Bondi victim dies after almost 11 months fighting

Eva Geller was seriously injured with multiple gunshot wounds to her legs when two gunmen opened fire at Chanukah by the Sea at Bondi Beach on December 14 last year.

On November 5 she died, after spending almost 11 months in and out of hospital battling infection and a subsequent stroke.

Geller, aged 90, was a Holocaust survivor who was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Rabbi Aron Moss told the ABC that Mrs Geller had just made it to her 90th birthday and had shown “incredible strength” and the will to live.

“She was told after being shot that she would never walk again by the doctors,” he said. “But through sheer determination, she got back up, and she did walk again.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was saddened to hear of Geller’s death, saying “her life was changed forever by an act of terror and antisemitism”.

“We are wrapping our arms around Eva’s family, friends and the Jewish community at this very sad time.”