Anti-semitic hate crime reaches record high in UK

According to the charity Community Security Trust, anti-semitic hate crime increased by more than a third last year in Britain, reaching a record high. While 1,182 incidents were reported in 2014, 1,309 were reported in 2016. The organization, which works closely with police to gather data, said reported crimes increased by 36 percent from 2015 to 2016. The majority of all recorded incidents took place in Greater London and Greater Manchester, which have the greatest Jewish communities in the UK.