Bondi beach was where her parents met – and where her father died defending his people

Sheina Gutnick, daughter of Reuven Morrison who was killed fighting alleged Bondi beach terrorists, is first witness at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion

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For Sheina Gutnick, Bondi holds both treasured memories and torment.

The place where her parents met, where she spent happy childhood summer days, is today, also the place where her father died defending his people.

“Bondi holds many complicated and conflicting feelings for me,” Gutnick told the opening day of public hearings of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion.