<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> Jewish bakery owned by former TV chef Ed Halmagyi has been forced to shut up shop in the wake of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi shooting."><span>Bondi shooting.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Avner's bakery patrons arrived this morning to find the Surry Hills store's little blue door shut tight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A printed sign announced it had closed after two years of antisemitic attacks on the store and staff.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-accused-gunman-awakes-from-coma-patients-still-in-hospital/f169640a-35c4-4614-a0e6-aa9bf1b3b676" target="_blank"><strong><span>Investigators working with Philippines over accused Bondi shooters' trip</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In the wake of the pogrom at Bondi one thing has become clear - it is no longer possible to make outwardly, publicly, proudly Jewish places and events safe in Australia," the sign read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The term "pogrom" refers to a violent attack or massacre of ethnic and religious minorities, particularly Jewish people.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The gunmen accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/terrorism" rel="" target="_blank" title="terror attack"><span>terror attack</span></a><span> opened fire while a Jewish event was underway.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-avners-bakery-shut-down/62beb278-66f9-4d38-baf8-c554a0ac394f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The attack left 15 innocents dead, including two rabbis and a Holocaust survivor, and injured dozens more.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-how-jewish-communities-keep-eachother-safe-heightened-security-guards-outside-schools/16fcdafc-c4f0-438b-aeda-63eec54cde18" target="_blank"><strong><span>'We're going to need extra protection': Sydney rabbi's defiant message after 15 innocent people were gunned down in Bondi</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"After two years of almost ceaseless antisemitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation directed at our little bakery, we have to be realistic about the threats that exist going forwards," the Avner's bakery sign read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Those threats have allegedly continued in the wake of the Bondi shooting, making it "impossible" to ensure the safety of Avner's staff, families, and customers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sign said Avner's bakery had therefore made the heartbreaking decision to close.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bakery usually operates Tuesday to Saturday between the hours of 6am to 3pm, and Sunday between 7am and 3pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It announced on Instagram on Monday that it would not open on Tuesday as staff tried to make sense of the senseless violence carried out at Bondi on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-sydney-how-the-bondi-beach-terror-attack-unfolded/297ea10f-dd5e-4125-b991-83e346c2b766" target="_blank"><strong><span>How the Bondi Beach terror attack unfolded</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The post hinted that Avner's may remain shut "a little longer", but did not suggest any plans to close down permanently.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9news.com.au has contacted Avner's bakery for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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