Terror attack victims remembered with menorah projected on to Harbour Bridge ahead of traditional dazzling display
Australia paused to show solidarity with the Jewish community as New Year’s Eve festivities rolled across the nation.
Weeks on from the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, hundreds of thousands of people around the Sydney Harbour observed a minute’s silence and shone a collective, defiant light following the recent atrocity.
At 11pm AEDT on Wednesday night, the Sydney crowd held their phone torch lights aloft on Wednesday night while a menorah was projected on to the Harbour Bridge’s pylons and a dove and the words “peace” and “unity” were displayed.
The silent reflection contrasted with the dazzling early fireworks that lit up the night sky above the world-famous harbour to ring in 2026 an hour later.
