The Unheralded Jewish Hero of Bondi Beach: When Strength Means Standing for Others

Boris and Sofia Gurman. Photo: GoFundMe.

Something important happened at Bondi Beach — not only because of the horror inflicted there, but because of how a few ordinary people responded when violence arrived.

The brutality of the Sydney massacre was shocking. But so were the choices made in those first moments.

Boris Gurman, a 69-year-old Jewish man, recognized the danger and moved toward it.

Boris attempted to disarm one of the attackers before the massacre fully unfolded.