02/05/2026
A statement from the Oxfordshire Faith and Civic Leaders Group and the Thames Valley Faith and Civic Leaders Group:
On behalf of the faith and civic leaders of Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley we wholeheartedly condemn the violent attacks against two Jewish people in Golders Green on Tuesday.
We stand in solidarity with our Jewish friends and neighbours and condemn all forms of antisemitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and racial hatred.
We are pledged together to build a strong and cohesive society marked by tolerance and mutual respect and to stand against a rising tide of hate and violence.
The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, Co-chair�Imam Monawar Hussain, The Oxford Foundation, Co-chair
Louise Gordon, Council Member, Oxford Jewish Congregation�Mark Bhagwandin on behalf of the Oxford Hindu Community�Susan Brown, Leader, Oxford City Council�Layla Moran, MP�Bishop Memory Tapfumaneyi�John Dunston, President of Oxford Jewish Congregation�The Revd Jon Keyworth, Minister, New Road Baptist Church�Jawaid Malik JP, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire�Rebecca Vickers, the Bahai Community and Oxford Council of Faiths�Dr Reuven Ziegler, Jewish Community�The Revd Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Chair, Oxford Council of Faiths�The Rt Revd Gavin Collins, Bishop of Dorchester�Dr Jane Clements MBE�Calum Miller MP�Anneliese Dodds MP�Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Chief Diversity Officer, University of Oxford�Professor Helen Laville, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University�The Venerable Jonathan Chaffey, Archdeacon of Oxford�The Rt Revd Mary Gregory, Bishop of Reading�Arif Hussain, Chair, Buckinghamshire Faiths Forum�Dr Arshad Jarral, Chair, Slough Faiths Standing Together�Jason Hogg, Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police�The Revd Paul Smith, Diocese of Oxford interfaith group�David Sparrow, Slough Faith Partnership�Sarah Griffin, Reading Interfaith Group�Rabbi Rene Pfertzel, Maidenhead Synagogue
