The daughter of Tibor Weitzen, 78, killed in the terror attack targeting a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, eulogizes him through tears as a loving father and community member.
“Above all else, he was a family man. His love for his family was constant, unconditional and deeply felt,” Hanna Abesidon says at Weitzen’s funeral, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“Friends, neighbors and members of the community knew him as kind, generous and dependable,” she continues. “He has a way of making people feel seen and valued.”
Weitzen, 78, moved to Australia from Israel in 1988, and was a father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
He was reportedly killed as he tried to protect a family friend from gunfire.
“I love you Abba,” she says. “”I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you. I’m so sorry.”
She then takes a deep breath, ABC reports, and says, “We’re strong and we’ll move on and we’ll walk around with our heads up high.”
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