Leibel Lazaroff Was Shot While Helping Injured Sydney Police Officer
Leibel Lazaroff of College Station, TX, was critically injured during the Sydney Chanukah massacre, shot after bending down to assist an injured stranger. Help his family as they deal with his surgeries and treatment.
by COLlive Editor · COLliveMessage from The Lazaroff and Friedman Families
Our 20-year-old nephew, Leibel Lazaroff of College Station, TX, is in an Australian ICU fighting for his life after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre. He was shot while crouching over a critically injured Australian police officer, using his own shirt as a tourniquet and risking his life to help a stranger.
Leibel is a warm, compassionate soul who brings light to everyone around him. A gifted teacher, musician, and storyteller, he traveled to Australia to serve as a bochur Shliach and to help build the Jewish community. He was on Bondi Beach that day helping run a Chanukah event when tragedy struck.
Leibel has undergone multiple life-saving surgeries for severe abdominal and leg injuries and faces a long road of ongoing surgeries and medical treatment. While his parents are at his bedside and doctors are optimistic about his survival, the financial burden is overwhelming—international and U.S. medical expenses, emergency travel, and additional childcare support for the family’s young children at home.
Aside from GoFundMe fees, every dollar raised will go directly toward Leibel’s medical and recovery-related costs. Any amount helps, and if you’re unable to give, please consider sharing this campaign.
Thank you for standing with Leibel and our family. We will continue to provide updates as his recovery progresses.
Please continue to Daven for Yehuda Leib ben Manya.
With gratitude,
The Lazaroff and Friedman Families
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