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I saw the Manchester attack unfold. How we respond shows who we are as a society

Diaspora 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 attack

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October 3, 2025 11:24

A family embrace on the street following the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Chief 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 said

By Katie Grant

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October 2, 2025 22:18

The UK's Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Photo: Getty)

‘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 statement

By Katie Grant

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October 2, 2025 22:04

Rabbi Daniel Walker (third left, dressed in white), who leads Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, stands among armed police officers as they talk with members of the Jewish community outside the shul following the terror attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

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 said

By Daniel Ben-David

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October 2, 2025 21:12

The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Dr David Walker (Photo: Church of England)

Prime Minister Starmer to do ‘everything in my power’ to protect Jewish community following Manchester terror attack

This morning’s attack was against ‘Jews because they are Jews’, Starmer said

By Daniel Ben-David

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October 2, 2025 20:10

Prime Minister Starmer to do ‘everything in my power’ to protect Jewish community following Manchester terror attack

Synagogue security and worshippers praised for ‘immediate bravery’ in the face of Manchester attacker

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police said their actions, combined with the police’s fast response, stopped the terrorist gaining entry to the building

By Katie Grant

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October 2, 2025 16:35

Greater Manchester Police chief constable Stephen Watson speaks to members of the media following the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall (Photo: Getty)

Police declare Manchester synagogue attack terror incident

Two people have been arrested in connection with the Yom Kippur attack which has left two people dead

By Jane Prinsley

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October 2, 2025 16:01

Emergency services at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where police have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public (Photo: Getty)

Keep doors shut and don’t gather outside shul, Jewish community urged after Manchester attack

Two people have been confirmed dead following a car ramming and stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester on Yom Kippur

By Jane Prinsley

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October 2, 2025 14:28

Congregants and members of the public gather with police after the attack at Manchester's Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Photo: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Manchester was always coming –authorities have let Jew-haters roam free

We know nothing yet of the attacker’s identity. But we know everything about the climate that made this atrocity possible: years of antisemitism on Britain’s streets, tolerated until it turned deadly today

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October 2, 2025 13:14

Members of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester and Police officers following a stabbing and car attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Does our community really have a future in this country?

EXCLUSIVE: Father of Manchester shul attacker posted gushing praise for Hamas terrorists on October 7

Vigil for victims of Heaton Park terrorist attack to be held this afternoon in Manchester

CST call for more police in Jewish areas after Manchester terror attack

CST hero among those seriously injured in Manchester terror attack

Yesterday in Manchester, the intifada was globalised

Manchester terror attack victim sustained gunshot wound from weapon fired by police, GMP confirm

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EXCLUSIVE: Father of Manchester shul attacker posted gushing praise for Hamas terrorists on October 7

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I saw the Manchester attack unfold. How we respond shows who we are as a society

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