Eva Geller, 90, who was shot during the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, passed away in hospital after 11 months of treatment and rehabilitation, bringing the death toll to 16
Eva Geller, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who was critically wounded in the shooting attack during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has died in hospital nearly 11 months after she was shot. Her death raises the number of those murdered in the attack to 16.
The attack took place on December 14, 2024, when two terrorists, a father and son, opened fire on participants at a Hanukkah event on the beach. Fifteen people were murdered and dozens more were wounded.
Geller, who escaped the Holocaust as a child and later made her way to Australia, was shot in both legs. Since the attack she was hospitalised and released repeatedly, underwent a period of rehabilitation, and even managed to walk again, contrary to doctors' assessments that she would not be able to do so.
Rabbi Aharon Moss, who knew her from the synagogue where she prayed, said that despite the prolonged medical struggle she maintained a positive outlook and even managed to attend her 90th birthday celebration.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed sorrow at her death and said that "her life was changed forever" as a result of the act of terror and antisemitism.
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