The popular beach, which attracts crowds of people from all over the world every year, was transformed into a bloodbath early in the evening of December 14 when two men opened fire on a large group of Jews gathered to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah.
At 6:47 p.m. – the same time the first reports of gunfire came – those who had gathered on Sunday a week later held a minute of silence for the victims.
One of those who spoke at the ceremony was 14-year-old Chaya, who walks on crutches after being shot in the leg while standing in the way to protect a stranger's child during the attack.
"If you who gathered here can find inspiration in anything, even one thing, in all of this, let it be the light in a sea of darkness," she said, according to the BBC.
Several top political figures were present, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was booed by some in the audience. Albanese has been criticized for not doing enough to curb anti-Semitism in the country in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Many also believe that more should have been done to prevent the attack at Bondi Beach, something the Prime Minister has admitted.
"I accept my responsibility as Prime Minister of Australia," he said earlier this week.
