SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A Savannah rabbi is mourning the loss of his childhood friend Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was among those killed in a terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Rabbi Zalman Refson of Chabad of Savannah said he awoke to the devastating news that Schlanger, who lead the Chabad Center in Sydney, was killed during gunfire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.
“We both grew up in England, and it was tremendously tragic. And it was like a weight on our hearts as we got ready to celebrate Hanukkah together with the entire Savannah community,” Refson said…