“He was excited about the holidays,” his barber told The i Paper. Victim Melvin Cravitz was excited about his holidaysAnd this is only further adding to the feeling among Manchester’s Jewish community that they have been badly let down. I knew it would happen.”Local leaders, including Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, paid tribute to the Jewish community and promised to stand by them in solidarity. “We care about you, we love you, we value what you have given to Greater Manchester over the years,” he said. “You could do the responsible and sensitive thing and refrain, on this occasion, from protesting in a manner which is likely to add to the trauma currently being experienced by our Jewish community.