A Ukrainian tour guide has been refused a visa to visit a London synagogue, prompting a complaint to Prime Minister David Cameron.
Anna Grudinovker was told she could not enter the country after being invited by Hackney and East London synagogue to attend a special Shabbat event and give a talk on the Jewish community in her native Odessa.
Hackney congregant Michael Desmond wrote to Mr Cameron expressing his "shock" and asking for her application for a 10-day visa to be reconsidered.
Mr Desmond said: "It is quite wrong to stop people travelling to Jewish community events. They form part of the freedom of religious practice for an international community like the Jewish community. It is totally unreasonable."
