It was a pleasure to spend time with Professor Duncan Ivison, the Vice chancellor of the University of Manchester and Professor Nalin Thakkar, the Vice President for Social Responsibility. We thanked Duncan and Nalin for the wonderful solidarity and support offered to Jewish students on campus. Alongside UJS (Union of...
We were grateful to host the Middle East Minister, Hamish Falconer and Faith Minister, Lord Wajid Khan who joined our community to remember October 7th. They enjoyed a tour of the Manchester Jewish Museum prior to meeting our communal leadership and attending the outstanding commemoration service. Thank you to both...
Over 800 people from the Greater Manchester Jewish community came together for a powerful service to commemorate the tragic events of October 7th. We will remember all the victims of this atrocity and continue campaigning for the immediate release of the 101 hostages. Thank you to all the team at...
In commemoration of the atrocities committed on October 7th, our community joined with friends from across society to march through central Manchester. We expressed our love for the State of Israel, commemorated the heinous attacks that took place 12 months ago and demanded the immediate release of all the hostages....
We attended an excellent fringe arranged by the Antisemitism Policy Trust at the Conservative Party Conference. The panel chaired by Baroness Ayesha Hazarika discussed whether we were living in an antisemitic age. Also on the panel was the former Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, Director of the Trust, Danny Stone...
We have spent time at the Conservative Party Conference this week. This included an excellent Conservative Friends of Israel reception, where a packed room heard from families of hostages currently held in Gaza, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Andrew Mitchell MP and the four candidates standing to become Leader of the...
We continue to be proud of our work connecting and coordinating the Greater Manchester Jewish community. The Jewish Strategic Group is now over four years old. Chaired by Mark Adlestone OBE, it provides a unique opportunity for our community to engage with each other and speak to elected representatives from...
It was a pleasure to visit Quuwutal Islam Mosque and Preston City Council. We held frank and open discussions with community members and Councillors from all three represented Parties about the conflict in the Middle East and the effect on community cohesion. We are grateful to the Council for facilitating...
Our Chair, Mark Adlestone OBE was delighted to speak at the launch of Black History Month at Manchester Cathedral. Mark and the JRC are grateful for the amazing friendship we enjoy with the black community. During the following month we wish them all the best with the many events being...
At The Labour Party Conference, the JRC held meetings with MPs from across the region and were pleased to attend events held by important communal stakeholders. We heard Government Minister, Sarah Sackman MP along with Baroness Ruth Anderson speak at The Jewish Labour Movement Fringe about their work representing Jewish...