The importance of unity, the importance of lighting the menorah, which represents the victory over light over darkness -- even we have some much darkness around us," said Rabbi Yigal Rosenberg, Director of Jewish Life for the City of Santa Clara.

The Oklahoma City Community Chanukah Festival was held, as local rabbi urged Jews and non-Jews to stand against hate in aftermath of Australia attack.

Officials said 15 people were shot and killed Sunday in a targeted attack on a Jewish holiday celebration, to mark the start of Hanukkah, in Australia's Bondi Beach.

The massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend did not keep members of the Seattle Jewish community from turning out in large numbers Sunday evening at the city’s oldest synagogue to celebrate the beginning of the Jewish holiday.

Leaders of the Placer Jewish community spoke about the importance of celebrating the holiday after an attack on a Sydney celebration killed 15.

An attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday killed 15 people and left Jewish communities reeling worldwide. The violence has also drawn attention to the resilience of Australia’s distinctive Jewish community,

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.