The Rep. Council is pleased to announce that Mayer Hersh has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to Holocaust Education.

Following the demise of Jewish Hour on BBC Radio Manchester, the team has decided to continue and the programme has been reborn and has begun to broadcast. The following was received this week. Jewish Hour 7pm Monday 24 December   Hello Ray Thank you for supporting us… we have some great...

On December 3rd, the Rep Council invited the outgoing Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, to a special farewell reception at the home of President Frank Baigel. The Rep Council and the community at large has enjoyed good relations with Bishop Nigel during his incumbency and we wish...

The President, on behalf of the Honorary Officers and the Executive, is delighted to send our warmest congratulations to Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on his appointment as the next Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth. He will be the 11th Chief Rabbi and will succeed Chief Rabbi...

On Sunday 16th December, President Frank Baigel took part in a Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony in Albert Square Manchester. Frank addressed the assembled audience. He was joined by the Lord Mayor of Manchester  and Rabbi Avrom Jaffe  as well as leaders from the Chabad  community. [slideshow id=3]  

This year’s Community Quiz was a great success with 22 teams taking part. Outreach won for the second year running by just one point from Stenecourt and the Muslim-Jewish Forum in third place. The Quiz organising committee was led by Linda Jacobs. First prize was £750. Update: Dear All On...

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region has been greatly concerned in recent months about the escalation in the number and frequency of continual rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza. These attacks have indiscriminately targeted Israel’s civilian population in its southern towns and cities with the firing of hundreds...

The Stoke Jewish Community has produced its Annual Report. You can see the report by clicking the images belwoe whcih has 6 pages.

The Council was honoured to host five of the candidates for the new role of Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner who will be elected later this month.     Matt Gallagher (Lib Dem) Tony Lloyd (Lab) Roy Warren (Independent) Michael Winstanley (Con) Steven Woolfe (UKIP) Information about the candidates can...

At the November 4th Council meeting, Jewish Community Award winners who were not able to collect their rewards at the main event were presented during the council meeting. [imagebrowser id=2]