Heartbreak as Holocaust survivor dies from injuries sustained in Bondi terror attack – The Jewish Chronicle

Heartbreak as Holocaust survivor dies from injuries sustained in Bondi terror attack  The Jewish Chronicle

Holocaust survivor Eva Geller has died aged 90 from complications resulting from injuries she sustained in the Bondi Beach attack nearly a year ago. Geller was one of dozens to have been seriously injured after two gunmen opened fire on a Chanukah event on the beach on 14 December. Her death brings the death toll from the massacre to 16. Rabbi Aron Moss of Nefesh Synagogue said Geller, who escaped the Holocaust as a child, had remained "positive, loving, and strong throughout her life, right until the end". Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voiced his condolences, saying the country would never forget those who "continue to carry the pain" of last year's attacks.

Rabbi Moss said: "She escaped the Holocaust as a child, eventually coming to Australia, and built a beautiful family," he said. Her injuries from the shootings meant regular hospital treatment. "Ever since being shot at the Bondi attack she'd been in and out of hospital, always wanting to come home. She was told she will never walk again but miraculously and with incredible determination she did walk again," said Rabbi Moss. Geller had "came to shul this past High Holy Days with an incredible show of strength," he added. New South Wales police said they were aware the woman had died overnight and were “now awaiting further