The Jewish Representative Council has been offered 3 free places for the Centre for Jewish Studies Hebrew Beginners’ Course The normal cost of the course for audit only is £545 but you can get a free place. Just complete the form, downloadable via the link below, and return it to [email protected]...
The Jewish Representative Council held our Annual Community Challenge Quiz for the Leslie Donn Challenge Cup on Sunday Evening. It was a very exciting evening with Dr Adam Simon and Jonny Wineberg as Quizmasters, Adam having taken over from his father, Malcolm Simon, due to the latter’s illness. Elaine Simon...
The latest RepPresents newsletter is now available for download. RepPresents Chanukah 2015
On behalf of the Jewish Community in Greater Manchester and surrounding Region we would like to express our deep regret about the current wave of violence in Israel. As is so often the case innocent unarmed people are being attacked, wounded and killed, adding to the trauma of a people...
The Jewish Representative Council has recently made major changes to its structures to better represent and serve our community. Previously the Council’s Executive consisted of 6 Honorary Officers and 39 representatives elected in groups from Institutions, Synagogues, Women’s organisations, Youth organisations, Magistrates & Councillors, Board of Deputies members and Honorary...
There was a great turn out at the Challenge Hate AGM Forum at Manchester Cathedral. The forum was an opportunity for the communities and network to raise their concerns, issues and give their thoughts on Hate Crime. It also gave people an opportunity to get an update on the efforts...
Members of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester paid a courtesy visit to the newly-elected Mayor of Bury – Councillor Stella Smith – on Wednesday, 29th July 2015. Pictured from left to right are: Jacky Buchsbaum – Vice-President Barbara Goldstone – Past President Mr John Smith – Mayor’s Consort...
The following members of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester paid a courtesy visit to the newly-elected Lord Mayor of Manchester – Councillor Paul Murphy OBE – on Monday, 20th July 2015: Rabbi Tony Walker – Honorary Secretary Frank Baigel – Immediate Past President Barbara Goldstone – Past President...
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE JEWISH REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Council to be held on: Sunday 12th July 2015 at 10.30am in order to amend the Constitution. As a quorum of at least 50 delegates is needed to change the Constitution,...
Extracts from CI Khan’s address Chief Inspector Umer Khan thanked the Jewish Representative Council for the opportunity to address the Annual General Meeting. “I am proud to be a police officer working in Greater Manchester and proud to be a Muslim. We all need to respect each other’s...
