Rabbi Eli Schlanger has been confirmed as one of the 12 people killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack.
His first cousin, Rabbi Zalman Lewis, announced his death in a post online.
“My dear cousin, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, was murdered in today’s terrorist attack in Sydney,” he wrote.
“He leaves behind his wife and young children, as well as my uncle and aunt and siblings.
“He was truly an incredible guy.”
Rabbi Schlanger was the head of the Chabad mission in Bondi.
He had served as a rabbi and chaplain in the community for 18 years, Chabad said.
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He was one of the organisers of the “Chanukah by the Sea” event that was targeted by two gunmen on Sunday evening.
Rabbi Schlanger told Chabad.org earlier this year that the local Jewish community had tightened security in the wake of a surge in antisemitic incidents.
He highlighted Chanukah by the Sea in particular for doubling its attendance over the past few years.
Chabad.org described him as “a devoted rabbi and chaplain, working tirelessly … to support Jewish life in the Bondi community”.
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