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A Jew standing in place at the arrivals terminal at Manchester International Airport wearing tallis and tefillin drew suspicions among airport security personnel. They tried to speak to him, but since he was in the middle of tefillas Shemoneh Esrei he made no reply. The confrontation ended without incident, reports The Jewish Tribune. Rabbi Yonoson Guttentag, the Jewish community’s liaison to the airport, called for more sensitivity in modes of conduct in public places, especially airports. Since the terrorist attack in the London Underground there has been greater tension at the sight of suspicious behavior in public transportation facilities and the incident at the Manchester Airport could have ended in tragedy, chas vesholom. In September, when a man approached a plane holding a cell phone in one hand an a Koran in the other security guards at Manchester Airport fired in his direction to prevent him from harming the plane. Following the recent incident Rabbi Guttentag was summoned to deliver a briefing on Jewish prayer customs to the airport’s ranking security officers. His explanation will be included on the list of guidelines given to security guards.
Several large airports around the world maintain special prayer rooms for Jews.