Overview
- Sorella Abrahams told Sky News Australia that her family briefly turned off the large menorah outside their Randwick home after their children begged out of fear.
- She said a grieving neighbor urged them not to let “evil win,” after which the family relit the display as a statement of resilience.
- Abrahams and friends described how Rabbi Eli Schlanger was shot dead during the Bondi Beach attack after pleading with the gunman to stop.
- Schlanger’s wife, Chaya, was grazed by a bullet and hospitalized, and their two‑month‑old baby suffered shrapnel wounds and remains in a children’s hospital.
- Sky News host Sharri Markson was moved to tears during the interview as Abrahams emphasized, “We don’t turn off menorahs… we don’t stop shining light.”