A Manchester eruv may still be under discussion but one local burglar has got his own, all to himself. One catch — he is not allowed to use it.
Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks has predicted a rosy future for Manchester Jewry despite the large-scale migration of younger community members.
Responding to a plea from Sderot for funding for a secure park for children, JNF Manchester raised over £50,000 at the weekend.
A “women’s only” religious musical comedy has been the hottest ticket for Manchester Jewry.
A dramatic fall in the number of invasive post-mortems carried out on Jewish people against their families’ wishes could be on the horizon, according to new legislation proposed in parliament this week.
Concern over rising antisemitism since the Gaza conflict was voiced by Manchester Jewish leaders in a meeting with David Miliband during the Foreign Secretary’s visit to the city last Thursday.
Bury South MP Ivan Lewis kicked-off Manchester’s HMD programme by starting a football friendly on Sunday between Manchester Maccabi and FC United.
A young father was beaten with a hammer in front of his heavily pregnant wife in an armed robbery on their home.
Two large swastikas were daubed in Broughton Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.
People moving from city to city will face a lesser financial burden to change their burial arrangements if the United Synagogue’s national burial fee transfer scheme is implemented.
As Culture Secretary Andy Burnham launched a £1.5 million scheme to part-fund heritage officers for historic places of worship, a warning was sounded over the Jewish community’s failure to support its many heritage sites.
Evangelical Christian missionaries have been targeting Manchester’s Jewish community with leaflets.
Manchester communal groups have expressed relief at the overwhelming no vote against a proposed local congestion charge.
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