Two shooting victims to be buried on Wednesday – who are they?published at 20:11 GMT 16 December
Image source, SUPPLIEDAs we’ve been reporting, two of the 15 victims killed in the Bondi Beach attack will be buried on Wednesday.
They are:
Rabbi Eli Schlanger
The 41-year-old was shot dead shortly after arriving for morning prayer at his synagogue on Sunday.
Rabbi Schlanger, nicknamed the “Bondi Rabbi”, played an integral role in organising Sunday’s event on the Sydney-based beach, which marked the beginning of Hanukkah.
He was also head of the local Chabad mission, an international Hasidic Jewish organisation.
His cousin, 46-year-old Rabbi Shmuli Brown from Liverpool, says Eli was “a phenomenal and charismatic” person who “personified kindness”.
The British-born rabbi will be buried at Chabad of Bondi at about midday local time (01:00 GMT).
Image source, STANDWITHUSRabbi Yaakov Levitan
His death was confirmed by Chabad, who describe him as a “popular coordinator” of its activities in Sydney.
He served as secretary of the Sydney Beth Din – a rabbinical court – and worked at the BINA Center, which describes itself as a centre of Jewish learning.
His funeral will take place at Macquarie Park Cemetery in north Sydney.