Life for a Bondi survivor weeks after the attack
Jan 21, 2026•15 min
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Episode description
Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people.
More than a month later, she’s trying to find a way to live with what she went through and she says it's her heart that’s guiding her.
Today, on this National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, we hear Jessica’s story and speak with Michael Visontay, a Sydney resident and commissioning editor of the Jewish Independent, about how the community is dealing with the aftermath of tragedy and the fractious political debate.
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Jessica Chapnik Kahn, Bondi survivor
Michael Visontay, The Jewish Independent commissioning editor
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