Heaton park synagogue attack

Terror won’t scare us away from Jewish life – we’re too stubborn, resilient and contrary for that

The latest plot in Manchester won’t be the last and no doubt this will happen again and again. And yet, like so many others in the community, I have rediscovered the joy that can come from going to shul

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Armed Police near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue following the terror attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Congregants of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation comfort each other in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

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Chief Rabbi issues memorial prayer for Heaton Park victims

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Resilience: Heaton Park Synagogue with insets of Rabbi Daniel Walker and police officers outside the shul in October 2025, and floral tributes laid for Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby

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Yom Kippur in my beloved Manchester, one year on

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Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband (Image: Parliament TV)

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Chief Coroner to ask Home Secretary to open public inquiry into Heaton Park terror attack

The decision would allow the government to withold information from MI5 related to the attack from public disclosure, which minister claim is necessary to protect national security

By JC Reporter

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September 14, 2026 15:44

Sir Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, (R) with then-Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (L) and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (C) visit the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation following the terror attack on the synagogue on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

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As we usher in a New Year, know that millennia of Jewish history show we will rebuild to thrive again

Heaton Park attack victim Yoni Finlay now helps lead prayers – a powerful example of how we respond to adversity

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September 10, 2026 11:13

A man blows a shofar at Frishman Beach in Tel Aviv, ahead of Rosh Hashanah (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rosenberg heads to No.10 North during Manchester visit

The president of the Board of Deputies also attended the memorial service for Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, victims of the Heaton Park Yom Kippur terrorist attack

By Phoebe Black

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September 4, 2026 13:34

Phil Rosenberg and Jeremy Michelson at No.10 North (Photo: Board of Deputies)

Government bids to block MI5 intelligence disclosure in Heaton Park inquest

Greater Manchester Police have previously apologised for failing to check Jihad al-Shamie’s mobile phones seized in earlier arrests

By JC Reporter

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September 3, 2026 16:59

Exterior view of Thames House, which houses MI5 (Getty Images)

By Angela Epstein

The people of Heaton Park shul came out to confront evil with light – but our ghosts sat among us

The terror attack commemoration signalled our resilience as a community – but two empty seats were a reminder of the darkness we are navigating

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September 1, 2026 15:20

Heaton Park Synagogue Yom Kippur attack commemoration event, Manchester, Aug. 31, 2026. (Photo by Jon Super)

Heaton Park Shul service commemorates victims of Yom Kippur terror attack

Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz were ‘very different men, but very united in their ability and determination to make this world a better place’

By Gaby Wine

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September 1, 2026 08:09

Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation's Rabbi Daniel Walker at the communal memorial service (Photo: Gaby Wine)

Manchester synagogue attack survivor says son has received death threats

‘I don’t think things feel safer. I think we certainly live behind ever-increasing gates, more security than we’ve ever had,’ says Yoni Finlay, who was wounded during the assault

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 31, 2026 13:49

Yoni Finlay, who was injured at the Heaton Park Synagogue attack in 2025 (Image: Instagram/ Naz_Hashem)

British Jews in a ‘harder position’ than immediately after Heaton Park attack, says Rabbi Daniel Walker

Almost a year later, rising antisemitism and a failure to tackle its causes have left the community feeling increasingly vulnerable, the congregation’s leader warns

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 31, 2026 12:10

Rabbi Daniel Walker of Heaton Park Synagogue (Image: Getty Images)

Jewish man jailed for making mosque death threats after Heaton Park terror attack

Gabriel Levy told a mosque staff member ‘I am going to kill you Muslim,’ according to the CPS

By JC Reporter

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August 26, 2026 14:03

Undated handout photo of Gabriel Levy (CPS/PA Wire)

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Heaton park synagogue attack

Terror won’t scare us away from Jewish life – we’re too stubborn, resilient and contrary for that

Burnham pledges to ‘stand with’ British Jews in Yom Kippur message

Who is your mensch? Celebrate goodness in memory of Melvin Cravitz, says Rachel Riley

Chief Rabbi issues memorial prayer for Heaton Park victims

A Yom Kippur unlike any in living memory

Yom Kippur in my beloved Manchester, one year on

A year after Heaton Park, I’m not so sure this government has the backs of British Jews

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