The First “INterfaith IN the Succah Encounter” in Manchester

PRESS  RELEASE                                                                                    Friday 18 October 2019 A meaningful, well attended Inter Faith Event, took place at Heathlands Village and was hosted by The Fed Jewish Charity, on Wednesday night, 16/10/19. It was the first event of its kind and was planned and organised by The Greater Manchester Jewish Representative Council. Many faith...

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Vigil for Christchurch

Michael Rubinstein addresses the vigil: “Hello I am Michael Rubinstein, Chair of the Human Rights, Racism and antisemitism committee of the Jewish Representative Council of Great Manchester and the child of two Holocaust survivors. On Saturday morning I shall be standing outside my synagogue on security. I know what racism...

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Manchester Seminar on Jewish Community

Press  RELEASE                                                                                      Monday 11thMarch 2019 Local councilors from North West learn about Jewish community at Manchester seminar More than 40 councillors from across the North West of England learned about the Jewish community at a councillor seminar on Sunday organised by the Board of Deputies, Jewish Leadership Council and the...

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Mental Health: Our Community Shows it Cares

Jewish Action for Mental Health promised the community a youth event before Pesach. The event being run on April 7th is to bring teens in to let us know what issues they are facing and what they want from us as a group. What programmes, activities and projects they want...

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Press Release: Desecration of Whitefield Cemetery

Councillor Tamoor Tariq, Bury Council’s cabinet member for communities and safer neighbourhoods, said: “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the abhorrent act of violence that took place over the weekend at the cemetery in Philips Park. An attack on one part of our community is an attack on all...

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Tragic loss of inspirational teacher

We share with the community the profound sense of sadness and shock that was felt and circulated very quickly yesterday at the news of the loss of Sherrie Mayer, a teacher who has worked at King David Schools for 40 years, a leading light in the education of our young...

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