AntisemitismBury newspaper pulls social media posts because of flood of antisemitic commentsComments that included Holocaust denial followed stories on a new mikvah and Shoah educationBy JC Reporter1 min read
Heaton park synagogue attackStories from Holocaust survivors and refugees to be told in Manchester schoolsThe initiative comes following the antisemitic terrorist attack on Heaton Park SynagogueBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Paperweight’Jewish Citizens Advice’ opens Manchester officePaperweight is seeing growing demand from those in personal and financial crisesBy Alma Green2 min read
Rabbinic CoupleNew rabbinic couple appointed to Sephardic Congregation of South ManchesterRabbi Yair and Rabbanit Ilana will now lead the UK’s second-largest Sephardi communityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
By Angela EpsteinManchester’s Jews stand strong against those who plan to harm usYes, we’re vigilant and even fearful. But the Jews of north Manchester are steadfast and resilient.2 min read
Terrorist attackResilience, relief and deep concern among Manchester’s Jews in wake of terror plot convictionsPolice said that had the attack not been foiled it could have been the ‘deadliest in UK history’By Jamie Shapiro2 min read
TerrorismManchester terror plotters ‘same as Nazis’, says head of CSTIt could have been the worst terrorist act in British history, says Mark GardnerBy Kim Pilling2 min read
Two men convicted of plotting Isis-inspired gun attack on hundreds of JewsPolice chiefs said the attack could have been Britain’s deadliest terrorist incidentBy Kim Pilling4 min read||December 23, 2025 15:50
Masorti Judaism welcomes new Manchester communityKehillat Or Tzion has grown into a congregation of 40 membersBy Gaby Wine1 min read||December 22, 2025 13:25
'Globalise the intifada’ chant banned at protests in London and ManchesterPolice forces in the cities have received new powers allowing them to take action against protesters using the phraseBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||December 17, 2025 11:20
Jewish woman accused of murder claims she found husband ‘gurgling’ in pool of bloodDaryl Berman, 71, is accused of killing her 84-year-old husband David at their home in PrestwichBy Ian Leonard2 min read||December 11, 2025 18:21
Man charged with helping Manchester synagogue attacker scout defence siteMohammad Asim Bashir, 31, accused of driving Jihad al-Shamie to the UK Defence Academy for a hostile reconnaissance missionBy Mark Wood1 min read||December 5, 2025 14:25
Eurovision star sings praises of Manchester’s Jewish communityOctober 7 survivor Yuval Raphael was performing at the UJIA North West annual dinnerBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||December 1, 2025 18:09
By Aaron SeitlerHow Manchester forged Chaim Weizmann and modern ZionismMy old hometown is far from being a mere backdrop to recent trauma – it played a decisive role in shaping the Jewish state’s first president, the Balfour Declaration, and ultimately the founding of the State of Israel3 min read||November 27, 2025 15:11
Man City fan vows never to watch another game after Pep Guardiola’s ‘genocide’ commentsJewish fan of the club says he feels ‘betrayed’ by the manager’s rhetoric on IsraelBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 26, 2025 11:35