The Department of Health is aiming to increase the number of organ donations across England as there is currently a shortage of donors. The government plans to change the existing organ donation system to make it ‘opt-out’ rather than ‘opt-in’, and wants to find out what people think of how the...
An initiative of the Jewish Representative Council has seen the Jewish community help transport vulnerable and isolated people to parties across the region during the festive period. David Lewis again led the effort, organising transport for St John’s & St Mark’s Church in Bury and St Joseph’s Church in Ramsbottom....
PRESS RELEASE – 3rd December 2017 Jewish Representative Council Seeks New Image Clive Moss-Barclay, Publicity Officer, announced that the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region is seeking to modernise its image as it approaches its Centenary Anniversary in 2019. Clive was speaking to an audience of representatives of...
Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli tell Manchester interfaith audience of their hopes for peace More than 130 people in Manchester last night heard two bereaved parents – one Israeli and one Palestinian – speak about their hopes for peace and reconciliation. Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, of the Parents Circle –...
Guest Speaker: Mr Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester Combined Authorities. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester Combined Authorities, addressed an audience of more than 100 delegates and members of the public at Sunday’s meeting of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region at the Nicky Alliance...
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The Jewish Representative Council, in conjunction with the Centre for Jewish Studies, is offering 3 FREE places for their HEBREW BEGINNERS‘ COURSE UNITS LEVEL 1, 2 or 3 The normal cost of the course for audit only (i.e. not for University credits) is £550, but you can get a free place by applying to the...
The Jewish Renaissance website has published a report on JAFFA here:http://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/blog/review-jaffa-2017/#more-1815
Manchester Arena solidarity at Manchester Cathedral Report by Filis Rosenberg MJRC Executive member As a member of the Challenging Hate Forum I responded to the Dean of Manchester’s initiative to attend Manchester Cathedral in order that religious, community and civic leaders could stand together in solidarity with one another and...
The community will be aware of the recent arson attack, and a previous attempted arson attack, on local Kosher restaurants. We have spoken with senior officers at GMP who are treating this with the utmost seriousness and the community can be assured that a full and thorough investigation will take place....
