New JRC Management Board
Following the amended Constitution being overwhelmingly passed at a recent EGM, the JRC is delighted to announce that its Management Board has been established. The Board will formally be appointed following the AGM on 24 May. This has recognised the ambition to bring together representatives from the diverse community across...
Leader of Manchester City Council, Cllr Bev Craig Visits The Fed and Chai Cancer Care
Yesterday morning we had the pleasure of showing Cllr Bev Craig, the Leader of Manchester City Council, around The Fed and Chai Cancer Care. Cllr Craig was hugely impressed by the care and support offered to residents and the wider community from the team at Heathlands Village
Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue Terrorist Attack
The JRC join our national representative bodies and Jewish communities around the world in condemning the awful attack on the Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. We are relieved that the hostages emerged from their ordeal physically unscathed. It is profoundly troubling that the terrorist who perpetrated this crime is from Blackburn,...
Cllr Ron Cooper Suspended Over Antisemitic Comment
The JRC joined communal stakeholders to raise directly with The Labour Party the issue of antisemitic comments made by Cllr Ron Cooper who represented Tanhouse Ward on West Lancashire Borough Council: ‘Upon being notified of the disgraceful antisemitic comments made by Cllr Cooper, we joined communal stakeholders and immediately...
Menorah Lighting with Greater Manchester Metro Mayor, Andy Burnham
We were thrilled to welcome over 200 people to Hale Shule on Thursday night to greet the Metro Mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, who was able to attend our Chanukah Lighting Event. The event was put on in conjunction with the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRC), Board...
Richard Hesketh Jailed for Antisemitc Abuse Campaign
The JRC welcomes the news that Greater Manchester based far-right activist Richard Hesketh has received a significant custodial sentence. The antisemitic material he created and proactively shared across social media platforms was viewed millions of times. We should like to thank Greater Manchester Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and...
Christian Wakeford MP in Conversation with Lord Mann
Lord Mann is the independent Advisor to the Government on Antisemitism Click Here to Watch the Interview: https://www.facebook.com/jewishmanchester/videos/3041609122629899/