Catherine Mellor

My heart is with all of the Jewish community and especially those directly affected by the horrific events. We stand strong with you

Natalie de Sousa

I am so sorry for the whole community. May the tmemories of those who lost their lives be a blessing.

Jacqueline Brooks

May God comfort you all among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Simon Bowden

My thoughts and best wishes are with everyone affected by today’s horrific events. I’d like to send my deepest condolences to the families of the victims. I stand fully with my fellow Mancunians in the Jewish community. You will never be alone.

S Wight

Such a dreadful thing to do to other people – may your faith help you through this difficult time

Kristal simpson

All my love too everyone in manchester

To all the family and friends of the people who died and are in hospital the biggest hugs and love too you all

Naomi Davies

This is the community I live in and have loved all my life. The wonderful people of this community will be even more united , initially by grief and in the long term by a growing determination to find more peace and connection. My thoughts are with those affected by this tragic and senseless act.

Andrea McCorry

Thinking of you and all your family and community x

Alison Peek

A horrific and senseless loss of innocent lives and a community forever changed. Thoughts with all those so deeply affected by today’s events. Shalom.

Shirley Dennis

My deapest sympathy goes out to the families of the people who lost their lives & also to those who were wonded today

Margaret Ramsay

I and my Christian friends are horrified at this terrible attack on the Jewish community on your holiest day. We are praying for you. May HaShem comfort you.

Heather King

So very sad for the loss of two Jewish worshippers from Crumpsall this morning.

Condolences to all the families who were affected.

Sending much love.

Joanne

I stand by you in this sad day.

I wish you peace for the future

Joanne Fitzgerald

My thoughts are with our local Jewish community of crumpsall and the wider community we stand with you all Manchester 2/10/25 on the holiest Jewish day Yom Kippur God bless you

Lorraine Williams

Sending all love and prayers to the families who have been affected today 🙏

lisa maskell

What a horrible world we are living in,i have no words to ease the pain on our jewish community.We all stand with you,prayers to the injured,thoughts are with you all at this very sad time x

Gaynor Furness

So sad and shocked about today’s terrorist attack. MCR stands together ✡️ 🐝

Maria Rothwell

A war is not here we are a safe country and don’t condole terrorism. Your love one’s are in our hearts and break with you. Together we stand united ❤️

Shellie L.

To Our Manchester Mishpucha,

Our deepest sympathy of this tragedy that took place on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. My grandparents were born in Leeds, and we still have beloved cousins there. My mother, z”l, and I visited Manchester on our last visit to Leeds in 2019. We loved the warmth of the people and the dynamism of the city.

Thank you to those who keep the community and city safe. Hoping that antisemitism will be a thing of the past and the various faith communities can unite. Wishing you peace and safety.

Baruch dayan haEmet.

Sincerely,

Shellie

Los Angeles, California

Sincerely,

Shellie

Los Angeles, CA

Kat Goodwin

I’m deeply saddened by today’s attack on the Jewish community. My heart is with the victims, their families, and all who are grieving. May you find strength in one another, comfort in your faith, and support from all who stand against hatred. May the memories of those lost be a blessing, and may peace return soon.

Vanessa

My thoughts are with those that perished and their families at this extremely sad time. Sending thoughts of Peace and love

Amber Savage

Thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. God bless you all.

Amy

In the face of such a senseless act, I want to say clearly that we stand with you. This attack was not only on your community but on us all. Your pain is felt beyond Manchester, and we will not allow fear or hate to overcome compassion and unity.

Adrienne Harris

With condolences and prayers from South Africa

Cathy Pountley

Thinking of the Jewish community and the families involved in today’s tragic events completely heartbreaking 💔

Sending love and strength to you all at this difficult time

Jannine

My heart goes out to all those affected today. Surrounding your community with a beacon of love and healing 🙏

Sheila Marshall

Deepest condolences to families of those injured or killed today. This is a treacherous and disgusting act against innocent people going about their worship. Very, very sad.

Dr Fundji Benedict

To the Bereaved Families, Survivors, and the Manchester Jewish Community,

It is with profound sorrow and heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences following the horrific terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on October 2nd, 2025. On what should have been a sacred day of reflection and atonement—Yom Kippur, the holiest day in our Jewish calendar—unspeakable evil struck at the very heart of our community.

I offer my heartfelt sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two precious souls who were so cruelly taken from us in this act of pure hatred. Their memories will be eternally blessed, and their loss deeply felt not only by their immediate families but by Jews worldwide who stand in solidarity with Manchester’s Jewish community during this darkest of hours.

My thoughts and prayers extend equally to all those who were physically wounded in this savage attack. May they experience complete healing—refuah shlemah—and find strength in their recovery. To those who witnessed this terror, who were traumatized by these events, and who now carry invisible wounds in their hearts and minds, I pray that time, love, and community support will help restore your sense of safety and peace.

This attack was not merely an assault on individuals, but a strike against the very foundations of religious freedom, human dignity, and our right to worship in safety. That it occurred on Yom Kippur—as our community gathered in prayer, seeking forgiveness and spiritual renewal—makes this act even more unconscionable and devastating.

