The United Kingdom (UK) Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced on Sunday that she had issued a letter to vice-chancellors across the country, calling for universities to intensify their policies and practices to counter antisemitism on campuses.

“Universities, just like everyone else in the country, have a clear role to play: not just keeping Jewish students safe, but as anchors to the communities they serve,” Phillipson wrote. The directive follows a recent deadly attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, Northern England, in which at least two people were killed.

The attack occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. “Protesters could have chosen any of the other 364 days of the year to make their voices heard,” Phillipson wrote.

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