Will Yom Kippur in Manchester ever feel the same again?How could my beautiful childhood shul become a place where blood was spilled? But our gritty Manchester spirit keeps me from despairBy Angela Epstein3 min read
By Josh AronsonI saw the Manchester attack unfold. How we respond shows who we are as a societyDiaspora Jews always knew this was possible, but nothing prepares you for the moment when your synagogue, your street, your neighbourhood become the scene of a terror attack3 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
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
Christian 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||October 2, 2025 20:12
Police 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||October 2, 2025 15:01
Keep 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||October 2, 2025 13:28
Police 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||October 2, 2025 12:11
