Following the appalling attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, I have written a message to Jewish people in Redbridge and around the world ahead of this weekend’s #ShowupforShabbat.

This week I was also copied into a lovely letter of solidarity sent to the Board of Deputies of British Jews by our local Muslim community.

All of us have a responsibility to stand up and stand together against antisemitism and all forms of hatred in our midst. Let’s stand with our local Jewish community this weekend.