‘An UNBELIEVABLE hero’: Friend of Boris Gurman honours man killed trying to stop Bondi terrorists

Subhead:Avi Yemini hears an emotional tribute to a husband and wife who ran toward danger when others ran away.# YouTube-embed:rNJ4dRS4UzY Locals are still reeling from what happened at Bondi on Sunday, December 14, when terror struck during a ' Chanukah by the Sea' eve nt. Amid the grief, I ran into a local Bondi icon who insisted I hear about his friend, Boris Gurman ... a man he says deserves to be remembered above all others. “He's been my friend for 33 years,” he told me, struggling to hold back tears. “Since yesterday, I'm crying and I'm applauding Boris. I said, Boris, you are the hero. You are the unbelievable hero of this tragedy.” Light Against Terror: Chanukah Memorial with Amichai Chikli & Tony Abbott https://t.co/BkIH3bPdKi — Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 17, 2025 Boris didn’t hesitate when the attack began. “He did not think what may happen, he just jumped the guy,” the friend said. “He was the first one to tackle the gunman, the first couple.”