Hundreds attend funeral for synagogue attack victim Melvin Cravitz – Manchester Evening News Skip to main content Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects at the funeral for Manchester synagogue attack victim Melvin Cravitz. Dad-of-three Mr Cravitz, 66, was one of two men killed following an attack by Jihad Al-Shamie, outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Thursday morning (October 2). Members of north Manchester's Jewish community had gathered at the Crumpsall synagogue to mark Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the calendar – when the horror unfolded last week. On Sunday (October 5), family members, the local community and congregants from the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation gathered in Pendlebury for Mr Cravitz's funeral to pay their emotional respects. Rabbi Daniel Walker led the service, with hundreds of mourners gathering together in the cemetery forecourt in memory of the 'devoted' family man, the BBC reports.
Published: October 5, 2025 5:42 pm
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