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Record wave of antisemitic attacks leaves Britain’s Jews on edge

In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel, there has been a record number of anti-Semitic attacks targeting Britain’s estimated 271,000 Jews.

Local dignitaries including Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Rabbi Herschel Gluck pose for a photograph in front of a Menorah that has been lit outside Hackney Town Hall to mark the arrival of Hanukkah on Dec. 7, 2023 in London, England.
Local dignitaries including Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Rabbi Herschel Gluck pose for a photograph in front of a Menorah that has been lit outside Hackney Town Hall to mark the arrival of Hanukkah on Dec. 7, 2023 in London, England. — Carl Court/Getty Images

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