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Yoni Finlay, Manchester Heaton Park synagogue hero

December 4, 2025, 12:28 pm

‘God chose to save me that day’, says father injured in Manchester synagogue attack

Yoni Finlay, shot whilst helping to barricade the doors as Jihad Al-Shamie targeted Heaton Park shul, speaks to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

By Jewish News Reporter

An armed police officer at the scene of an incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester. PA Photo. Photo credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

October 29, 2025, 2:10 pm

Heaton Park synagogue attack: Inquest opens into deaths of two worshippers

Judge Alexia Durran, chief coroner of England and Wales, offered condolences to the families and friends of both victims

By Lee Harpin

Rabbi Walker Manchester plenary. Pic: BOD

October 21, 2025, 4:13 pm

Standing ovations for Heaton Park Rabbi at communal meeting in Manchester

Rabbi Daniel Walker tells Board of Deputies: 'I will always remember the trauma but I will always remember the kindness as well'

By Michelle Rosenberg

People attend an event organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BDBJ) in London's Trafalgar Square, to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel. Picture date: Sunday October 5, 2025.

October 6, 2025, 3:29 pm

OPINION: My great-grandfather fought fascists in Manchester. I’m proud to be a British Jew

We overcame the expulsion, discriminatory laws and fascism, so we’ll overcome today’s challenges too, writes Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

October 6, 2025, 1:55 pm

Hundreds of British Jews apply to be CST volunteers after synagogue terror attack

Community Security Trust describes the surge in applications as 'a powerful reflection of the community’s resilience and strength'

By Daniel Sugarman

Islamist killer Jihad al-Shamie outside Heaton Park Synagogue

October 4, 2025, 10:32 pm

Government urged to ‘name and shame’ Islamist motives behind Manchester attack

The Jewish Leadership Council said Islamism “is not Islam: it is a political ideology that twists religious belief into a mandate for violence".

By Jenni Frazer

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy speaking at a vigil near the scene at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where two people died in a terror attack. Picture date: Friday October 3, 2025.

October 4, 2025, 10:51 am

David Lammy booed at Manchester synagogue vigil as hundreds mourn victims

Heckling of Deputy PM punctuated an emotional vigil as Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders rallied against hate in Manchester

By Annabel Sinclair

Candles lit in memory of murdered Israeli embassy staff Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram outside the Israeli Embassy in London.
Photo Credit: Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA)

October 3, 2025, 6:06 pm

OPINION: Israel just become even more important to many Jews

When extreme anti-Israel ideas become normalised in parts of government and society, they give cover and legitimacy to extreme acts, writes Jonathan Boyd

By Dr Jonathan Boyd

Members of the Jewish community comfort each other near to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester

October 3, 2025, 1:23 pm

OPINION: Why reaction to the Yom Kippur attack felt like 8 October all over again

Instead of preaching to Israel how to keep its Jews safe, the UK government must ask itself why it can’t keep its own safe, writes Hen Mazzig

By Hen Mazzig

October 3, 2025, 9:21 am

OPINION: The innocence of Anglo-Jewry ended this Yom Kippur

Even when this war somehow ends and takes the temperature of life down a few degrees, the long-term trends in this country and elsewhere are all heading the wrong way, writes Josh Glancy

By Josh Glancy

October 2, 2025, 12:49 pm

Two dead and suspect shot after attack at Manchester synagogue

Three others are believed to be in serious condition - the attack took place at 9:30 this morning; Manchester Reform shul cancels its Yom Kippur services

By Daniel Sugarman + Michelle Rosenberg

September 30, 2025, 3:41 pm

OPINION: Yom Kippur is no time to let the far right hijack Jewish fears

Rabbi David Mason of HIAS+JCORE urges Jews to resist far-right attempts to exploit rising antisemitism for political gain

By Rabbi David Mason

September 29, 2025, 11:01 am

OPINION: Fast and loose on Yom Kippur

The solemn day is ultimately about learning from the mistakes of the past in order to live better in the present, writes Darren Richman

By Darren Richman

Helen Mirren as Golda Meir. Credit: Jasper Wolf

October 2, 2023, 8:21 am

Helen Mirren on Golda Meir: I’m not explaining her or rationalising her

“All I’m doing is playing Golda during the period of the Yom Kippur War. And that’s what I’m doing," Mirren said.

September 28, 2023, 10:00 am

Top Masorti rabbi urges congregation to join protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul

Rabbi Jeremy Gordon, of New London Synagogue, uses Yom Kippur sermon, to confirm his attendance at pro-Israel democracy demos, adding "I think we should all be protesting'

By Lee Harpin

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