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A London-born rabbi has been named as one of the victims terrorist attack on bondi beach In which 15 people died.
Relatives have paid tribute to father-of-five Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, as a man who “loved helping people” after the deaths of two children. gunmen opened fire On families celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney.
rabbi snarkerHe grew up in Temple Fortune, north London, said his cousin, who worked at the Jewish cultural center Chabad Bondi.
Rabbi Zalman Lewis of Brighton learned that his loved one was among the victims when he received a list of people’s names to pray for. Cruelty,
“We are just beginning the process on this,” Rabbi Lewis said. jewish news, “It makes no sense at all.
“How could a joyful rabbi who went to the beach to make the world a better place, to spread joy and light, have his life end like this?
“We can only respond by doing what Eli would have wanted, what he dedicated his life to – doing more mitzvot (good deeds) and continuing to spread positive energy. Continuing to create light.”
He said Rabbi Schlanger and his wife welcomed their youngest child, a baby boy, two months ago.
She described him as “alive, optimistic and full of energy and life”, adding: “Eli loved helping people, encouraging people to do mitzvot. He was very bubbly, almost eccentric.”
A colleague and family friend, Rabbi Bentzi Sudak, said: “If Rabbi Eli were here and you asked how to best honor him, he would say Chanukah is when we light the menorah at the darkest time of the year.
“He would ask everyone to light the menorah every night of Chanukah and urge others to do the same. He wanted us to shine. To be ambassadors of light.”
according to Australian Jewish NewsRabbi Schlanger recently uncovered a lost chapter in his family history, including a great-grandfather who was tragically murdered in the genocide.
Another great-grandfather, the late Reverend Leslie Olsberg, also previously served as rabbi at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue, where two congregants were killed in a terrorist attack during Yom Kippur in October.
The Metropolitan Police said it was stepping up patrols in the wake of the Sydney attack, as Jewish communities across London mark Hanukkah.
The New South Wales Police Force said police killed one suspected gunman and wounded another. He said the gunmen were father and son.
Overall, 15 people were killed after the attackers opened fire on approximately 1,000 people gathered for the first day of Hanukkah at around 6.45 pm.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was “an act of evil, anti-Semitism, terrorism”.
“This is the first day a targeted attack on Jewish Australians hanukkahWhat should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith,” he said.
“An act of evil, anti-Semitism, terrorism that has struck at the heart of our nation, an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian, and tonight every Australian will be devastated like I am [by] This is an attack on our lifestyle.
“There is no place for this hatred, violence and terrorism in our country. Let me be clear, we will eradicate it.”