On Sunday 26 June, The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester (MJF) and Faith Network 4 Manchester (FN4M) organised their join annual Iftar. An iftar is the meal held at the end of a day of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This time the event was kindly...
Our Annual Year Book sits on the desk of more than 600 organisations and individuals and is an extensive source of Jewish communal reference, with our invaluable “Yellow Pages” section. This year, we are dedicating the Year Book to the memory of Dr Sydney Baigel z”l, who worked tirelessly for...
The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and the Regions is saddened by the news of recent criminal damage of tombstones at Blackley and Failsworth Jewish cemeteries. We know that, previously, our friends from other communities have expressed their horror at such actions. Whether an act of vandalism or antisemitism,...
The AGM took place on Sunday 8th May with guest speaker Luciana Berger MP. This was the first election to the new structure of the Council. Officers elected: OFFICERS President Sharon Bannister Chair Jonny Wineberg Vice-Chair Public Relations Jacky Buchsbaum Vice-Chair Education Rabbi Tony Walker Treasurer Phil Langer Secretary Michael...
The 2016 Community Sherman Lecture will look at Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK: History, Experience, Context and will be given by Dr Yulia Egorova. Dr Egorova is Reader in Anthropology at Durham University. She received her PhD in 2003 from the School of Oriental and African Studies and has published...
The Pesach 2016 edition of RepPresents is now available. Articles on the Council’s activities, challenges and successes, guest contributors and all the latest news across the community. Be sure to grab your copy. RepPresents Pesach 2016
The Jewish Representative Council in partnership with Prestwich Hebrew Congregation invite you to a special meeting to discuss the EU Referendum Sunday 5th June 2016 Doors Open 7.15pm Debate 7.45pm North Manchester Location (address advised shortly before event) THE BIG EU DEBATE Have your say in the biggest decision for...
Jewish Representative Council and the Manchester Jewish Museum The shows Alex Cropper curator of Manchester Jewish Museum and Filis Rosenbergwith a framed Ketuba from the Manchester Jewish Museum This piece contributed to a pop up exhibition as part of ‘Art Brings Communities Together’ held at Manchester Cathedral on February 12th...
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...
