GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Leaders of North Central Florida’s Jewish community are trying to make sense of the violence in Australia as well.

Officials with the Chabad Jewish Community Center released a statement.

They say this morning’s darkness and hatred have to be met with light, unity, and strength on the first night of Hanukkah.

“You can never fight negativity. There’s so much out there, more negativity is unhelpful and leads to more tragedy and loss. Always the answer to any darkness, to any incident, and to any tragedy like we saw today in Australia is through light and positivity,” said Mendel Goldman, Rabbi at Chabad Lubavitch.

Rabbi Mendel Goldman from the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center says he knew some of the victims of this shooting personally.

He says the Jewish communi

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