Statement from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust CEO on the attack in Manchester

We are horrified by today’s antisemitic attack in Manchester. Taking place on Yom Kippur, a moment of atonement and reflection, it is a truly horrendous event.

Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victims and with the Jewish community in Manchester and across the UK, who will understandably feel shocked and afraid.  

At the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, we remember the devastating consequences of unchecked hatred. Our mission is to remember the darkest chapters of human history and to learn from the past to challenge prejudice today. That duty is all the more urgent in moments like this.  

Antisemitism is a pernicious hatred that has no place in our society. We must confront it wherever it arises, without hesitation and without compromise.

Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE