded and he’s in hospital at the moment. I’ve just heard that again.
“A friend has lost his 12 year old daughter, who succumbed to her wounds in hospital.”
Chabad is an international movement of ultra-Orthodox Judaism known for its public candle lightings in communities across the world.
Chabad.org also named two other victims: Reuven Morrison, a member of the Chabad community; and Alex Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor.
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