We would like to thank Burnley F C for inviting the JRC and The Fed and Lord John Mann to last night’s match as the Club commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. Burnley F C has worked closely with The Fed’s My Voice Holocaust Survivor Storyteller Project to deliver educational sessions for...
Our Chair, Mark Adlestone OBE attended a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery. Thank you to everyone involved for choreographing a moving commemoration focused on this year’s theme ‘For a Better Future’.
Our Chair, Mark Adlestone OBE and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Rabbi Danny Bergson joined the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Andrew Snowden MP and other dignitaries from across Lancashire at St Annes Synagogue for a meaningful Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration. Thank you to everyone involved in creating the memorial event and to...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Over the last 15 months, the Jewish community has endured record levels of hate crime as antisemitism has infected every section of society. Throughout this time we have been fortunate to count upon the full support of elected representatives and Greater Manchester Police. However, we have been particularly let down...
Our Stakeholder and Engagement Manager, Rabbi Danny Bergson joined the Northern Holocaust Education Group and other communal stakeholders for the holocaust Memorial Day Trust Commemoration hosted by Trafford Council.
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...