SYDNEY — Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, a Chabad community administrator who served as secretary of the Sydney Rabbinical Court, has died from wounds sustained in the terrorist shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, community officials said.
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Levitan, who worked in an administrative capacity for the Rabbinical Court, was injured when gunmen opened fire during the Chanukah gathering and had been hospitalized in critical condition. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Community leaders described Levitan as a dedicated worker who supported rabbinical and communal functions and was deeply involved in Jewish life in Sydney.
Authorities have classified the shooting as a terrorist attack and said the investigation remains ongoing as officials continue to assess the full impact of the attack.
So absolutely sad and sick that this is happening
May God avenge his blood
Why dont they classify this as an anti-semetic HATE CRIME. That is what it was, they aer not terrorists, they are MRDERERS out to kill as many Jews as possible,That is what constitutes a HATE CRIME. The attitude & posture of the Albanese government foster these actions. PM ALBANESE YOU HAVE JEWISH BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS
HY”D.
On of the last things he did before this happened was wish my son, his good friend, a mazel tov on his engagement.