However, police confirmed to Jewish News that there is currently no indication the break-in was antisemitic in nature, and said it remains unclear what, if anything, was stolen.
The Jewish Community Council of Stamford Hill condemned the incident in a statement posted to social media: “This is a devastating attack on a synagogue in our community. Any attack on a place of worship, of any kind, must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. We are pleased to hear that suspects have been arrested, thanks to the swift actions of Shomrim and Hackney Police.”
Puzzled, why would anyone vandalise a synagogue and tear up
holy books and scrolls, ? Thankfully the police are on the case,
hope one officer isn’t the one who last year described a Jew
leaving a synagogue wearing a kippah as “openly Jewish”