Church leaders in Britain have co-signed a multifaith letter of support for the Jewish community, in response to recent antisemitic attacks.

Along with leaders from Muslim, Hindu and Sikh communities, bishops in the Church of England said antisemitism is “a problem for us all to fix”.

The letter was organised by the Together Coalition, whose head of strategy, Brendan Cox, is the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox.

It described the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, and the attack on a synagogue in Manchester as “a nightmare from another time”.

“This country belongs to you as much as any of us,” the letter declares. “You are as British as all of us who call this country home. And we will do everything we can to protect you and your community from the extremists who threaten you."

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis responded, saying it was a "powerful riposte” to hatred.  

"My hope is that where these institutions have led, others will follow, in workplaces, boardrooms, classrooms and on social media, so that we can finally begin to tackle this scourge together.”

The letter comes weeks after the Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford, Gloucester and Norwich also condemned the rise of antisemitism in the UK.

"Whatever our views about specific policies of the current government of Israel, we are called as a Church to witness to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is the light of the world and who reveals to us the love of God," the bishops stated.

"There can be no overlap between the truth of this witness and the darkness of antisemitism that continues to blight our communities."