High security a fact of life for UK Jewish community living in fear of attack
17 hours ago Share Save Paul Kirby Europe digital editor and Lucy Manning Special correspondent Share Save
Peter Byrne/PA Wire Volunteers play a key role working with police to protect the UK's Jewish institutions
When a Manchester synagogue came under attack last week, it was a 78-year-old volunteer security guard who raised the alarm with police. And it was community volunteers and private security guards who held back the doors against the assailant, after he rammed the gates with a car and then attacked worshippers with a knife. Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz were killed - one was a volunteer, the other a security guard - while three others were seriously injured. High security has been a feature of Jewish life at synagogues, schools and other institutions in the UK for decades and much of it has been provided by members drawn from across the community. As antisemitic attacks hit record levels in the UK after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel that began the war in Gaza, many British Jews stepped up training and their com
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