A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor, a former police officer and a great-grandfather are among the 15 people who were killed in the father-and-son terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.
The death toll rose today, with dozens more injured after Sajid and Naveed Akram fired dozens of shots targeting Jewish people celebrating the first day of Hanukkah.
There are 27 people in several hospitals around Sydney in conditions ranging from stable to critical as of 1pm today, according to NSW Health.
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Two of those were sent to the Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick, while two more were police officers, a constable who exchanged fire with the gunman and a probationary constable.
Ahmed El-Ahmed, the hero bystander who helped disarm one of the gunmen, is among the injured recovering at St George Hospital.
Those who died are yet to be formally identified, however police believe their ages range between 10 and 87 years.
Matilda, aged 10
The youngest victim has been identified as 10-year-old Matilda Britvan.
She and her six-year-old sister Summer were enjoying the celebrations yesterday when gunshots rang out.
Matilda was fatally shot in front of her sister.
Her aunt, Lina Chernykh, said the heartbroken family will never recover from their loss.
"A happy kid," she told 9News.
"She was open-hearted. Everywhere she goes, she was like a sun."
Matilda has been remembered as a "bright, joyful, and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her", according to her language teacher Irina Goodhew, who has launched a fundraising appeal for her mother and her family members.
"Yesterday, while celebrating Hanukkah, her young life was tragically taken. Her memory will live on in our hearts," she wrote on the fundraising site.
The family gave 9News permission to share Matilda's image.
Marika Pogany
Marika Pogany was sitting in the front row of yesterday's event when she was fatally shot.
The 82-year-old was a decade-long volunteer for Meals on Wheels and won an award for service to her community after she delivered more than 12,000 kosher meals.
Her friends told 9News of decades of friendship, saying she was an "amazing person" and they were "very fond of her".
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Great-grandfather Tibor Weitzen
Tibor Weitzen, a 78-year-old great-grandfather, has been named as one of the 15 people killed in Bondi.
He had reportedly gone to the event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah yesterday with his wife and grandchildren and died shielding a family friend who also lost her life.
His granddaughter told 9News her family is "shattered" by his death.
"Just devastating. Honestly, I've got no words," she said.
"And we were just yesterday with him.
"We had coffee at Bondi Junction with him yesterday, and just.
"I didn't know this was going to be, you know, the last day."
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Former police officer Peter Meagher
Peter Meagher, a former police officer and Randwick Rugby volunteer and manager, was identified as one of the people killed in the attack.
His club said he served for almost 40 years with NSW Police and retired as a detective sergeant.
He had been working as a freelance photographer at the Hanukkah event when gunshots rang out.
"The tragic irony is that he spent so long in the dangerous front line as a police officer and was struck down in retirement while taking photos in his passion role is really hard to comprehend," the club said.
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Meagher had worked as a long-time referee before spending much of the last decade as a first-grade manager and volunteer for Randwick Rugby.
His club said news of his death has hit the players, coaches, managers, volunteers and supporters "extremely hard".
"'Marzo', as he was universally known, was a much-loved figure and absolute legend in our club, with decades of voluntary involvement, he was one of the heart and soul figures of Randwick Rugby," the club said.
"Rest in Peace 'Marzo' – we all love you and will miss you greatly.
"We are devastated."
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Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman
Alex Kleytman was a Holocaust survivor who died in yesterday's Bondi attack, according to Chabad, a US-based global Hasidic Jewish organisation that hosted the Hanukkah event at Bondi.
Aged 87 years old, he is the oldest known victim of the shooting.
He had survived the genocide with his mother and younger brother in Siberia before he and his wife, Larisa Kleytman, migrated to Australia from Ukraine.
They had been married for nearly 60 years.
Larisa, also a Holocaust survivor, confirmed his death to The Australian today.
"He came on Bondi Beach to celebrate Hanukkah, for us it was always a very, very good celebration, for many, many years," she said.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger
Eli Schlanger, 41, was a rabbi who worked as a chaplain for Corrective Services NSW.
He helped organise yesterday's Hanukkah event when he was shot dead.
He leaves behind his wife and five children, the most recent of whom was born just six weeks ago.
His brother-in-law, rabbi Mendel Kastel, said: "The family is broken", while his cousin, Zalman Lewis, remembered him as a "truly an incredible guy".
Rabbi Menachem Dadon, whose daughter was shot but survived, said he had held Schlanger as he died.
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Alex Ryvchin, of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said Schlanger was the "best of us".
"This was a man who got up every morning with the purpose of doing good. That's all he did," he said.
"He drove around, and he gave things to charity, and he fed the needy. And he visited prisoners in prisons. And he just lived to do good things."
Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Gary McCahon said Schlanger was a "valued member" and was "devoted to supporting others with compassion and dignity".
"His loss will be felt by many. I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and the broader Jewish community during this immensely painful time," he said in a statement.
Rabbi Yaakov Levitan
Yaakov Levitan was another rabbi killed in yesterday's terrorist attack, Chabad confirmed.
He served as secretary of the Sydney Beth Din centre in Bondi Beach.
Reuven Morrison
Reuven Morrison, an immigrant from the Soviet Union, was named as another victim of the terror attack.
He was a member of the community who divided his time between Sydney and Melbourne.
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French citizen Dan Elkayam
French national Dan Elkayam was identified as a victim by French President Emmanuel Macron and his Sydney football club.
"It is with deep sadness that I learned of the death of our compatriot Dan Elkayam in the anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Sydney," he said in a statement on X.
"My thoughts are with his family and loved ones, and I express to them the full solidarity of the nation."
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the country was mourning with Elkayam, and described the shooting as "despicable".
"We mourn with his family and loved ones, with the grieving Jewish community and the Australian people," he said in a statement posted to X.
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"This despicable act is yet another tragic manifestation of a revolting surge of antisemitic hatred that we must thwart.
"France will spare no effort to root out antisemitism wherever it emerges, and to combat terrorism in all its forms."
Elkayam was a member and premier league player of the Rockdale Ilinden football club's Premier League One team in southern Sydney.
The club said it was in "extreme shock and sadness" over the "horrendous, tragic and senseless events".
"Dan was an integral member of our PL1 Squad in 2025 – who was an extremely talented and popular figure amongst team mates," the club said.
"Our deepest and sincerest condolences to Dan's family, friends and all that knew him. He will be missed."
The Le Parisien newspaper reports that Elkayam, a Jew, was 27 and had moved to Australia about a year ago to work as an engineer.
If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.
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