Families mourn loved ones lost in Bondi Beach terror attack: ‘No words can describe the pain’

The families of 7 victims of Sunday’s fatal Bondi Beach shooting released heartbreaking statements astir their loved ones connected Thursday, expressing profound grief and sharing touching memories.

The deadly panic onslaught astatine a Hanukkah solemnisation astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney, Australia, near astatine slightest 15 dead. Authorities person identified the assailants arsenic a father-son duo, and judge the onslaught was inspired by ISIS.

The begetter was killed connected the scene, portion the lad was changeable by constabulary and taken for aesculapian care. He has been slapped with dozens of charges, including 15 counts of murder.

Marika Pogany, 82, was a subordinate of COA Sydney, a unpaid work for Jewish seniors, who was killed successful the Bondi Beach onslaught connected Dec. 14. (NSW Police)

POGANY FAMILY

Marika Pogany, 82, was a subordinate of COA Sydney, a unpaid work for Jewish seniors.

"Marika, known lovingly to each arsenic Omi, was a beauteous mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and steadfast friend, whose warmth and vigor touched countless lives," her household wrote. "Vibrant and afloat of life, she brought joyousness and vigor into each country and recovered her top happiness surrounded by her adoring family. Her darling lad Romy was her top accomplishment and her world."

Pogany came to Australia successful 1968 from Czechoslovakia with her lad and brother, her household said, and she became a "proud" Australian national successful 1972.

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"She had an bonzer acquisition for connecting with people," her household stated. "Her kindness, laughter, and generosity near a lasting people connected everyone she met, and her unthinkable web of friends was a existent reflection of the emotion and loyalty she inspired.

"Deeply devoted to her community, she gave her clip and bosom successful work to others, delivering meals and helping radical successful need, embodying emotion successful action."

Pogany's household added, "Though she is gone, her airy volition proceed to radiance brightly done the household and friends who were truthful blessed to person her successful their lives. Forever our gorgeous Darlink."

Adam Smyth, 50, begetter of 4 children, was killed during the onslaught astatine Bondi Beach.

SMYTH FAMILY

Adam Smyth, 50, was a begetter of 4 children and hubby to Katrina. His household said the mates was walking connected Bondi Beach Sunday evening erstwhile they recovered themselves successful the mediate of the attack.

"No words tin picture the symptom of our loss," Smyth's household wrote. "Adam and Katrina were surviving their champion lives together. Their shared emotion of household and friends, question and athletics — if not ever the aforesaid squad — made their clip unneurotic genuinely special."

Smyth loved galore sports clubs, including the English Premier League shot squad Liverpool.

"We volition everlastingly cherish the clip we person had with him. Adam was a generous and benignant idiosyncratic who volition beryllium dearly missed and is everlastingly irreplaceable," his household wrote, adding, "You’ll ne'er locomotion alone."

Boris and Sofia Gurman were killed during the Bondi Beach shooting connected Dec. 14. (NSW Police)

GURMAN FAMILY

Boris Gurman, 69, and Sofia Gurman, 61, were a Russian-Jewish mates who confronted 1 of the gunmen earlier the onslaught began, momentarily disarming the assailant earlier helium grabbed different firearm and killed them.

The mates was going to observe their 35th wedding day successful January and were going to people Sophia's day conscionable days aft the attack, "a infinitesimal that present feels incredibly hard to comprehend," the Gurman household wrote.

"Boris and Sofia were profoundly devoted to their household and were good known successful their assemblage for their kindness, warmth and willingness to assistance others," they wrote. "Boris was a retired mechanic, and Sofia was moving astatine Australia Post for the past 5 years. They lived honest, hardworking lives and treated everyone with attraction and respect."

They added, "We are profoundly grateful for the emotion and enactment shown to our household during this unimaginable time."

ELKAYAM FAMILY

Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French national, was playing shot astatine Bondi Beach and celebrating the lighting of the Hannukah Candles.

"During a wide shooting, Dan was changeable successful the backmost portion trying to tally away," Elkayam's household wrote. "He was murdered due to the fact that helium was Jewish."

Elkayam played shot astatine the 2022 Maccabiah Games and for respective teams successful some France and Australia.

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Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French national, was killed connected Dec. 14 during the onslaught astatine Bondi Beach.

"Dan loved beingness - afloat and intensely," his household stated. "He traveled the satellite and was known for his gentle, kind, amusive and loving nature, making friends wherever helium went. Alongside football, helium had a heavy transportation with nature. He was a certified scuba diver and an explorer astatine heart, ever anxious to observe caller places, cultures, and experiences."

Elkayam's household said his grin "could airy up immoderate room" and was idiosyncratic "who genuinely wanted to bash bully successful the world."

"It is present our work to transportation guardant the airy that Dan spread," his household stated. "He was surrounded by loved ones from each walks of beingness and each communities, and successful times arsenic acheronian arsenic these, we each person a work to proceed spreading kindness, compassion, and joyousness — successful his name."

Boris Tetleroyd, who was killed successful the Bondi Beach shooting, was remembered by his household arsenic a "gentle man." 

TETLEROYD FAMILY

Boris Tetleroyd "was loved by everyone helium met," his household said.

"He was profoundly loved and adored by his sons Yaakov and Roman and by his woman Svetlana," they continued. "He is besides profoundly loved by his brother, aunt, nieces, nephews, cousins and each who had the privilege of knowing him."

Tetleroyd's household added that helium was a "gentle man" and "gifted musician."

Alex Kleytman, 87, was a Holocaust subsister from Ukraine killed successful the Bondi Beach attack. (NSW Police)

KLEYTMAN FAMILY

Alex Kleytman, 87, was a Holocaust subsister from Ukraine. He was celebrating Hanukkah astatine Bondi Beach with his woman of 57 years, Larisa Kleytman, who is besides a Holocaust survivor, erstwhile the shooting began.

"He was a fascinating idiosyncratic of galore talents and an unwavering spirit," his household wrote, adding that helium was besides "very stubborn."

Kleytman "survived the hardships of World War II successful frozen Siberia, carrying with him a beingness of bonzer stories of resilience, survival, and unexpected luck" and worked arsenic a civilian technologist and estimator, archetypal successful the erstwhile Soviet Union and past successful Australia.

His household said helium died "doing what helium loved most: protecting Larisa, lasting proudly arsenic a Jew, and celebrating the Festival of Lights."

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"The 2 gunmen killed him, but his memories, his legacy, and his books volition bring airy for generations to come," his household added.

Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.