"They tried to firebomb my synagogue": The rise in antisemitic attacks
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"They tried to firebomb my synagogue": The rise in antisemitic attacks

Attacks targeting the Jewish community have surged in recent weeks, with synagogues and community centres being hit. Many people are feeling increasingly vulnerable, but what's behind this escalation? And how is it impacting Jewish people?


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  • David Woode, crime editor, The Times
  • Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times


Host: Luke Jones.

Producers: Dave Creasey & Edward Drummond.

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Read more: Jewish attacks ‘are why state-backed groups must be called terrorists’

Further listening: Danny Finkelstein: How the world’s antisemites turned on me

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