LONDON (VINnews) – Two men were stabbed in an antisemitic terror attack Wednesday in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green and remained hospitalized in stable condition Thursday, authorities and family said.

The victims were identified as Shloime Rand, 34, a U.S. citizen, and Moshe Shine, 76.

Rand had just left a synagogue when he was attacked, his sister told the Daily Mail. The knife wounds came within centimeters of vital organs, she said.

“It’s appalling, but also not surprising,” the sister said. “We get targeted by antisemitism all the time.”

Shine, who prayed daily at the synagogue, was described by friends as “a lovely man who minded his own business and never bothered anyone.”

UPDATE:

Please join me in praying for a swift and complete recovery for the victims of yesterday’s attack:

Shlomo Ben Baila
Nachman Moshe ben Chaya Sarah https://t.co/RQ1F6r4HDf

— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) April 30, 2026

The assailant, a 45-year-old Somalian national, also attempted to stab police officers responding to the scene and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The newly formed terror group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) claimed responsibility for the attack.

Golders Green, in northwest London, is home to a large Orthodox Jewish community. The stabbing is the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom amid heightened tensions following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.