Two major recent Jewish festivals or holy days have been shattered by violent tragedies, on opposite sides of the world. Both have involved Jews being fatally targeted. In the latest attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach, 15 people were left dead, along with one of the two alleged gunmen, with another 27 hospitalised. Hundreds more will carry the mental scars of having to flee a joyous celebration of the beginning of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, as shots rang out. Both incidents are moments for profound sorrow and reflection. Taken together, they point to an alarming global surge in antisemitism.
在世界的兩端，兩個重要的猶太節日或圣日近來先后被暴力悲劇擊碎——兩起事件的共同點是，猶太人成了致命襲擊的目標。最新一起發生在悉尼邦迪海灘(Bondi Beach)：至少15名民眾遇害，另有兩名疑似槍手中的一人死亡，27人住院治療。還有數以百計的人將背負心理創傷，他們在象征光明的光明節開端的歡慶中，隨著槍聲響起倉皇逃離。這兩起事件都令人深切哀痛，也值得沉痛反思。合在一起看，它們指向一個令人不安的現實：全球反猶主義正在明顯升溫。