Baltimore’s Jewish community and supporters celebrated the first day of Hanukkah with a heavy heart, on the day that at least 15 people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
The annual menorah lighting took place at McKeldin Plaza near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. However, the violence that had happened earlier in the day weighed heavily on the minds of those who attended.
“What a heartbreaking morning to wake up to that just horrific news of so many people killed celebrating the first night of Hanukkah,” said Howard Libit, the Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council…