Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.

Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.

The 50-year-old father, who was killed in the attack, had six firearms licensed to him, with NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon confident that all weapons were accounted for by law enforcement.

Son of a Nazi official, Kast will replace a Chilean administration led by Gabriel Boric, a vocal critic of Israel and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Citing statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Abyaneh wrote that “spiritual defense” during Jewish Hanukkah ceremonies is “necessary.”

Vanessa and Wayne were separated from their three-year-old daughter during the Bondi Beach attack, but found her protected by a woman who had been shot, lying on top of her.

Like the greatest American-Jewish funnymen, Reiner used humor to make light of situations that could have been dark and depressing.

US envoy Tom Barrack will meet Israeli leaders to discuss Syria, align security interests, and address US concerns over recent Israeli activity on Syrian territory.