Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Commemoration

thank you to the Lord Mayor of Manchester and Manchester city Council for hosting a thoughtful and well attended Holocaust Memorial Day Trust commemoration. Survivor, Dr Martin Stern was the main speaker.  Martin gave important and moving testimony of his experiences during the Holocaust.

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Anne Frank Trust UK Annual Lunch

We were privileged to be at The Anne Frank Trust UK Annual Lunch alongside guests of honour, Her Majesty the Queen, Stephen Fry and Robert Rinder.  the lunch was wonderfully compered by Emma Barnett. It is always poignant to be in the presence of Holocaust survivors along with other special...

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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Ceremonies

The JRC were well represented at Holocaust Memorial Day Trust ceremonies in Manchester and London. JRC Chair, Mark Adlestone lit a candle on behalf of the community at a poignant memorial arranged by the Mayor of Greater Manchester. Our Chief Executive, Marc Levy joined the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP...

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Chetham’s Refuse to Cancel Antisemitic Speaker

The JRC has been public at our disgust with The Stoller Hall for hosting Bassam Youssef – an individual who has a history of making overtly antisemitic comments. In the interest of full disclosure we are sharing the letter we received from Chetham’s refusing our request to cancel the event...

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Meeting with Crewe and Nantwich MP, Connor Naismith

Thank you to Crewe and Nantwich MP, Connor Naismith for our meeting with our CEO to discuss the work of our member organisations.  We also focused on the challenges currently facing the Jewish community. We are grateful to Connor for his support and look forward to working together in the...

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Chai Cancer Care / Jnetics

We attended a fantastic reception to celebrate the work of Chai Cancer Care and Jnetics who are raising awareness of the BRCA testing service. We heard excellent speeches highlighting the importance of this work by Vanessa Feltz and representatives from the NHS. We encourage all members of the community to visit...

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JRC/UJIA Young Leadership Programme

We held the latest JRC/UJIA Young Leadership session at the Manchester Jewish Museum. Thank you to our panellists; Carmel Berke, Mark Adlestone, Simon Johnson and Bernie Yaffe. They discussed the skills required to be an effective leader, how to implement change and successfully resolve conflicts.

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