A report by Lucille Cohen The first professor of Israel Studies at Oxford University, Prof Derek Penslar, delivered the annual Sherman Community Lecture on Sunday 10th March 2013. The lecture, which is under the auspices of the Jewish Representative Council, the Zionist Central Council and the University of Manchester’s Centre...
On Sunday 2nd September Kasim ‘Kaz’ Hafeez gave the address to the Council meeting. Kaz was introduced by Honorary Secretary, Ray Cook. Kaz spoke about his experiences within the Muslim community in his home town of Nottingham and beyond. Kaz was once an anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, antisemite who happened to...
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...
“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,...
