After the deadly Hanukkah attack in Sydney, New York City and surrounding areas raised alert levels, deployed extra police to Jewish sites and events and stressed there is no known threat to the city

Since losing his sons Noam and Yuval in the Oct. 7 massacre, Juju Rabia has volunteered at the Nova memorial site; for Hanukkah, he built dozens of menorahs, placed them beside victims’ photos and lit the first candle in each

In 1965, during secret Cold War mission, CIA placed plutonium-powered spy device on Himalayan peak to monitor China; a storm forced its abandonment, and it was never recovered; decades later, its location and environmental risk remain unknown

Hours after the Sydney attack, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Museum Square in Amsterdam, where a Hanukkah event was held at a concert hall; some breached barriers, threw smoke grenades and clashed with police; in California, shots were fired at a Jewish home decorated for the holiday