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No mention of the synagogue attack in work email…

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Watermelonsugar44 · 09/10/2025 17:21

I have no skin in the game, this is just an observation.

I work in a largish nhs trust. We have a daily email from our executive team with general hospital updates and this also includes relevant current affairs and special mention of religious holidays etc.

Other worldwide natural disasters and terror attacks, especially uk based ones, have always been included in this daily email, saying thoughts with those involved and if anyone is affected reach out etc etc…

There was no mention of the recent synagogue attack at all. I looked back to double check.

I am not Jewish, but I’m sure there are many people who work in out trust who are, and also I feel this should be treated the same way as similar attacks. It feels disrespectful.

OP posts:
KateShugakIsALegend · 09/10/2025 17:31

Would be interested in hearing the views of those who voted YABU, because it feels hard to justify, to me.

Supersimkin7 · 09/10/2025 17:30

It needs mentioning.

There are nutters out there who must be gently reminded as often as possible that the English don’t do anti-semitism.

KateShugakIsALegend · 09/10/2025 17:28

You are right. It is disrespectful.

Mosaic123 · 09/10/2025 17:28

As they normally have UK news this is not acceptable.

Bear in mind that Jewish people of my very close acquaintance now feel they don't want to declare what religion they are to the NHS as the father of the person that was the attacker at the Manchester Synagogue is an NHS Surgeon who named his son Jihad.

It would have been good to read sensible advice for your NHS trust workers in this daily newsletter on this subject.

If you don't believe me, I can assure you you are wrong.

faffadoodledo · 09/10/2025 17:27

my DiL is Jewish but other than that I’m like you OP. I’m a trustee at a cultural organisation, and our Director reached out to the Director of the Manchester Jewish Museum because we’d had some cross colonisation on a project. I told my DIL and she said it means the world when people put a little thought in like this. So YANBU. Words and gestures make a difference.
And I know from attending all kinds of Synagogue event with her over the years that security has been a fact of life for a long time - way predating 7/10.