The Jewish community of Greater Manchester came together on Monday 31 August for a deeply poignant and moving commemoration marking the deadly Yom Kippur terrorist attack, held at Heaton Park Synagogue, the location where the attack took place. The commemoration brought together 850 people, including members of the Jewish community,...
JRC Chief Executive Marc Levy met with Eamonn O’Brien, the Leader of Bury Council and newly appointed Chair of the Local Government Association for a wide-ranging and constructive meeting. We were delighted to congratulate Eamonn on his appointment and to wish him success in such an important national role, representing...
JRC Vice Chair Bernie Yaffe and Management Board member, Raphi Bloom were delighted to meet with Salman Desai, Chief Executive of North West Ambulance Service and Area Director, Sian Wimbury. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak openly about the Jewish community across Greater Manchester and the...
Today, on the first National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism, JRC Chief Executive Marc Levy had the privilege of joining a delegation from Heaton Park Synagogue at Lancaster House in London. We were honoured to stand alongside the Prime Minister, Royalty, Ministers, victims and survivors, alongside representatives from...
JRC Chief Executive Marc Levy met with the Acting Leader of Manchester City Council, Garry Bridges and Chief Executive Tom Stannard to discuss the concerning issue of antisemitism across our society and the challenges facing the Jewish community. The meeting was also an opportunity to thank Manchester City Council for...
The terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue was a watershed moment. It made clear that the deadly threat facing Britain’s Jewish community is real. This has been exacerbated further by the appalling stabbing attack in Golders Green, the spate of arsons targeting Jewish communal buildings and the second highest...
It was a pleasure for JRC Chief Executive, Marc Levy to speak alongside Rabbi Danny Bergson, Rabbi Kath Vardi, Rabbi Warren Elf and Susie Gordon, Chief Executive of the Leeds Jewish Representative Council at a Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) seminar in Manchester, bringing together young Christian leaders and...
The JRC has been at the forefront of the UK Jewish community’s response to the national media following the sentencing of Mohammed Bashir and the apology from Greater Manchester Police chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson over the missed opportunities to prevent the planned terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue. Our...
The sentencing of Mohammed Bashir to life imprisonment marks the conclusion of another deeply disturbing terrorist case with links to Greater Manchester. The fact that an individual living in North Manchester, close to the heart of our Jewish community, was being radicalised with the intention of targeting Jewish people is...
We were delighted to welcome the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and newly appointed Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, to our Strategic Group meeting for a wide-ranging discussion on issues affecting the Jewish community. The conversation covered education and schools, SEND provision, housing,...