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90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre

Compiled Nov 6

90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre
90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in the Sydney Hanukkah massacre · Photo: The Associated Press

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Romanian-born Holocaust survivor Eva Geller, 90, died Thursday night in a Sydney hospital

  1. Dec. 14
    Two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 and wounding around 40, including Geller
  2. At the scene (Dec. 14)
    Gunman Sajid Akram was shot dead by police
  3. Recent weeks before her death
    Geller was admitted to hospital several times due to surgery complications
  4. Thursday night
    Eva Geller died in a Sydney hospital
  5. Friday
    Officials announced Geller's death
  6. Feb. 24
    Naveed Akram is scheduled to next appear in court, when prosecutors expect to finalize charges for trial

“She’s a proud mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A beautiful, positive person who even in these difficult months maintained her positivity.”

Aron Moss

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