6 h. ago In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you’d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: “A better year.” As if, given the times we live in, “good” would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It turns out we didn’t scale them down enough.I was in synagogue when word spread of the murderous attack at Heaton Park in north Manchester that left two people dead, along with the killer. Yom Kippur is rightly described as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, but it is also a moment of vulnerability. Those who follow tradition, and that includes plenty who wouldn’t describe themselves as believers in God, do not eat or drink for 25 hours; many switch off their phones, and don’t watch TV or listen to the radio; they engag...

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7 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack victim was 'great guy' as he's pictured for first time

A picture of Adrian Daulby has emerged after the 53-year-old was killed in the horrific terror attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish calender

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9 h. ago Deadly twist of fate meant Manchester terror attack victim was at synagogue

Manchester attack victim Adrian Daulby, 53, was killed along with Melvin Cravitz, 66, on Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the Jewish calendar - as they attended prayers at the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue

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17 h. ago Copycat attacks feared after Manchester synagogue attack on holiest Jewish day

Counterterrorism police and security services were placed on heightened alert last night amid fears of potential copycat attacks after two men were killed at a Manchester synagogue

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20 h. ago Seven minutes of horror: How the Jewish holy day in Manchester turned into carnage as Islamist terrorist stormed a synagogue and killed two

The morning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, began in quiet solemnity. Then at around 9.30am, came the first sign of the horror that was about to unfold.

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22 h. ago Six minutes of terror: how Manchester synagogue attack unfolded

Witnesses screamed ‘he’s got a bomb’ and ‘shoot him’ before suspect was killed by armed policeWorshippers had arrived early for a special morning service at Heaton Park shul in north Manchester. It was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and rabbi Daniel Walker was leading prayers in his long white robes. By 9.31am, they were stained with blood.As people made their way to the synagogue, they saw a small black car being driven erratically before it crashed into the gates. At first, some thought the driver had suffered a heart attack. But within seconds he had jumped out of the vehicle, dressed all in black, and had started stabbing those nearby. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Everything that happened on a day Manchester hoped it would never see

The terror attack that has shaken the world on the Jewish community's holiest day

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24 h. ago Manchester attack: two killed and three injured after terrorist drives into grounds of synagogue and stabs worshippers

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Jewish community 'risked their lives' to warn loved ones after Manchester synagogue attack

The deadly bloodshed occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is the day when synagogues are at their busiest with many Jewish people gathering, even those who would not often attend.

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24 h. ago Seven minutes of horror: How the Jewish holy day in Manchester turned into carnage as Islamist terrorist stormed the synagogue and killed two

The morning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, began in quiet solemnity. Then at around 9.30am, came the first sign of the horror that was about to unfold.

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25 h. ago Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community

A multicultural city proud of its sense of cohesion reels after atrocity shatters calm on holiest day of the Jewish year

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26 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after being shot dead

The 35-year-old was killed by police after the attack on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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26 h. ago Manchester synagogue latest: Police name terrorist attack suspect as 35

Police have confirmed two members of the Jewish community have died following car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar

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26 h. ago London Palestine Action protest to go ahead despite Manchester synagogue terror attack

Scotland Yard asked for the demonstration to be postponed after two people killed on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar

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28 h. ago Seven minutes of horror: How the Yom Kippur terror attack unfolded

Two people were killed and suspect shot dead in a terror attack on a synagogue in north Manchester on the Jewish community's holiest day

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28 h. ago Manchester synagogue latest: Starmer warns UK faces ‘rising tide’ of antisemitism after two killed in terror attack

Police have confirmed two members of the Jewish community have died following car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar

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28 h. ago The Manchester synagogue attack is a test of Britain’s traditional tolerance

Editorial: The car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, was an explicitly antisemitic attack – but now is a time to come together and not sow division

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30 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: Starmer says terrorist ‘attacked Jews because they are Jews’ after two killed

Police have confirmed two members of the Jewish community have died following car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar

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30 h. ago All we know on Manchester synagogue stabbing from attacker's device to victim details

The sickening attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue happened as a large number of people marked Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar

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31 h. ago Manchester attack suspect pictured dead with blade and 'bomb' next to him

WARNING THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES: Two people were killed and four others injured following a terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar

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