At a time when words seem so insufficient, they are actually more important than ever. When many in society remain silent instead of vociferously condemning the appalling atrocities committed by Hamas, the Greater Manchester Jewish community came together to remember Oded Lifshitz. Shaare Sedek Synagogue in South Manchester adopted Oded...
Our Chair, Mark Adlestone was the guest speaker as we celebrated the opening of Work Avenue’s new shared workspace in Manchester. It was fantastic to be joined by professional staff and Trustees from Work Avenue as Mark thanked them for investing their time, resources and expertise to benefit our community.
“Throughout 2024, Jewish communities across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire have once again been subjected to huge numbers of antisemitic incidents. The Community Security Trust has reported 533 incidents across the region, the second highest number on record. The fact antisemitism is being reported right across society and in all...
The Jewish Strategic Group held our latest excellent meeting with Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett. The Strategic Group has been discussing our communal vision for five years. We bring together our diverse communal leadership with key partners from across society. Today’s topics for discussion included the challenges faced by local...
Our Chief Executive was in conversation with Grant Shapps at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation. Grant held a number of positions at the highest levels of Government, including Defence Secretary, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for Business and Co-Chair of The Conservative Party. It was a fascinating discussion focusing on Grant...
One of the key roles for the JRC is to arrange meetings with key stakeholders from outside the community. We continue to be proud of the innovative work of our communal partners who continually fill gaps in provision and operate at the highest levels across the health and social care...
Yesterday evening, the JRC and UJIA held the latest excellent discussion with our talented Leadership Course participants. Our CEO facilitated a conversation with members of the Charedi community who spoke about the organisations they had helped to create and explained the different sects who make up the community in Greater...
JRC Chief Executive, Marc Levy met with Manchester Academy High School Headteacher, James Eldon and Head of English, Mr Verity to discuss the concerns we raised around the teaching booklet for The Merchant of Venice. We were grateful to James and Matt for immediately agreeing to our request. The School...
We would like to thank Burnley F C for inviting the JRC and The Fed and Lord John Mann to last night’s match as the Club commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. Burnley F C has worked closely with The Fed’s My Voice Holocaust Survivor Storyteller Project to deliver educational sessions for...
Our Chair, Mark Adlestone OBE attended a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery. Thank you to everyone involved for choreographing a moving commemoration focused on this year’s theme ‘For a Better Future’.