Jonathan Kalmus

Swastika daubed outside shul

Two large swastikas were daubed in Broughton Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Artist remembered in his home city

US moves to cut burial transfer costs

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.

‘Support our heritage sites’

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.

Anger over missionary leaflet drive

Evangelical Christian missionaries have been targeting Manchester’s Jewish community with leaflets.

Congestion charge ‘no’ brings relief

Manchester communal groups have expressed relief at the overwhelming no vote against a proposed local congestion charge.

Congregants flee after man breaks into shul

Congregants of a Satmar Chasidic synagogue fled last week after an intruder mounted the platform in front of the Ark and apparently began shouting in a foreign language.

Fireman saves scrolls in Manchester shul blaze

A fire crew commander has been praised for rescuing three Sifrei Torah from a blaze at a small Charedi shul in North Manchester on Sunday night.

Young ambassadors encounter ignorance

Deli owner raided twice in a week

A Manchester kosher shop was targeted by thieves, only days after his home was broken into.

New probe into death of bagel-stab violinist

A new inquest is to be held into the death of a musician stabbed on his way to buy bagels after his killer was given an indefinite jail sentence.

Support for the abused

Talks have started over the establishment of a Manchester support service for Jewish women who have suffered domestic violence.