Patel and Black
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Muslim man, Jewish woman pray together at tribute to Manchester attack victims
An Imam, Sadiq Patel, joined an elderly Jewish woman, Renee Rachel Black, at prayer at a vigil for the Manchester bombing; Patel: 'No words can actually express what we’re going through. But one thing we do know is we’re in this together and we’ll get through this together.'
A Muslim man comforted an elderly Jewish woman and the pair prayed together at a floral tribute in the centre of Manchester in a symbol of the city's unity following a suicide bombing
which killed at least 22 people.
Sadiq Patel came and comforted Renee Rachel Black, who was visibly upset, and prayed next to her beside a display of flowers in Albert Square, where a vigil was held on Tuesday for victims of Monday night's attack at an Ariana Grande concert.
Patel and Black (Photo: Reuters)
He then helped her away, linking arms with her and carrying her chair in his other hand.
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In an interview with UK's Channel 5 news, Patel said "Renee’s 93, a Jewish lady. I’m a Muslim man. But at this moment in time faith doesn’t mean anything. We’re in this together; we’ll get through this together."
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Black agreed, adding "we’ll try to get through this together and not matter about the color or creed or whatever you are, we’re all the same people and we bleed like everybody else."
Tuesday's vigil brought together representatives of Manchester's Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Sikh communities in a show of defiance and unity.
