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Funeral held for Alex Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor killed in Bondi Beach attack
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Mourners gather in Sydney for the funeral of Alex Kleytman, a Ukrainian Holocaust survivor killed in the terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach.
A large number of police are on hand for the funeral, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which reports that mourners wept and gathered around Kleytman’s wife Larisa as his remains were put in the hearse.
Kleytman, 87, was the oldest person killed in the massacre on Sunday. According to his wife, he was killed while shielding her from the bullets with his own body.
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