Yom Hazikaron Tekes

Yom Hazikaron Tekes was extremely powerful as our community came together  to remember the brave soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces who gave their olives in defence of the State of Israel.  As is usual, we also commemorated the victims of terrorism.  This was naturally even more pertinent following the...

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Yom Hashoah: Escape

Congratulations to the Yom Hashoah committee for an outstanding presentation commemorating the six million men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust. The theme this year was ‘Escape.’  Powerful testimony was heard from Holocaust survivor Anne Super who was hidden as a young child.  In addition, Jonathan Freedland spoke about...

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Encampment at the University of Manchester

Alongside Community Security Trust (CST) and the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) we have spoken with the University of Manchester about the encampment established on campus focusing on the conflict in the Middle East. We are grateful to the University for their support and our statement can be seen below.

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Greater Manchester Metro Mayoral 2024 Election Hustings

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester & Region and the Jewish Leadership Council hosted Hustings ahead of the Greater Manchester Metro Mayoral Election on 2 May. We were joined by: Jake Austin – Liberal Democrat Dan Barker – Reform Andy Burnham – Labour Laura Evans – Conservative Candidates delivered...

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