Hundreds memorialize Manchester synagogue attack victims nearly a year after Yom Kippur rampage

By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2026-09-02 19:20:38 | Updated at 2026-09-02 20:25:20 1 hour ago

Several hundred people gathered at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, the United Kingdom on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Oct. 2, 2025 jihadist attack on that house of worship.

British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Angela Rayner, the British government’s Communities Secretary, were among those in attendance at the memorial service for Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, who died as a result of the assault.

The victims’ relatives and some survivors spoke at Monday’s service.

One of the survivors, Rabbi Daniel Walker, who helped keep the attacker outside of the synagogue during Yom Kippur services while worshipers were inside, said the Jewish community feels less safe now than it did immediately after the attack, the BBC reported.

A memorial was held at Heaton Park synagogue for the victims of a terror attack at the house of worship in October 2025. Credit: Jewish Representative Council of GM & Region

Rabbi Daniel Walker said the Jewish community in the UK feels even less safe now than it did in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack. Credit: Jewish Representative Council of GM & Region

Lack of action to “deal with core problems” had left many members of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, and British Jews more widely, feeling increasingly vulnerable, the BBC quoted him as saying.

The Jewish Representative Council of the Greater Manchester and Region wrote in a statement on Tuesday that “last night was also about strength, unity and resilience. Standing together at the Synagogue where so much changed for our community, we showed that hatred will not define us. The terrorist tried to close the Synagogue. Instead, he filled it.”

King Charles and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham sent messages.

Manchester police officers standing over Jihad Al-Shamie after the attack on Oct. 2, 2025.

First responders assisting worshippers at the scene of the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. AFP via Getty Images

“My wife and I hold all those whose lives were so tragically disrupted by that terrible day most closely in our thoughts and prayers. Though the months have passed, the sense of shock and sorrow remains undiminished. I shall never forget my visit to the synagogue shortly afterwards. It was a deeply moving and heartbreaking experience,” the British monarch wrote.

Burnham wrote on social media: “We send our love and support to the Jewish community in Manchester and beyond” in remembering those “who were killed defending their synagogue last year. My thoughts are with their families and all those who have been affected by the attack.”

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