President of the Board of Deputies Phil Rosenberg (centre) visited Bowdon Synagogue over Shabbat. Pictured here with Rabbi Dovid Y Lewis (left) and Ian Lieberman[Missing Credit]
Upcoming regional visits include Newcastle-Gateshead, Nottingham, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Following the meeting, which was addressed by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, President Phil Rosenberg said: “I am delighted that we are fulfilling our commitment to the regions by being a truly national organisation, offering genuine support in cash and kind.
“We are not the Board of Deputies of London Jews. We are the Board of Deputies of British Jews, as our dynamic programme, including this weekend in Manchester, is showing.”
Twenty per cent of the Board’s staff are now based in Manchester, giving it one of the biggest presences of any national organisation in the city, according to the Board.
The meeting held a minute’s silence in honour of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who was found murdered in the United Arab Emirates.