A terrorist attack at a Sunday Hanukkah celebration in Australia has cast a shadow over the holiday for Jewish community members in Lane County.
Two gunmen killed 15 people and injured at least 40 more in a mass shooting targeting Jewish people at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14. Hundreds had gathered there to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish “Festival of Lights” also known as Chanukah.
Jewish community members in Lane County grappled with the news when they awoke hours after the attack, some questioning whether it would still be safe to attend Eugene’s menorah lighting at Valley River Center scheduled for that night…