Heaton park synagogue attackManchester terror attack victim sustained gunshot wound from weapon fired by police, GMP confirmThe victim sustained a gunshot wound and the attacker, Jihad Al Shamie, was not believed to be in possession of a firearm.By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Heaton park synagogue attackTwo Manchester synagogue attack victims namedThe victims’ families have been notified and are being supported, Greater Manchester Police saidBy Katie Grant1 min read
AntisemitismSafety fears among British Jews leapt after October 7 Hamas attack, new data revealsThere has been 300 per cent increase in the numbers feeling insecure over two years, according to a survey in summerBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Sir Keir StarmerKeir Starmer attends West London Synagogue service in wake of Manchester shul stabbingBy JC Reporter1 min read
TerrorismChief Rabbi’s ‘heart shattered’ by Manchester synagogue terror attack‘This is the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come,’ Sir Ephraim Mirvis saidBy Katie Grant1 min read
Terrorism‘Shocked but not surprised’: British Jews ‘saw synagogue terror attack coming’‘This attack was sadly something we feared was coming’ the Board of Deputies and JLC said in a joint statementBy Katie Grant2 min read
TerrorismSynagogue attacker named as Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descentA Prestwich neighbour of the killer told a reporter she recognised him from photographsBy JC Reporter3 min read
ManchesterChristian and Muslim community leaders express 'solidarity' with ‘Jewish neighbours’ in Manchester‘Such acts of violence have no place in our city,’ the Bishop of Manchester saidBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
ManchesterSynagogue security and worshippers praised for ‘immediate bravery’ in the face of Manchester attackerThe chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said their actions, combined with the police’s fast response, stopped the terrorist gaining entry to the buildingBy Katie Grant1 min read
ManchesterPolice declare Manchester synagogue attack terror incidentTwo people have been arrested in connection with the Yom Kippur attack which has left two people deadBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
CrimeKeep doors shut and don’t gather outside shul, Jewish community urged after Manchester attackTwo people have been confirmed dead following a car ramming and stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester on Yom KippurBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
ManchesterPolice shot killer as he was trying to break into Manchester synagogue, says eyewitnessPolice were forced to shoot the attacker twice, says delivery driverBy Orlando Radice2 min read
ManchesterTwo people confirmed dead after stabbing at Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur servicesPolice were called to the Heaton Park Shul at around 9:30 this morning and the attacker has been shot deadBy JC Reporter3 min read
KneecapCollapse of Kneecap terror case was profound failure of justice system, say leading KCs‘It has undermined confidence in the administration of justice,’ Lord Wolfson tells attorney generalBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Green PartyGreen Party activists discuss dumping both main definitions of antisemitismThe proposers claimed the current definitions – IHRA and Jerusalem Declaration – were being ‘weaponised’By Siam Goorwich3 min read
FoodRowntree’s Fruit Pastilles lose kosher status, Kosher London Beth Din confirmsThe confectioner’s entire vegan range is no longer approved as parevBy Katie Grant1 min read
