Source: Radio New Zealand
Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s family confirmed his death. chabad.org via ABC
A 10-year-old girl, a Rabbi and a Holocaust survivor are among the those killed during a terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Sixteen people, including one of the gunmen, were killed during the mass shooting on Sunday evening.
Those who died are yet to be formally identified; however, New South Wales (NSW) police believe their ages range between 10- and 87-years-old.
A member of the Jewish community lights a candle at the scene of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 15, 2025. AFP / DAVID GRAY
Eli Schlanger
Rabbi Eli Schlanger has been confirmed as one of the 16 people killed.
His cousin, Rabbi Zalman Lewis, announced his death online.
“My dear cousin, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, was murdered in today’s terrorist attack in Sydney,” Lewis wrote.
“He leaves behind his wife and young children, as well as my uncle and aunt and siblings.”
Rabbi Schlanger was the head of the Chabad mission in Bondi, and served his community for 18 years.
“He was truly an incredible guy,” his cousin wrote.
Dan Elkayam
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed a French citizen, Dan Elkayam, was killed in the attack.
“I think of his family and loved ones and express to them the full solidarity of the Nation,” Macron wrote on social media.
Ten-year-old girl
NSW Police said a 10-year-old girl died in hospital overnight.
Alexander Kleytman
Alexander Kleytman was among those killed, his wife told reporters outside St Vincent’s Hospital.
Local media are reporting the couple were both Holocaust survivors and had immigrated to Australia from Ukraine.
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