Major cities around world ramp up security for Hanukkah events after Bondi attack |
BERLIN, Germany — Major cities, including Berlin, London and New York, as well as Jewish communities around the world, stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following the attack on a celebration of the holiday at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia.
At least 15 people were killed in the shooting, which was one of the deadliest attacks targeting Jews outside Israel in decades and the worst on Jews abroad since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack.
Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital’s Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah was being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.
“We have long planned comprehensive security for tonight’s Hanukkah event at the Brandenburg Gate — in light of the events in Sydney, we will further intensify our measures and maintain a strong police presence there,” a spokesperson said on X.
Security measures at synagogues and other Jewish institutions are the norm in Berlin, but a police spokesperson said these would be ramped up for the Hanukkah period.
Meanwhile in the US, New York Mayor Eric Adams said on X that extra protection was being deployed for Hanukkah celebrations and synagogues in New York City. In Warsaw’s main........