Our Chief Executive was delighted to join Bowdon Shul at their Business Breakfast, where a big crowd heard from Sir Graham Brady MP, the Chair of the 1922 Committee.

  The JRC, The Nicky and Manchester Maccabi organised a North Manchester community Beacon Lighting to celebrate HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The beacon was lit at Manchester Maccabi. The Jewish community of Greater Manchester thank Her Majesty for her 70 years of dedicated service.

  We joined with Bowdon Synagogue to host an afternoon  tea to celebrate the HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Our Chair and former High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Mark Adlestone OBE DL, spoke about the patriotic Greater Manchester Jewish community.  Rabbi Lewis recited the specially composed prayer for the Platinum...

The JRC have been made aware that Pendle Borough Council will once again be flying the Palestinian flag following the celebrations for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. We believe that the flying of Palestinian flags from town halls is divisive and harms community cohesion.  Having reviewed some of the reaction in...

Amazing Jubilee celebrations with the staff and residents of Langdon in Greater Manchester. Our CEO, Marc Levy, is photographed with Langdon Chief Executive, Neil Taylor and Head of Manchester, Penny Toubkin. We look forward to continuing our close working relationship.

Today, we joined with Lead, the Jewish Leadership Council and Leeds Jewish Representative Council for a Regional Professionals Development Day. The morning was opened by the Chair of the JLC, Keith Black.  The event brought together professionals from a number of communal organisations who benefitted from thoughtful, innovative and interesting...

The JRC worked with the Wiener Library to bring their Fate Unknown Exhibition to the Manchester Jewish Museum. At the launch, our Chief Executive joined the library team, community members and the Lord Mayor. He spoke about the thriving Jewish community and the importance of Holocaust Education.

It has been brought to our attention that Cllr Shabaz Arif has been named in the Bury Conservative Party Council Cabinet. Cllr Arif shared an article from the controversial publication The Canary which in our opinion contained antisemitic undertones.  No apology has been received and to date Cllr Arif has...

The JRC facilitated a visit from Manchester City Council Leader, Cllr Bev Craig, to King David High School.  she spoke to the Sixth Form assembly and was led on a tour of the school by senior members of the staff team. The new Leader discussed the emergency situation of climate...

The JRC, in partnership with North West Friends of Israel, hosted an In Conversation event with Mark Adlestone OBE DL and Christian Wakeford MP. Christian made headlines in January when he became the first MP in 15 years to cross the floor of the House, defecting from the Conservatives to...