Mark Adlestone OBE became Chair of the JRC in May 2021. Mark Adlestone is Chairman of Beaverbrooks the Jewellers. Mark joined the company in 1979, became Joint Managing Director in 1990, sole Managing Director in 2000 and Chairman in 2012. Beaverbrooks currently have 65 stores nationwide, plus: three Loupe showrooms,...

In May 2021, Marc was seconded from the Jewish Leadership Council to become the first Chief Executive of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester & Region. Marc joined the Jewish Leadership Council in June 2016, initially as their North West External Affairs Manager.    Over time, Marc’s remit expanded...

Bernie qualified as a Chartered Accountant, before starting a 28-year career with the Kellogg Company. As VP Finance he served on the European Board before taking early retirement in 2009. Bernie still Chairs the Kellogg’s (Great Britan) Pension Fund and advises a number of other companies too as a Non-Executive...

Deborah has been involved in youth and community work for over 20 years! She started working at Whitefield Jewish Youth Centre (WJYC) as a teenager and remained involved for many years until she decided to pursue other community interests.    Deborah is a graduate of the UJIA Leadership Course and...

Amanda joins the JRC leadership team bringing a wealth of experience from being involved with CST for over 30 years; firstly, as a volunteer then for the past 22 years as a member of staff. Amanda is the Northern Regional Director based in Manchester and is responsible for the north...

Nathan grew up in Whitefield and attended King David High School, where he was Head Boy in 2017. He studied History at Warwick University where he was also President of the Jewish Society. Since 2021, he has been a councillor for Unsworth Ward on Bury Council and serves as Deputy...

Raphi Bloom is the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications at The Fed, the largest Jewish social care organisation and charity in Greater Manchester, which supports one in seven Jewish homes across our city region. He is also one of the founders and current co-Chair of North West Friends of...

Rabbi Daniel Walker serves as co-chair of the community and interfaith committees of the JRC and has been the Rabbi of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation since 2008. He fulfils a number of other roles with community organisations including serving as Chairman of The Friendship Circle (an organisation that helps...

Esty Bruck has been the programme director at The Friendship Circle since its inception in 2008. The Friendship Circle helps people with disabilities make friends and integrate into the Jewish community as well as work to change perceptions towards disability.  It also aims to strengthen connection to Jewish life and...

Russell is the former President of the JRC and current Chair of the JRC Education Advisory Group as well as a volunteer for J4S, who provide speakers on Judaism for schools and academies. He is also a member of Bury SACRE, as well as the inaugural Chair of the Africa...