A week of assaults on synagogues and other communal buildings has created an atmosphere of heightened anxiety in Londonâs Jewish community. And yet this series of antisemitic criminal acts has also strengthened the resolve of some of those affected. The rabbi of Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, which was attacked by arsonists over the weekend, took to social media on Sunday to show members of his congregation gathering in his home to pray. âWe must not be deterred by what is taking place out there. It must not in any way affect who we are as Jews,â Rabbi Yehuda Black said on X. He is not the only one, according to Michael Wegier, chief executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, who told CNN the community is feeling âanxious but resilient.â âIâm hearing people who are nervous about sending their kids to Jewish schools or coming to synagogue, but one also hears exactly the opposite,â he said in a telephone interview. âThere are people who are saying âwe wonât be cowed, weâve been here since the mid-17th century and weâre not going anywhere.ââ Nobody was injured in the Kenton attack, which caused minor smoke damage, according
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A 17-year-old boy from north-west London has been charged with arson after an attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, the Metropolitan Police has said. The teenager, a British national from Brent, who has not been named because of his…
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A 17-year-old boy from north-west London has been charged with arson after an attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, the Metropolitan Police has said. The teenager, a British national from Brent, who has not been…
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A 17-year-old boy from north-west London has been charged with arson after an attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, the Metropolitan Police has said. The teenager, a British national from Brent, who has not been named because of his…
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