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A tragic incident unfolded during the Chanukah by the Sea celebration at Bondi’s Archer Park on December 14, when 20-year-old Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff was shot in both the abdomen and thigh while offering his volunteer services.
Sadly, Rabbi Schlanger, aged 41, lost his life in the horrific massacre that took place.
In the aftermath, Federal Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek visited the wounded American rabbi in the hospital, offering her support and sharing a photo of the encounter.
In response to the violent attack, Rabbi Lazaroff’s parents traveled from the United States to be by their son’s side.
Currently, ten individuals affected by the incident remain hospitalized in various medical facilities across Sydney.
That includes police constable Scott Dyson, who Lazaroff rushed to help when he was shot.
“In the chaos, [Lazaroff] rushed to help a critically wounded Australian police officer, using his own shirt to stem the bleeding,” Plibersek said in her post.
“It was one of many acts of bravery that showed us the best of humanity that day.”
Another young policeman who was shot and blinded from the Bondi terror attack was pictured at home just before Christmas, after nearly two weeks in hospital.
Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was visited by Sydney Roosters captain James Tedesco a gifted a signed Redcliffe Dolphins jersey, NSW Police said.
Constable Hibbert was just four months into the job, when he was critically injured while patrolling the Hannukah event.
In an update issued by NSW Health:
- One patient is in a stable condition at Prince of Wales Hospital.
- One patient is in a critical but stable condition and one patient is in a stable condition at St George Hospital.
- One patient is in a critical condition, two patients are in a critical but stable condition and one patient is in a stable condition at St Vincent’s Hospital.
- Three patients are in a stable condition at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
