A man was arrested and several others were being sought in connection with an attack on a Jewish man in.
Rabbi Binyamin Sheldrake from Adat Yeshua Synagogue said, “I am deeply saddened by this and saddened that people hate so much it motivates them to commit such a crime. This is sleepy Norfolk, we don’t expect this. It is the first time the synagogue has been targeted, though many of us in the community including myself have experienced antisemitism.”
The British Jewish group Yachad called the vandalism “unacceptable” in a Twitter post, and added, “We unequivocally condemn attacks on Jewish people and communities, and are concerned by the rise in antisemitism as a result of what is happening in Israel-Palestine. Jewish people should not be held accountable for the conflict in the Middle East.”
Rabbi Binyamin Sheldrake outside the synagogue on Essex Street in Norwich
- Credit: David Hannant We will pray for you and hope that you see the error of your ways and apologise.
This is the message from the rabbi of a city synagogue after antisemitic messages were daubed across the door of its Essex Street site.
At some point between 4pm on Thursday, May 13, and 7.30am on Friday, May 14, the door of the Adat Yeshua Messianic Synagogue was graffitied with hateful messages including a swastika, the symbol of Nazi Germany.
Graffiti daubed on the side of the Essex Street synagogue. Some content has been censored.