As a fellow Jew, I feel this attack as if it were upon my own synagogue, my own community, my own family. The pain reverberates through every Jewish heart, reminding us that antisemitism remains a vicious force that threatens our people wherever we may be. Yet in our shared grief, we find our shared strength. We will not be broken by hatred. We will not be silenced by terror. We will continue to gather, to pray, to live as proud Jews.

To the heroic security personnel, police officers, emergency responders, and ordinary citizens who acted with extraordinary courage to protect lives and minimize this tragedy, we owe a debt of gratitude that words cannot adequately express. Your swift actions undoubtedly prevented even greater loss of life.

May the souls of those we lost ascend to the highest heavens, and may their memories serve as a blessing and inspiration for all who knew them. May the wounded heal completely, may the traumatized find peace, and may our community emerge from this darkness stronger and more united than ever before.

In closing, I offer these words of ancient wisdom from our tradition:

עוד לא אבדה תקוותנו – התקווה בת שנות אלפים להיות עם חופשי בארצנו ארץ ציון וירושלים

Od lo avdah tikvatenu – Hatikva bat shnot alpayim, lihyot am chofshi be’artzenu, eretz Tziyon ViYerushalayim

Our hope is not yet lost – the hope of two thousand years, to be a free people in our land, the land of Zion and Jerusalem.

May their memory be for a blessing. Am Yisrael Chai.

With deepest sympathy and unwavering solidarity,

A Fellow Member of the Jewish People

Zoe Prescott

I’d like to offer my condolences to everyone involved in this horrendous attack in Manchester. My thoughts are with all the Jewish community and their families 💔 Praise for all that responded quickly public, security, GMP, emergency services. Thank you for protecting the community 🙏

David Brownlow

Stay strong

Lucy

Sending love to the families of the victims. Manchester stands with you.

Dr. Ken Chan of Toronto, Canada

I am deeply saddened by the horrific attack on Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur.

To the Jewish community in Manchester and beyond, please know you are not alone. You have the support, love, and solidarity of so many of us who stand firmly against antisemitism and hate.

May you find strength and healing in the days ahead.

Kerry

Many many condolences to the Jewish community and families that have lost loved ones.

I’ve grown up in the Crumpsall area and I have never seen such devastating news that could happen.

R.I.P Gone to soon.

Kerry xx

Jane Kilsby

My thoughts and love are with you.

Stacey

I am so so sorry that this has happened and the Jewish community has been attacked. I am so sorry that the victims where so senselessly attacked by evil and the victims who lost their lives did so in such a public way that afforded them no peace or dignity in their final moments.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Tricia Euston

Sending love and strength to the families directly affected and friends and neighbours in the Jewish community on this holiest of days.

Natasher

Prayers for the lost, peace for the loved, and many condolences from the bottom of my soul to the whole community. Stay strong. RIP

Shirley Northcott

Am yisrael chai!

Christine Hall

My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, families and with the whole of the Jewish community at this very sad time.

claire oates

i am sorry for what has happened ,,absolutley devasted ,,,no matter what religion race we are ,,we are all the same ,,,,this will not didivde us ever ,,,,godbless the lives that have been taken and there families ,,and the people who have had to witness the horrific attack,,,,,also well done to all services who got there immediatly ,,,rip godbless

Karen (Hampshire).

My whole family send their upmost condolences to the Jewish community. A Action that was totally not necessary. God bless you all and be safe always.

Mary Divine

How sad! Terrorism is simply EVIL.

Joanne fraill

A sad day all round thinking of you all today, with a heavy heavy heart x

Katie & Tom

We are so deeply sorry for the pain and loss caused by this tragedy. We may not have the right words, but please know our hearts are with the victims, their families, and the Manchester community. May you find comfort and strength in the love and support around you ❤️

Connor Gurney

Like so many, I find myself short of words to describe the depravity of today’s events, and the immense sadness that our friends and neighbours in the Jewish community must be feeling. However, I know too that we have a long and proud history of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with one-another on our city’s darkest days, and we’ll continue to do that – today, tomorrow, and always. I’m thinking of everyone who’s been affected, their families and friends, and our emergency services on the ground and in control rooms, who have once again done their absolute best for Greater Manchester.

Sophie Babb

My thoughts and deepest sympathy go out to all those affected by today’s attack. As a community, we grieve with you and stand in solidarity, holding you in our hearts at this most difficult time.

Naomi

My thoughts and prayers are with the Jewish community on such a heartbreaking day. For all those affected just know you are in our prayers, we care & we support you x

SHEIKH

All the hate within the UK needs to stop, we all need to come together and show the world we are stronger together. Thoughts and prayers to the families of those who passed away, also with those injured. The British Muslim Communities stand united with our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Helen Owen

With our deepest condolences.

Emma Jaye Kilbride

My deepest condolences for the tragic event that took place today, all of our love is with you in this difficult time