"Antisemitic incidents increased sharply in the UK after the deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish year, according to an organisation that provides security to British Jews. Two people died and three were seriously injured at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on 2 October last year, in the first fatal antisemitic terror attack since the Community Security Trust (CST) began recording incidents in 1984."
"On the day, the CST logged 40 antisemitic incidents and another 40 the next day. More than half directly referenced or celebrated the Heaton Park attack. As a result, October was the worst month for anti-Jewish hate in 2025. In total, the CST recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents last year the second highest logged by the organisation, and 4% higher than the total for 2024."
"Mark Gardner, the organisation's chief executive, said: Two years of intense anti-Jewish hatred culminated in a Jihadi terror attack at a synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The terror attack then triggered even more antisemitism, showing the depths of extremism faced by Jews and all our British society. For the first time, the CST recorded more than 200 antisemitic incidents every calendar month of the year. The 2025 average monthly total was 308 incidents, double that of the year before October 2023."
Antisemitic incidents in the UK surged following a deadly attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on 2 October, when two people died and three were seriously injured. The Community Security Trust (CST) logged 40 incidents on the day and 40 the next day, many referencing or celebrating the attack, making October the worst month for anti-Jewish hate in 2025. The CST recorded 3,700 incidents in 2025, the second-highest total and 4% above 2024, while 2023 remained highest after the 7 October Hamas attack. For the first time the CST recorded more than 200 incidents every calendar month, with a 2025 average of 308 incidents. Violent events abroad, such as the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, also drove smaller increases. The CST recorded four incidents of extreme violence, including Heaton Park, 170 assaults, and 217 cases of damage and desecration.
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