Sydney Jewish org says Jewish institutions should remain closed after Bondi attack

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14 December 2025, 9:38 pm

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Zev Stub is the Times of Israel's Diaspora Affairs correspondent.

A policeman works at the scene of a deadly terror shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has recommended that all Jewish institutions in the Sydney area remain closed following today’s terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

“Based on the current security situation, we have made the unprecedented and extremely difficult decision to recommend that all communal institutions, including synagogues, early learning centers and kosher restaurants, are closed until further notice,” the Jewish community organization says.

Organization president David Ossip calls on community members to report any security concerns or suspicious activity to security authorities and to remain vigilant.

“There will be a lot to say over the coming days — including about how we arrived at the current moment — but for now I need the community to be there for one another and to give strength and support to those who have been most directly impacted by this act of terror,” he says in a statement.