‘We refuse to be afraid’: solidarity and vigilance in British Jewish community targeted by IS plot

Michelle Ciffer Klein: ‘People think the biggest issue is security … but women I work with are struggling to cope with day-to-day lives.’ Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

“They tried to kill us. They failed. Let’s eat,” Andrew Walters said.

It is an old Jewish joke that’s as relevant as ever in Greater Manchester in the face of today’s threats.