A 93-year old Jewish woman and a Muslim imam have prayed together at a memorial to the victims of the Manchester terror attack.
Renee Black and Imam Sadiq Patel were filmed placing flowers at the memorial and engaging in silent reflection. The footage shows Ms Black sitting in a folding chair next to the memorial in Albert Square, with Imam Patel standing alongside her.
Speaking to Channel 5 News, Ms Black said: “We came to pay our respect to the people who passed away and to hope that they [the city] never have anything like this again.”
The Imam said they had both felt that they “had to come.
“Renee’s 93, a Jewish lady”, he said. “I’m a Muslim man. But at this moment in time faith doesn’t mean anything. We’re in this together we’ll get through this together.”
Ms Black added: “We’ll try to get through this together and no matter about the colour or creed or whatever you are, we’re all the same people and we bleed like everybody else.”
