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Reuven Morrison Was a Bondi Attack Hero. He Died Trying to Stop the Gunmen
Reuven Morrison, 62, confronted gunmen at a Hanukkah event, aiding others' escape before being fatally shot among 15 killed, officials said.
- On Sunday, Reuven Morrison, 62, confronted a shooter at Bondi Beach and was fatally shot while attending the Chanukah by the Sea event.
- Morrison had emigrated from the former Soviet Union to Australia in the 1970s seeking safety, and on December 14, 2024, he warned about rising antisemitism in an ABC interview, his daughter Sheina Gutnick recalled.
- Chilling social-media footage shows Morrison throwing bricks at Sajid Akram while Ahmed Al Ahmed tackled a gunman, allowing a woman and her baby to flee on Sunday.
- Families and the community are grieving as a visible police presence remains at Bondi Beach; Reuven Morrison, 62, was among 15 people killed and dozens injured in the attack.
- Community members expressed fear about safety for children and daily life as people of all faiths paid tribute, while Sheina Gutnick said her father worried about younger generations and blamed the government after Sunday’s attack.
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He is one of the unfortunate heroes of Sydney. Reuven Morrison, a victim of the terrorist attack in Sydney, was seen on several videos of the terrible shooting, including throwing a projectile at Sajid Akram, one of the shooters who had just been disarmed by Ahmed al-Ahmed.Sheina Gutnick, his daughter, told CBS News this Tuesday how her 62-year-old father behaved as a hero before being shot by one of the terrorists. "He got up a leap as soon as …
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