{"id":2521189,"date":"2025-12-15T05:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holocaust-survivor-dies-a-hero-in-australia-forcing-his-way-between-his-wife-and-mass-murderers-gun\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:50:59","slug":"holocaust-survivor-dies-a-hero-in-australia-forcing-his-way-between-his-wife-and-mass-murderers-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holocaust-survivor-dies-a-hero-in-australia-forcing-his-way-between-his-wife-and-mass-murderers-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Holocaust Survivor Dies a Hero in Australia, Forcing His Way Between His Wife and Mass Murderer&#8217;s Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fholocaust-survivor-dies-a-hero-in-australia-forcing-his-way-between-his-wife-and-mass-murderers-gun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-dismiss-a-literal-political-assassination-attempt-because-it-doesnt-fit-their-narrative\/\" title=\"Media Dismiss A Literal Political Assassination Attempt Because It Doesn\u2019t Fit Their Narrative\">tragically shot<\/a> and killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The attack, carried out by a father and son duo, left 15 people dead and more than 40 wounded. Witnesses recount that the shooters displayed a black flag on their vehicle before opening fire. Kleytman reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-it-now-countercultural-to-show-respect-for-the-national-anthem\/\" title=\"Is It Now Countercultural To Show Respect For The National Anthem?\">died protecting<\/a> his wife of 57 years as they celebrated the holiday with family and friends. originally from Ukraine, the couple had immigrated to Australia years earlier.The incident remains under inquiry, with the motive still unclear.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alex Kleytman endured the horrors of the Holocaust only to be shot in the back as he celebrated Hanukkah in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 87-year-old was among the 15 victims of a shooting that took place at Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration, according to CNN. The victims ranged in age from 10 to 87.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he was shot because he raised himself up to protect me,&rdquo; his widow, Larisa, said, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was (the wound) on the back. Blood (came) from his back,&rdquo; she said, according to the Australian.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Alex Kleytman &ndash; the Holocaust survivor shot dead on Bondi Beach by immigrant muslims. He died protecting his wife of 50 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gF5toAZi5X\">pic.twitter.com\/gF5toAZi5X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Lloyd (@Suffragent_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suffragent_\/status\/2000291419874066831?\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He came on Bondi Beach to celebrate Hanukkah, for us it was always a very, very good celebration, for many, many years. Today in the middle of the celebrations (there were) shots and unfortunately my husband was killed,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>New South Wales police said a father and son sprayed the scene with bullets, leaving more than 40 people wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The father, whose name was not released, was killed by police at the scene. The other shooter, believed to be Naveed Akram, 24, was critically injured but remained alive as of Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were standing and suddenly came the &lsquo;boom boom&rsquo;, and everybody fell down,&rdquo; Larisa Kleytman said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this moment he was behind me and at one moment he decided to go close to me. He pushed his body up because he wanted to stay near me,&rdquo; she said of her husband of 57 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Jewish charity JewishCare summarized the couple&rsquo;s story in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As children, both Larisa and Alexander faced the unspeakable terror of the Holocaust. Alex&rsquo;s memories are particularly harrowing; recalling the dreadful conditions in Siberia where he, along with his mother and younger brother, struggled for survival,&rdquo; the organization&rsquo;s annual report stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The scars of the past, &shy;however, did not deter them from seeking a brighter future. They later made the move to Australia, immigrating from Ukraine,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Kleytman was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >retired civil engineer<\/a>. The Daily Mail said they have two children and 11 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Another victim of the Sydney Chanukah party attack has been identified as Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman.<\/p>\n<p>Alex died saving his wife of five decades, Larissa. The elderly couple was celebrating with friends and family when the massacre began.<\/p>\n<p>That is who the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRm0TyImoB\">pic.twitter.com\/DRm0TyImoB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HenMazzig\/status\/2000224133104218560?\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police have not yet released a motive, but the Daily Mail quoted a witness as saying, &ldquo;These men pulled over their car put a black flag with an emblem on the windshield then walked over the footbridge and started firing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I stood up and looked over and then I just saw people on the beach running really fast away from that area, like the Bondi Pavilion but the north side of it,&rdquo; witness Tim Hamilton said.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian noted that citizens of France and Israel were among the dead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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