Minister to rule on alleged sex offender Grynhaus’s deportation

A British man is waiting for Israel’s interior minister to decide whether he will be deported to face trial for sex offences in the UK.

Todros Grynhaus, 48, from Salford, fled to Israel on a false passport shortly after he pleaded not guilty to seven counts of the historic sexual or indecent assault of three children.

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Liverpool welfare in cash crisis

Merseyside Jewish Community Care chief executive Lisa Dolan has warned of a funding crisis as the MJCC faces a £39,000 operational deficit, its largest in recent times.

Ms Dolan reported “concerns over the economy and the direct impact of local government decisions upon our community. Cuts to grant funding have hit MJCC very hard.”

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House calls in Salford

A kosher social housing scheme is expected to make a significant dent in the property shortage for Charedi families in Salford.

The Stamford Hill-based Agudas Israel Housing Association will be offering 23 new-build family homes in the Kings Square development off Leicester Road, Salford, an area where over 200 Jewish people are reported to be in need of social housing.

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Baigel has expensive tastes

Manchester Jewish Representative Council’s Dr Sydney Baigel was praised on Sunday for almost single-handedly raising the council’s budget for more than a decade.

Dr Baigel, 85 — whose brother Frank was re-elected as the council’s president at its AGM — has brought in £25,000 this year.

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No ‘Nazis’ allowed at family event

The organisers of a family event celebrating wartime Britain have been forced to hire security staff to eject anyone who attends dressed in Nazi uniform.

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Stones get a new show at King David in Liverpool

An appeal to preserve antique foundation stones from the Liverpool King David schools has been launched.

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Radio show goes back on air

Manchester’s only regular Jewish radio programme, which was axed by BBC Radio Manchester after 20 years, is to resume broadcasting on Salford City Radio.The show’s team of volunteers say they will continue to provide a mix of local Jewish news, interviews and coverage of Israel on the community station which reaches most Jewish homes in the north of the city.

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Trapped schoolgirl is freed by fire crews

Two fire crews took an hour to free a 10-year-old girl who became trapped between a wall and a metal storage container at an independent Manchester primary school.

The Beis Rochel pupil was wedged tightly when the emergency services arrived.

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Manchester measles alert

Salford Jewish schools have been placed on alert after two cases
of measles were confirmed in Broughton, Greater Manchester’s major Jewish area.

The local council has issued guidance letters to parents, with Mayor Ian Stewart urging them “to have their children vaccinated to prevent the number of cases of measles rising
in Salford”.

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Strain on Manchester burials

Facilities for Jewish burial in Manchester are under strain after a fire which gutted the Jewish mortuary at North Manchester General Hospital.

Interim facilities to perform the taharot, the halachic cleansing rituals before burial, have been arranged at

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Salford sex suspect's escape bid in Israel

A suspected paedophile from Salford who fled to Israel is using the Law of Return to escape facing trial.

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Boat comes in for Liverpool immigration museum

The UK’s first museum dedicated to telling the story of mass immigration to Britain and beyond, including the journeys of thousands of Jews, is the brainchild of a Merseyside Jewish leader.

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'Sexing up' rep council

Manchester Jewish Representative Council has formed a committee to brighten its image and entice more young people into leadership roles.

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