Brave woman, 82, vows that firebombs will NEVER stop her from visiting synagogue

EXCLUSIVE: Brave woman, 82, vows that firebombs will NEVER stop her from visiting synagogueFirebomb attacks won't stop me says brave 82-year-old woman as police investigate string of new attacksNewsAndy Lines18:58, 19 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesRhona Brickman was speaking as the UK Chief Rabbi said horrific attacks on the Jewish community are "gathering momentum”(Image: AFP via Getty Images)An 82-year-old woman said a firebomb attack on her London synagogue will not prevent her from attending services there.‌Rhona Brickman was speaking as the UK Chief Rabbi said horrific attacks on the Jewish community are "gathering momentum”. She has attended the Kenton Synagogue in Harrow for 50 years and told the Mirror: “I am absolutely horrified and terrified. “But I will still keep going to the synagogue.‌“We need to show we are strong and we are not going to be intimidated.” Police were called after a molotov cocktail was thrown through a widow around midnight yesterday. By fluke, it failed to ignite properly.‌View 5 ImagesA woman, 82, said: “I am absolutely horrified and terrified. But I will still keep going to the synagogue."(Image: AFP via Getty Images)READ MORE: Louisiana shooting horror with 8 kids dead is 'unlike anything police have ever seen'READ MORE: 'My sister-in-law threw paint at me on my wedding day - I stared at her as she shook in court'Rhona went on: "I am very afraid though for our country. I am shocked how things have deteriorated so much in such a short time. I feel so much has been allowed by the authorities that should not have been - these hate marches, and this poison being spewed. This only encourages hate crime."Another congregant, who asked not to be named, said: “We are so lucky that the bottle filled with flammable stuff was thrown through a window that is inside our medical room.‌View 5 ImagesMetropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes, and London Fire...