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The 20-year-old is set to be recognized for his courageous and selfless actions at a ceremony hosted by Waverley Council tomorrow. He will be awarded a key to the city along with a special lifetime beach parking permit.
Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh remarked that this honor represents the community’s “endless gratitude.”
“Rabbi Lazaroff was assisting the late Rabbi Eli Schlanger during a Chanukah event when he rushed to aid a critically injured NSW Police Constable, Scott Dyson, using his own shirt to control the bleeding,” Nemesh explained.
“As he valiantly helped the officer, Leibel was himself shot and gravely wounded.”
In a unanimous vote, Waverley councillors decided to recognize Lazaroff’s remarkable bravery.
Schlanger, 41, was shot dead in the massacre.
Ahmed al Ahmed and Gefen Bitton will also be presented with keys to the city and lifetime Waverley beach passes.
Al Ahmed, 43, wrestled a gun from one of the alleged shooters as attendees at the Chanukah by the Sea event were being targeted, slowing down the attack and saving lives, while 30-year-old Bitton ran to his side to help.
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