Bondi Shooting Survivor and Lubavitch Chossid Rabbi Yanky Super Meets King Charles III
by CrownHeights.info
Rabbi Yanky Super, a Lubavitch Chossid and Hatzalah volunteer from Sydney, Australia, who was shot while serving as a first responder during the devastating Bondi Beach Chanukah terror attack, met King Charles III this week during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda.
Super attended the international summit representing the Australian Jewish community and Jewish communities throughout the Commonwealth. His meeting with the British monarch comes less than a year after he was critically wounded while volunteering at Chabad’s Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach, where 15 people were murdered in a horrific antisemitic terror attack.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit, held in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, from November 1–4, bringing together leaders from 56 Commonwealth nations.
Super, who serves as co-director of Nitzutz, a Jewish community organization, attended the gathering alongside his brother, Rabbi Avromy Super, who serves as a rabbi to the Jewish community in the Eastern Caribbean.
During the summit, Rabbi Super also met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, introducing him to his brother, who spoke with the prime minister about his work building Jewish life throughout the Caribbean.
Other officials he met included Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Rick Houenipwela, and Fiji’s head of delegation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola.
According to Nitzutz, Super’s discussions focused on confronting antisemitism, strengthening relationships between Jewish communities and governments, and building stronger partnerships with Commonwealth nations.
Rabbi Super’s presence at the international gathering carries particular significance given the circumstances under which he became known to the wider public.
On December 14, 2025, Super was working as a Hatzalah volunteer medic at Chabad’s Chanukah celebration, Chanukah by the Sea, in Bondi. While stationed near the entrance, he was struck by gunfire from the terrorists who opened fire on the gathering.
Despite being seriously wounded, Super managed to radio for assistance on his Hatzalah radio, alerting fellow emergency responders. The shooting caused severe internal injuries, including a collapsed lung, and left him hospitalized in intensive care before beginning a lengthy recovery.
A Lubavitcher Chossid who dedicated himself to helping others through his work with Hatzalah, Super has since used his experience to advocate for greater social inclusion, combat antisemitism, and work with Australian state and federal authorities to help prevent similar attacks.
Raised in Melbourne, Super studied at the Rabbinical College of Australia and the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey. He serves as a lead volunteer and coordinator with Hatzalah and co-directs Nitzutz, based in Double Bay, Sydney.
His meeting with King Charles represents another significant moment in the ongoing international recognition of the Bondi attack and its survivors, as Super continues to represent the Australian Jewish community on the world stage.
