Nine News<\/a> that the day was important for Australians \u201cto pause and reflect on what we\u2019ve lost as a country in terms of the quality, in terms of the way of life, in terms of the harmony we all once took for granted\u201d.<\/p>\n\nMinute\u2019s silence\n<\/p>\n
As a part of the day, there will be a minute\u2019s silence across the country at 7.01pm (AEDT).<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019d ask also that broadcasting institutions, including the TV channels, if they can participate in that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Albanese said that people should consider leaving a candle on their windowsill or on the outside of their homes or buildings in the evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a very important day of mourning,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will be an opportunity for us to pay respects as a nation to those people who lost their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMitzvah\n<\/p>\n
According to the Prime Minister, the Jewish community has also requested that there be a \u201cmitzvah\u201d for Bondi. A mitzvah is a good deed or act of kindness or compassion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be helping out a neighbour, checking on them,\u201d said Mr Albanese. \u201cIt can be volunteering. It can be donating money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAtrocity\n<\/p>\n
Fifteen people died and at least 39 were injured when two gunmen \u2013 a father and son \u2013 opened fire at a \u201cChanukah by the Sea\u201d celebration at Bondi Beach, attended by at least 1000 people on the evening of December 14, 2025.<\/p>\n
The father was shot dead by police during the attack. His son was also shot by police but was admitted to hospital and survived his injuries. \u00a0He has been charged with 59 offences, including murder and terrorism.<\/p>\n
\nIn honour of victims\u2026\n<\/p>\n
The victims of the Bondi attack ranged from a 10-year-old girl to a Holocaust survivor.<\/p>\n
Matilda, 10. A student at La Perouse Pubic School. Before her death, she was walking hand-in-hand with her six-year-old sister, Summer, toward a petting zoo at the Chanukah celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dan Elkayam, 27. Dan was a French national who worked in IT in\u00a0Sydney.<\/p>\n
Yaakov Levitan, 39. The South African\u2013born rabbi was the CEO of the Chabad Bondi. He had helped organise the \u201cChanukah by the Sea\u201d celebration.<\/p>\n
Eli Schlanger, 41. A father, rabbi, and prison chaplain who was \u201cone of the purest and most sincere and compassionate people any of us have known\u201d, a fellow Rabbi said at his funeral.<\/p>\n
Adam Smyth, 50. The father of four was taking a walk with his wife Katrina when he was killed. \u201cNo words can describe the pain of our loss\u201d, his family said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Peter Meagher, 61. A former NSW Police detective, Peter worked as a freelance photographer in retirement and was on assignment at the Chanukah event.<\/p>\n
Reuven Morrison, 62. The Soviet-born businessman threw a brick at the older gunman before being killed in the attack. He had previously made warnings about the rising threat of antisemitism in Australia.<\/p>\n
Boris Tetleroyd, 68. A father, whose son was also injured in the attack.<\/p>\n
Tania Tretiak, 68. A wife, mother and grandmother who emigrated to Australia in 1992. Her husband Pavel was injured.<\/p>\n
Couple Boris, 69, and Sofia Gurman, 61. In haunting footage captured by a dashcam, the married couple confronted the older gunman and disarmed him but were soon after killed.<\/p>\n
Tibor Weitzen, 78. Tibor was a great-grandfather and engineer, who died shielding his wife, Eva.<\/p>\n
Marika Pogany, 82. Marika was a volunteer, who had hand-delivered 15,000 meals to Jewish seniors through a meals-on-wheels program.<\/p>\n
Alex Kleytman, 87. Alex was a Holocaust survivor, grandfather and a civil engineer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had come together to reaffirm their faith\u2019s message of the victory of light over darkness,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor everyone mourning loved ones and friends, for our proud and courageous Jewish Australian community and for every Australian affected by this act of evil, the shock, pain and grief is still raw.\u201d<\/p>\n
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