JRC Chair, Mark Adlestone and Chief Executive, Marc Levy continued our political engagement, meeting with Caroline Simpson, the Chief Executive of Number 10 North, along with her team as part of our ongoing engagement with national government. From national government to our local political leadership, the JRC will continue to...
JRC Management Board member Raphi Bloom’s interview with The Jewish News detailing how the leadership of Manchester’s Jewish community has faced outright rejection at every attempt to engage in meaningful dialogue with their Muslim neighbours, and how it has been repeatedly let down by a Government unwilling to confront Islamist...
Three years ago, Hamas terrorists carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. On 7 October 2023, around 1200 men, women and children were murdered in their homes, at the Nova music festival and in their communities. A further 251 people were dragged into Gaza as hostages. Everyone...
JRC Chief Executive, Marc Levy joined the Manchester Evening News’ Mancunian Way podcast to discuss the terrorist attack on the Jewish community on Yom Kippur, October 2nd. Marc spoke about the aftermath of the attack, how the Jewish community is feeling now, the impact on Jewish life in Greater Manchester,...
The JRC continued our positive engagement with the NHS across Greater Manchester this morning, bringing together key communal stakeholders for an important meeting with senior NHS leaders. The meeting was chaired by JRC Chair Mark Adlestone OBE and provided an opportunity for our communal stakeholders to thank the NHS for...
On the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of Melvin Kravitz and Adrian Daulby, JRC Chief Executive has undertaken an extensive media round with local and national broadcaster, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 5, LBC, Times Radio, Jeremy Vine and GB News. Speaking about the devastating...
Whenever there is conflict involving Israel in the Middle East, antisemitism in Britain increases. We have seen it repeatedly over the years, but it was impossible to prepare the Jewish community for what followed Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. The hatred did not wait for Israel’s...
Last night, The Fed and the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester & Region were delighted to welcome Lord Michael Gove in conversation with Jonathan Sacerdoti for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging discussion on Israel, British Jewry, anti-Jewish racism and the challenges and opportunities shaping Jewish life today. The event attracted...
“Yesterday marked one year since Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were murdered in a terrorist attack targeting our community on Yom Kippur. The fact that, on that anniversary, a terrorist plot has been foiled which could once again have targeted Jews in Manchester makes this an incredibly concerning time for...
“One year ago, on Yom Kippur, our community was targeted in a deadly terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation. We remain devastated by the loss of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby. Our thoughts are with their families and those who suffered life changing physical and mental injuries. We...