Quaker statement in response to Manchester synagogue attacks on Yom Kippur

2 October 2025

Red brick building
Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Greater Manchester, photo credit: David Dixon, Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation

We offer our love, support and solidarity with the Jewish community, in Manchester and beyond, following the horrifying antisemitic attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Violence is never right. Killing is never right. Targeting people because of who they are is never right.

We give thanks for all those, from all backgrounds, who have come together to oppose hatred and promote living together peacefully. It is vital that we all continue to do so.