Legal fight to save BBC Jewish programme from axe

The BBC is being taken to court over the alleged “discriminatory” decision to axe its only regular Jewish radio show.

Jewish Hour, broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester for 21 years, is scheduled to end in December as part of sweeping changes to local broadcasting. However, the local black, Asian and Chinese programming is continuing.

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Special needs chief warns on provision

A Manchester leader has warned that parents of special-needs children may find it even tougher to win educational support as more Jewish schools become academies.

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Positive message by Bolton's blind Zionist

She taught herself fluent Hebrew listening to Israeli radio from her home in Bolton; she raises funds for needy Israeli families; she is not Jewish - and she is blind.

Karen Greenwood was born sightless, but she sees through what she calls "propaganda" by anti-Israel protesters in the UK.

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Hatzola praised for pupil rescue

Emergency rescue workers have praised the bravery of a Hatzola medic who scaled the side of a Jewish school building to rescue a student who had plunged from scaffolding.

Nussi Burns was first on the scene at the Etz Chaim Boys’ School in Crumpsall, Manchester, last Thursday.

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Business network is streets ahead in Manchester

A chance to network attracted 50 business people from Muslim, Jewish and other faiths to the Muslim Jewish Forum’s third business networking event in Hale Barns, Cheshire.

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Parents fight funding cuts to school bus costs

Parents in south Manchester are faced with a £3,000 travel bill after a local council introduced transport funding cuts for faith schools.

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Cash boost for Aim Habonim

A wealth management company has helped a Manchester Jewish specialist school for severely disabled children overhaul new premises.

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