Heartbroken locals leave handwritten notes on Jewish Better Homes and Gardens star's bakery after he was forced to close following Bondi terror attack

Heartbroken locals have shared messages of support with Ed Halmagyi following the closure of his Sydney-based Jewish bakery.

The Better Homes and Gardens star, 50, announced this week that he was shutting the doors on his popular Surry Hills bakery Avner's in the wake of Sunday's sickening Bondi terror attack that claimed the lives of 15 innocent people.

Following the shock closure, scores of patrons have shared their heartbreak and support via handwritten notes posted on the bakery's exterior.

City of Sydney councillor Adam Worling took to Instagram on Friday to share a video that showed letters almost completely covering the shop's front windows.

Captioning the video, Worling was quick to praise Surry Hills locals for showing their support in the face of vicious antisemitic attacks.   

'I hope that our world will turn towards being more loving, respectful and supportive and that businesses like @avnersbakery do not need to close their doors due to ongoing hatred, harassment and attacks,' he wrote.

'Thank you to the amazing Surry Hills community for showing your love and support to @avnersbakery.'

Followers agreed with the councillor's sentiment, with one commenting: 'It’s very sad to see this happen as a result of the hatred and anger within our community.'

Another offered: 'It’ll be terribly sad if we lose this much-loved addition to the hood.'    

Announcing his decision to close on Wednesday, Halmagyi revealed it was due to 'years of antisemitic abuse'.

A heartbreaking note was posted on the store's front on Wednesday, confirming the bakery would shut down after opening in 2024. 

'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,' it read.

'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 forward.

'Those concerns are now clearly more pressing and more serious. Even in the wake of this terrorist incident, threats have continued.

'As an open and very public business that operates at all hours, we are unable to ensure the safety of our staff, our customers, our families.

'And so we have made the only decision available, one that truly breaks our hearts. Avner’s is closed.

'We are so grateful to everyone with whom we have been able to form a community, and for the love we have been given.'

It comes after Ed admitted he feels 'stupid' for underestimating the 'building' threat against the Jewish community.

His Surry Hills bakery had received written abuse, verbal abuse, and vandalism weekly since opening in 2024.

'We have been five to six days a week subject to graffiti, vandalism, hate letters, busted windows – it goes on and on. For two years I've put up with this,' he told ABC Sydney radio host Chris Taylor on Tuesday.

The beloved baker sold 1,000 doughnuts on Sunday to celebrate the Festival of Lights, but not before he was forced to face the sad truth about running an openly Jewish business.

'The first thing I had to do was remove stickers from the outside of the business saying "Jews kill babies" and "Go back to where you came from,"' he candidly revealed.

Later on in the day, the abuse continued.

'Then a guy drove past in his pick-up with a couple of kids in the back seat and spewed the most extraordinary bile at me and my staff in front of 40 or 50 customers who all witnessed it,' he shockingly revealed.

Fifteen innocent people – including a 10-year-old girl – were killed during Australia's second worst mass shooting on Sunday at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration in Bondi.

The alleged gunmen were quickly identified as father Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24.

Sajid was shot dead by police, while Naveed is recovering from bullet wounds in hospital. 

He has been charged with 59 offences.

Other victims include British-born Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, 39, French national Dan Elkayam, 27, Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, beloved husband and father Tibor Weitzen, Wellington Street synagogue assistant Reuven Morrison, Slovak citizen Marika Pogany, 82, retired NSW Police detective sergeant Peter Meagher, Edith Brutman and Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61.