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...
We were delighted to host Tom Morrison MP at North Cheshire Jewish Primary School in his Cheadle constituency. Tom learned about the history of North Cheshire, their current challenges and how it continues to thrive as the only Jewish school in South Manchester.
We attended a fantastic reception to celebrate the work of Chai Cancer Care and Jnetics who are raising awareness of the BRCA testing service. We heard excellent speeches highlighting the importance of this work by Vanessa Feltz and representatives from the NHS. We encourage all members of the community to visit...
We held the latest JRC/UJIA Young Leadership session at the Manchester Jewish Museum. Thank you to our panellists; Carmel Berke, Mark Adlestone, Simon Johnson and Bernie Yaffe. They discussed the skills required to be an effective leader, how to implement change and successfully resolve conflicts.
Below is our statement regarding Manchester City Council charity owned Bridgewater Hall hosting antisemitic extremist Sheikh Alfasy. “Despite raising our concerns regarding previous racist and inflammatory comments made by Sheikh Alfasy including calls for violence against Jewish people and social media posts accusing Jews of condoning child rape, the Trustees...
For over 50 years, Chabad-Lubavitch Manchester has organised a menorah lighting in central Manchester. This evening, there was a huge crowd as we marked the fifth night of Chanukah outside Central Library. Our Chief Executive, Marc Levy joined the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr Paul Andrews and Rabbi Daniel Walker...