‘Do we need to think about moving away?’: Golders Green Jewish community fears for safety after stabbing

“P eople feel scared, people feel unsafe,” said Baruch Stern, of Gross Butchers, behind the cordon raised after two men were stabbed in north London in an apparent antisemitic attack. “People think, is it really the place for me to be here? Is the UK safe for Jewish people, or is it something we need to think about, moving away?” It is feared the stabbings in Golders Green are the latest in a string of incidents that have targeted Jewish schools, synagogues and charities over the last few months. “I would say the community is always getting messages from Westminster, encouraging messages, they’ll do this and we’ll do that,” Stern said. “But at the end of the day, it would be much more encouraging if they would take the words into action and do something about it.” Golders Green residents and members of the wider Jewish community in Britain expressed shock and grief at the attack. A suspect was arrested after a man was seen running along Golders Green Road carrying a knife, allegedly targeting Jewish people on the street. The 45-year-old suspect allegedly tried to stab police officers when he was stopped and was stun-gunned before being arrested. Two victims, one in his 70s and the other in his 30s, are in a stable condition in hospital after the incident, which took place shortly after 11am. …