Bondi attack
Following a shooting at Bondi Beach that left several dead, initial findings point to a targeted attack. According to police, a Hanukkah celebration was apparently the target. Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler assesses the situation.
Deutsche Welle's Gerhard Elfers talks with the Counter Extremism Project's senior director Hans-Jakob Schindler. They discuss the latest events in Sydney, Australia, where two gunmen attacked a Jewish celebration event at the popular Bondi Beach. At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more wounded. Schindler and Elfers discuss the Israel-Gaza conflict, Australian security and intelligence, and antisemitism.
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.