A German national appeared in a London court over the weekend, charged with attacking two Jewish men outside a synagogue in north London on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.
According to the report, dozens of Jewish people gathered Thursday outside the Beis Gavriel synagogue in Hendon for the holiday. They restrained the attacker until police arrived. Witnesses said the assault appeared to be random and targeted members of the community. No serious injuries were reported, but one person said one victim suffered facial injuries, cuts and bruises and had his glasses broken after being punched.
The suspect, 25-year-old Daniel Nikzamir, was charged with two counts of racially or religiously aggravated assault by beating, one count of assault by beating, racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage and criminal damage. He was released on bail and is due back in court next month.
The incident occurred less than a month after two ultra-Orthodox men were stabbed in the nearby Golders Green neighborhood. In the days that followed, another Jewish man was assaulted after reportedly being heard speaking Hebrew in the same neighborhood.
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrived at the scene within about 10 minutes of the emergency call and that the suspect was arrested after being detained by bystanders. Detective Superintendent Will Lexton-Jones, from North West Basic Command Unit, said the incidents were causing concern within the community and that police continue to support the victims.
In a separate case, another man, 35-year-old Tavius Jean Charles, was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to eight offenses against six Jewish victims in London between October 2025 and March 2026, including threatening to blow up Jewish schools. Judge Dafna Spiro described the acts as a “sustained and deliberate campaign of antisemitic behavior” and stressed that they violated the core values of a tolerant society.
Varinder Hayre, district Crown prosecutor and hate crime lead in London North, said in a statement: “In a time where we are prosecuting more hate crime cases than ever before, I hope this outcome reassures the public, particularly the Jewish community, that antisemitic hate crime is treated with the utmost seriousness, with offenders identified, prosecuted, and brought before the courts swiftly.”