Our Chair, Mark Adlestone OBE welcomed the community and civic dignitaries to our annual Yom Hashoah commemoration. We will always remember each and every one of the six million innocent men, women and children murdered simply because they were Jewish. At a time when antisemitism remains at record levels around...

The JRC are proud to advocate for our community with the leadership of all ten boroughs across Greater Manchester. We have always enjoyed a fantastic relationship with Wigan Council and  it was a pleasure to hold a catch-up meeting with their Leader, David Molyneux. David has been a longstanding supporter...

We held an excellent catch-up meeting with Eamonn O’Brien, the Leader of Bury Council. Eamonn has always been a regular visitor to our community to meet key stakeholders. We thanked him for his support and concentrated on how we could continue to work together on a number of shared initiatives.

Our Chair, Mark Adlestone wrote for The Jewish News: “I have always placed a great emphasis on engaging with different people in multiple settings throughout society. I have achieved this by running a business with stores throughout the country alongside my extensive involvement with charities. Coupled with my year as...

We had an excellent catch-up meeting with Gareth Redston and Gemma Meek at the Manchester Jewish Museum. We focused on their invaluable contribution educating people from outside the community about our faith, history and extensive contribution across Greater Manchester. The JRC have facilitated a number of visits to the Museum...

Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders from across wider society remains a top priority for the JRC. We joined Community Security Trust (CST) to meet Suzanne Llewellyn, the Chief Crown Prosecutor for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria to discuss the concerning levels of antisemitic hate crime affecting Jewish people throughout the...

Rabbi Danny Bergson, the JRC Stakeholder and Engagement Manager, together with the Mayor of Preston, Councillor Phil Crowe at the JRC event held at the Ashton Methodist Church Hall. it was dubbed “An evening of Jewish music and soul – creating a positive Jewish vibe in Preston.” Post October 7th,...

Our Chief Executive joined over 1,100 people at the CST annual dinner in London. The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper spoke about CST’s incredible work in protecting the Jewish community, advocating at the highest levels of government whilst simultaneously ensuring we remain confident, vibrant and outward facing. We fully support the...

“We are aware of the motion being placed before the Manchester University Students Union today that calls for the Union and the University take various actions in opposition to the democratic State of Israel. the motion contains many lies and falsehoods but most problematically Clause 7 calls for the recognition...

This week we have spent time in Westminster alongside Community Security Trust (CST) and the antisemitism Policy Trust speaking with MPs from across the region. We have focused on discussing the concerning levels of hate crime targeting Jewish people along with the importance of combatting antisemitism online. Thank you to...