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