Frank Baigel headed an official delegation to the elected civic Mayor of Salford, Ian Stewart. The delegation comprosd Rabbi Yehuda Brodie of Manchester Beth Din, Mrs Nava Kestenbaum of Inter-Link, Mrs Barbara Goldstone Past President, JRC, Ms Filis Rosenberg Hon Sec JRC, and Mr Jonny Wineberg Executive Member JRC. The...
President Frank Baigel led a courtesy visit to the Mayor of Trafford, Cllr. Patricia Young. Pictured from the Left: Len Rose of Sale Synagogue, Harry Lesser, Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University, Louis Rapaport, past President of the Rep. Council, Marcelle Doweck, Exec., Mayor Cllr Patrica Young, consort Cllr....
The President, Frank Baigel and other members of the JRC and the Community attended a Memorial Ceremony organised by the JRC at the Manchester Jewish Museum, which currently is showing a special exhibition on Jews In Sport. This event coincided with the Zionist Federation’s live webcast from the Israeli Embassy...
The President Frank Baigel presenting the Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Brenda Warrington, with a copy of the Council’s Manchester Jewish Year Book, a book called “What do Jews Believe”, and a book about Israel during his recent courtesy visit on Tuesday 24th July to Ashton Town Hall – the tenth...
On Shabbos 21st July at Whitefield Hebrew Congregation I was honoured to witness a very special event; Mayer Hersh was given an aliyah and later a kiddush in his honour. Earlier that week Mayer had received his honorary doctorate, a DEd from Edge Hill University. A fitting tribute to his...
The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region expresses its great disappointment at the result of the vote in the General Synod to support EAPPI (the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel). Whereas it is perfectly legitimate for any Church or religious body to question or criticise the actions of the...
Photo from our official delegation to the Mayor of Oldham. Frank Baigel, JRC president, presents the mayor of Oldham, Councillor Olwen Chadderton with a Yearbook. Frank was accompanied by Russell Conn and Rabbi Tony Walker of the JRC Executive and local residents Lisa Stock and Marcus Keller.
“The UK Jewish community is dismayed by the decision of the Church of England’s General Synod to pass a motion endorsing the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). The Church of England has a duty to examine the situation in the Middle East in a balanced way. Instead,...
Manchester is very honoured to be hosting the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews in the coming week. This morning we were addressed by Dr Deborah Weissman, the President of the ICCJ. She discussed whether the dialogue between Christians and Jews needs to be extended to...
Photos from our official delegation to the Mayor of Wigan Top: JRC President presents Yearbook to The Worshipful the Mayor of Wigan Council, Councillor Myra Whiteside. Below, back row: Rabbi Tony Walker, Judith Hayman and Gordon Levy of the JRC Executive. Front Row: Sylvia Sheff MBE JP JRC Exec., President...
