Honorary Officers meet Chief Rabbi elect Mirvis

At a brief meeting in the Council offices Honorary officers, Dr Sydney Baigel and office staff met Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis who will shortly be inaugurated to the post of Chief Rabbi. R Mirvis praised the work of the Council and expressed a desire to be introduced to the community at...

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RepPresents Rosh Hashanah 5774

Download RepPresents Rosh Hashanah 2013/5774 Links to all main articles and additional material. Download the Poweproint Presentation ‘Jewish Care Crisis Looming’ For the full articles select from the dropdown menu at the top of the page or click here

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Mayoral Visits – Bury

The President of the Jewish Representative Council, Frank Baigel, recently paid a courtesy call to the newly-elected Mayor of Bury accompanied by Rabbi Tony Walker, Jacky Buchsbaum, Linda Jacobs and Malcolm Solomons. They told the Mayor about the Jewish Community, its history and religion as well as the active role...

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Mayoral Visit – Salford

Photos from the visit of July 30th to the Mayor of Salford Cllr Alan Clague and the Lady Mayoress. Frank Baigel, Filis Rosenberg and Barbara Goldstone represented the Rep Council.

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Mayoral Visit – Rochdale

The President of the Jewish Representative Council, Frank Baigel, recently paid a courtesy call to the newly elected Mayor of Rochdale accompanied by David and Patricia Astbury, Winston Senior and Susan Daniels. They told the Mayor about the Jewish Community, its history and religion as well as the active role the...

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JPR’s National Jewish Community Survey goes live

JPR announces the launch this week of a major national survey of Jewish opinion, in order to generate data to support the policy needs of Jewish charities working across the community. The National Jewish Community Survey (NJCS) will be the first survey of its kind for over a decade, and...

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AGM 2013

Guest speaker was Alex Brummer who spoke on a wide range of issues including the structure of the Board if Deputies, European antisemitism and the economy. The Honorary Officers were agreed for a second term unopposed. Dayan Berger was present to deliver the opening prayer.          ...

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