King Charles III traveled to the Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green in London on Thursday, meeting with community members and victims of recent antisemitic violence amid a troubling rise in attacks across the city.

During the visit, the King was joined by Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley as they sat down at a local Jewish charity center with two individuals injured in last month’s stabbing incident, 34-year-old Shloime Rand and 76-year-old Moshe Shine.

🚨🇬🇧 King Charles visits Golders Green to show support for the Jewish community after a stabbing happened over 2 weeks ago… pic.twitter.com/IQKAtjxUDJ

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Shine described the encounter with the monarch as deeply meaningful, saying Charles showed genuine compassion for his situation. He said that Charles “was very concerned” about his condition. “The most inspiring thing was that he didn’t let go of my hand, I mean it was amazing, he is the King, but I felt a genuine warmth and concern.”

“We feel we have a genuine friend in the King,” he added.

As part of his visit, the King also met with volunteers from the Jewish neighborhood watch group Shomrim, who were among the first responders to the stabbing. He later spent time speaking with students at a nearby school and was presented with a challah from a local bakery.

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King Charles meets Michael Shine, survivor of the Golders Green terror attack.

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The visit comes in the wake of a series of antisemitic incidents that have shaken Britain’s Jewish community in recent weeks. Since March 23, multiple arson attacks have targeted shuls and Jewish institutions. On that day, four ambulances operated by Hatzolah in Golders Green were deliberately set ablaze.

In another incident last month, attackers hurled two bottles filled with petrol along with a brick at the Finchley Reform Synagogue in London. Authorities later detained two suspects in connection with the assault.

More recently, on Sunday, two separate antisemitic attacks were reported in the capital, including one in which a Jewish woman was struck with a belt and another in which a Jewish child was punched outside a school.