3: First Responders

On 14 December 2025, a terrorist attack at a Sydney Chanukah party took the lives of 15 people. This episode includes the recollections of survivors Sorella, Mark, Chavi, Julie, Jessy, Dan, Natasha, Simon, Jess and Monica.Content Warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of a terrorist attack. If you need any support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. -------------------------------------------------------------------Produced byDr Maddie BrygelArtworkHayley Needleman/Crayon Studios Editorial ContributorsGideon Cohen & Hannah Eichenbaum Special thanks Ido Zamir, Adam Hyman, Zev Levi, Peter Philippsohn OAM, Iftach & Sarit, Wolper Jewish Hospital, Sydney Jewish Museum, Milena Ben-David, Jessy Lehn May their memory be a blessing: Matilda, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Alexander Kleytman, Peter Meagher, Dan Elkayam, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Reuven Morrison, Tibor Weitzen, Marika Pogany, Boris and Sofia Gurman, Edith Brutman, Adam Smyth, Boris Tetleroyd and Tania Tretiak

Paramedics reflect on the personal impact of responding to the massacre, and how the experience changed them.This episode includes the recollections of paramedics Roy, Hadley, Matthew, Aidan, Zac and Darren.  Content Warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of a terrorist attack. If you need any support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Terminology clarification: At points in this podcast, the terms paramedics and first responders have been used interchangeably. All guests interviewed are first responders, but not all are paramedics. —--------------------------------------------------------------------------Produced byDr Maddie BrygelArtworkHayley Needleman/Crayon Studios Editorial ContributorsGideon Cohen & Hannah Eichenbaum Special thanks Ido Zamir, Adam Hyman, Zev Levi, Peter Philippsohn OAM, Iftach & Sarit, Wolper Jewish Hospital, Sydney Jewish Museum, Milena Ben-David, Jessy Lehn May their memory be a blessing: Matilda, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Alexander Kleytman, Peter Meagher, Dan Elkayam, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Reuven Morrison, Tibor Weitzen, Marika Pogany, Boris and Sofia Gurman, Edith Brutman, Adam Smyth, Boris Tetleroyd and Tania Tretiak

Survivors and paramedics reflect on the months since the massacre — how they have begun to process what happened, live with its aftermath, and find a way forward.This episode includes the recollections of survivors Jessy, Sorella, Julie, Natasha, Natalie, Chavi, and paramedics Hadley, Roy, Aidan, Matthew and Zac.May their memory be a blessing: Matilda, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Alexander Kleytman, Peter Meagher, Dan Elkayam, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Reuven Morrison, Tibor Weitzen, Marika Pogany, Boris and Sofia Gurman, Edith Brutman, Adam Smyth, Boris Tetleroyd and Tania Tretiak. —------------------------------------------------------------Produced byDr Maddie BrygelArtworkHayley Needleman/Crayon Studios Editorial ContributorsGideon Cohen & Hannah Eichenbaum Special thanks Ido Zamir, Adam Hyman, Zev Levi, Peter Philippsohn OAM, Iftach & Sarit, Wolper Jewish Hospital, Sydney Jewish Museum, Milena Ben-David, Jessy Lehn jFU6ODbmwHpCmkmMvbjD

Inside the psychological experience of the massacre — survivors recount the impossible decisions they faced, the conversations they had with their kids, and the moments that have stayed with them ever since.This episode includes the recollections of survivors Chavi, Jessy, Sorella, Mark, Chaya, Julie and Natalie.Content Warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of a terrorist attack. If you need any support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. —-----------------------------------------------------------------Produced byDr Maddie BrygelArtworkHayley Needleman/Crayon Studios Editorial ContributorsGideon Cohen & Hannah Eichenbaum Special thanks Ido Zamir, Adam Hyman, Zev Levi, Peter Philippsohn OAM, Iftach & Sarit, Wolper Jewish Hospital, Sydney Jewish Museum, Milena Ben-David, Jessy Lehn May their memory be a blessing: Matilda, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Alexander Kleytman, Peter Meagher, Dan Elkayam, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Reuven Morrison, Tibor Weitzen, Marika Pogany, Boris and Sofia Gurman, Edith Brutman, Adam Smyth, Boris Tetleroyd and Tania Tretiak.