Katie Grant

Katie Grant is acting news editor at The JC

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Bondi terror: Three further victims named including couple who ‘selflessly and instinctively’ wrestled gun from assailant

Husband and wife Boris and Sofia Gurman were captured in astounding dashcam footage confronting one of the assailants before he opened fire

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The 12 victims who have been named, top row from left: Peter Meagher, Yaakov Levitan, Edith Brutman, Marika Pogany. Middle row from left: Eli Schlanger, Tibor Weitzan, Boris and Sofia Gurman. Bottom row from left: Alexander Kleytman, Dan Elkayam and Reuven Morrison (Photos: Family handouts/Chabad)

Reuven Morrison 'jumped up the second the shooting started' and tried to disarm one of the assailants (Photo: Chabad)

Heroic grandad Reuven Morrison ‘went down fighting’: Victim’s daughter blames government for ‘incredible’ father’s death

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Sacha Baron Cohen has expressed his sorrow over the Chanukah massacre (Photo: Getty)

Sacha Baron Cohen and Gal Gadot lead celebrity tributes to Bondi victims

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Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, delivered a powerful Chanukah message on Radio 4's Thought for the Day (Photo: Getty)

‘Jewish people are here, we belong, and we will not hide who we are’: Chief Rabbi’s defiant message in wake of Bondi terror

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Bondi terror victim Eli Shlanger was ‘devoted’ London-born rabbi with newborn baby

The British rabbi was fatally shot during the ‘Chanukkah by the Sea’ event in Sydney

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December 15, 2025 12:08

Rabbi Shlanger (centre) was fatally shot when terrorists opened fire in Sydney (Photo: Chabad)

Bondi Beach death toll rises to 15, with 10-year-old girl among the victims

New South Wales Police said the youngest victim was just 10, while the oldest was 87

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December 14, 2025 19:57

Armed police at the scene of the Bondi Beach terror attack (Photo: Getty Images)

Rabbi escapes with his life as Russian drone hits synagogue moments after he stepped out to put up mezuzah

Kherson’s only synagogue has been damaged, but not destroyed, while Rabbi Wolff ‘miraculously’ avoided death or injury

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October 24, 2025 12:27

Some of the damage caused to the shul by the projectile (Photo: X/Rabbi Moshe Azman)

‘Prepared and ready for Daddy’: Hostages’ children and loved ones share joy at being reunited

All 20 living hostages are due to be released today after more than two years in Hamas captivity

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October 13, 2025 08:15

Roni, four, and Alma, two, prepare to be reunited with their father, Omri Miran, after his 737 days in Hamas captivity (Photo: Lishay Miran-Lavi/X)

Songs of joy and tears of relief as hostages reunite with families after two years apart

All 20 living hostages have been returned to Israel where thousands of people gathered to celebrate their homecoming

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October 13, 2025 06:13

Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or are reunited after Avinatan's release today. The pair's abduction on October 7 was live-streamed by Hamas, with the shocking image of Noa being kidnapped on the back of a bike appearing on front pages around the world the following day (Photo: IDF)

Netanyahu credits himself with securing hostages’ release amid reports of early elections

Taking a leaf out of the Trump playbook, he also took potshots at journalists and analysis who doubted him

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October 10, 2025 11:30

Benjamin Netanyahu giving a televised address

Two Manchester synagogue attack victims named

The victims’ families have been notified and are being supported, Greater Manchester Police said

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October 3, 2025 08:59

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died during the Yom Kippur terror attack

Chief Rabbi’s ‘heart shattered’ by Manchester synagogue terror attack

‘This is the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come,’ Sir Ephraim Mirvis said

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October 2, 2025 21:18

The UK's Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Photo: Getty)

‘Shocked but not surprised’: British Jews ‘saw synagogue terror attack coming’

‘This attack was sadly something we feared was coming’ the Board of Deputies and JLC said in a joint statement

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October 2, 2025 21:04

Rabbi Daniel Walker (third left, dressed in white), who leads Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, stands among armed police officers as they talk with members of the Jewish community outside the shul following the terror attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Synagogue security and worshippers praised for ‘immediate bravery’ in the face of Manchester attacker

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said their actions, combined with the police’s fast response, stopped the terrorist gaining entry to the building

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October 2, 2025 15:35

Greater Manchester Police chief constable Stephen Watson speaks to members of the media following the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall (Photo: Getty)

Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner name baby daughter after her Shoah survivor paternal great-grandmother Reichel

In keeping with Ashkenazi tradition, the couple have named their newborn in memory of a beloved relative who has passed away

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October 1, 2025 11:54

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss (Photo: Getty)

Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles lose kosher status, Kosher London Beth Din confirms

The confectioner’s entire vegan range is no longer approved as parev

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October 1, 2025 10:02

Households who keep kosher have been advised to discard any packages they have, or consider donating them to a food bank

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Katie Grant

Latest from Katie Grant

Bondi terror: Three further victims named including couple who ‘selflessly and instinctively’ wrestled gun from assailant

Heroic grandad Reuven Morrison ‘went down fighting’: Victim’s daughter blames government for ‘incredible’ father’s death

Sacha Baron Cohen and Gal Gadot lead celebrity tributes to Bondi victims

‘Jewish people are here, we belong, and we will not hide who we are’: Chief Rabbi’s defiant message in wake of Bondi terror

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Bondi terror victim Eli Shlanger was ‘devoted’ London-born rabbi with newborn baby

Bondi Beach death toll rises to 15, with 10-year-old girl among the victims

Rabbi escapes with his life as Russian drone hits synagogue moments after he stepped out to put up mezuzah

‘Prepared and ready for Daddy’: Hostages’ children and loved ones share joy at being reunited

Songs of joy and tears of relief as hostages reunite with families after two years apart

Netanyahu credits himself with securing hostages’ release amid reports of early elections

Two Manchester synagogue attack victims named

Chief Rabbi’s ‘heart shattered’ by Manchester synagogue terror attack

‘Shocked but not surprised’: British Jews ‘saw synagogue terror attack coming’

Synagogue security and worshippers praised for ‘immediate bravery’ in the face of Manchester attacker

Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner name baby daughter after her Shoah survivor paternal great-grandmother Reichel

Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles lose kosher status, Kosher London Beth Din confirms