Remembering Bondi: The First Anniversary

Monday 14 December: A day of remembrance 

On the first anniversary of the attack, the Museum will open its doors for a special day (free admission).

9.30 –10.15am: Morning of remembrance 

The day will begin with a special morning gathering featuring commemorative prayers and readings, music and personal reflections. 

Rabbi Genende will lead the prayers, with artist Nina Sanadze sharing her perspective and experience of the Bondi attack, including her work preserving flowers left at the site and developing a memorial artwork. 

Visitors are welcome to spend time in the commemorative space, explore the tour and take part in the day’s activities. It will be an opportunity for the community and wider public to come together, reflect and connect. 

We invite everyone to join us at the Jewish Museum of Australia as we remember those affected by the Bondi attack, honour the community and make space for reflection together. 

One year on from the Bondi attack, the Jewish Museum of Australia: Gandel Centre of Judaica invites the community and wider public to come together in remembrance, reflection and connection. 

From 4 to 14 December 2026, marking the Hebrew and English anniversaries of the attack, the Museum will host a special commemorative program honouring those who lost their lives, those who were affected and the strength of the community in the year since. 

Space for Remembrance 

Through a dedicated space for remembrance, a curated tour through the Museum and a special day of free admission and commemorative activities on 14 December, visitors are invited to reflect, share stories and connect with the Australian Jewish experience. 

The commemorative space will bring together a rescue board from Bondi Beach Surf Life Saving Club, used on the day of the attack, alongside photographs of Bondi Beach by artist Anne Zahalka. Visitors will also be invited to write and share their own reflections. These contributions will become part of the Jewish Museum of Australia Archive, preserving personal responses and memories for the future. 

Commemorative Tour 

In addition to the commemorative space, visitors can also explore a curated tour through the Museum, bringing together artworks, collection objects, photographs and personal stories that reflect on Bondi and its place within the Australian Jewish experience. Connecting works across the Museum’s exhibitions and collection, the journey offers different perspectives on memory, community, loss, resilience and remembrance. 

Image: Anne Zahalka, Portrait of the artist, Nina Sanadze (detail), pigment print.