The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester
Established to develop the cultural and social ties between the Muslim and Jewish communities of Greater Manchester
11 October 2023 — Statement about the Gaza conflict
3 - 6 June 2023 — Forum members visit Sofia in Bulgaria
26 May 2023 — Statement about the British Muslim Heritage Centre
26 March 2023 — Annual iftar at Khizra Mosque after four year pandemic gap
26 February 2023 — Leeds people's return visit to Manchester
15 January 2023 — Forum holds its annual kosher meal at Celia's Kitchen restaurant
1 January 2023 — We congratulate the Chief Rabbi on his knighthood
20 September 2022 — Our tributes to HM Queen Elizabeth II
29 July 2022 to 1 August 2022 — Forum visits Dublin
24 July 2022 — Forum holds annual picnic in St Mary's Park
26 June 2022 — Forum visits Leeds to share experiences of cooperation
27 February 2022 — Forum holds its annual kosher meal at Celia's Kitchen restaurant
14 November 2021 — The languages of Manchester’s Muslims and Jews
3 October 2021 — The Forum's 15th Anniversary celebration at Swinton Masonic Hall
13 September 2021 — Forum statement on Didsbury Mosque arson attack
1 August 2021 — Forum holds annual picnic in St Mary's Park
23 May 2021 — Manchester Muslims and Jews tell their own and their parents' migration stories
20 May 2021 — Statement on Community Cohesion in Greater Manchester
21 March 2021 — Anglo-Jewry’s interactions with converts to Islam in the period 1900-1920
28 February 2021 — Purim Fancy Hat Party
31 January 2021 — Organ donation: the legal and religious aspects
15 December 2020 — Online Chanukah celebration
29 November 2020 — Combating Islamophobia Together
15 November 2020 — What I like about Religion X
25 October 2020 — Abdol Hossein Sardari essay competition 2020
29 September 2020 — Forum holds its first ever electronic AGM
19 July 2020 — Commemoration of 25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide
14 June 2020 — Forum celebrates its 15'th Anniversary using Zoom
31 May 2020 — Has the COVID-19 crisis strengthened or weakened people's faith?
26 April 2020 — Online dialogue event: Muslims, Jews and keeping healthy during the COVID-19 Crisis
12 April 2020 — Online dialogue event: Muslims, Jews and COVID-19
8 March 2020 — Co-Chair Cllr Heather Fletcher receives an award for her community contribution
9 February 2020 — Forum holds its annual kosher meal at Pagoda Chinese Restaurant
5 November 2019 — Forum supports Children of the Holocaust Exhibition
31 October 2019 — "Loose Lawyers" event discusses the cancellation of British citizenship
6 October 2019 — Forum visits Lincoln's Jewish community
25 September 2019 — Mark Guterman praises our work and explains why it is essential
28 August 2019 to 1 September 2019 — Forum visits Bratislava
5 August 2019 — Jewish Telegraph article about Afzal Khan CBE MP
4 August 2019 — Forum holds annual picnic in St Mary's Park
23 June 2019 — Manchester Muslims and Jews tell their family migration stories
19 May 2019 — Forum holds annual iftar at Khizra Mosque
10 April 2019 — Forum co-hosts exhibition about Albanian Holocaust Rescuers
17 March 2019 — Forum's Quiz shows interfaith can be fun
14 March 2019 — Forum supports Jewish Representative Council Centenary Dinner
13 January 2019 — Forum holds its annual kosher meal at Pagoda Chinese Restaurant
1 November 2018 — "Loose Lawyers" event broadly supports OFSTED's approach to faith schools
29 October 2018 — Forum holds AGM attended by City Mayor of Salford
7 October 2018 — Muslim Jewish Forum visits the Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire
8 September 2018 — Response to criticism in "Jewish Telegraph" newspaper
11 August 2018 — Forum statement: Politicians should counter hate, not propagate it
5 August 2018 — Forum picnic in Heaton Park brings new people together
25-28 June 2018 — Forum visits Palma de Mallorca
17 June 2018 — Statement on desecration of Jewish graves in Urmston Cemetery
27 May 2018 — Forum's iftar brings communities together
18 March 2018 — Our third big concert at Ukrainian Centre gets people Bollywood dancing!
18 February 2018 — Co-Chair Heather Fletcher speaks at Visit My Mosque Day
11 February 2018 — Forum holds its annual kosher meal at Pagoda Chinese Restaurant
26 November 2017 — Forum celebrates 10th Annual Global Season of Twinning between Muslims and Jews
22 November 2017 — Forum holds AGM attended by Lord Mayor of Manchester
26 October 2017 — "Loose Lawyers" event debates the Prevent Strategy
17 September 2017 — Forum holds its annual Asian meal at Al Maidah Banquet Hall and Restaurant
23 July 2017 — Eleventh annual interfaith picnic in Platt Fields Park, Manchester
23 May 2017 — Our statement on the Manchester terrorist attack
28 April - 1 May 2017 — The Forum visits Copenhagen
19 March 2017 — Annual kosher meal at JS Restaurant
26 February 2017 - Forum holds “The Pub Quiz Without a Pub”
5 February 2017 - Manchester leads the nation on Visit My Mosque Day
20 November 2016 - Eating and Our Health
30 October 2016 - Forum marks Ninth Global Season of Twinning in Salford Civic Centre
5-8 September 2016 - The Forum visits Lisbon
4 September 2016 - Muslim Jewish Forum celebrates MBE award to Co-Chair
31 July 2016 - Tenth annual interfaith picnic in Platt Fields Park, Manchester
17 July 2016 - Srebrenica commemoration event
8 July 2016 - Forum's Co-Chairs sign statement on community relations after the EU Referendum Result
26 June 2016 - Multifaith iftar attended by over 100 people including Manchester's Lord Mayor
28 May 2016 - Forum receives “Community Organisation of the Year” Fusion Award 2016
20 May 2016 - Statement on desecration of Jewish graves in Blackley Cemetery
6 March 2016 - Forum holds its first ever quiz
24 January 2016 - Annual kosher meal at JS Restaurant
13 December 2015 - Interfaith festive party
29 November 2015 - Forum team finishes joint third in community quiz
22 November 2015 - Women's literary event "When Saira Met Sarah"
15 November 2015 - Forum marks Eighth Season of Global Twinning in Bury Town Hall
8 November 2015 to 3 December 2015 - Spreading hummus and peace in Manchester
15 October 2015 - "Loose Lawyers" panel event on racial and religious hatred law
30 August 2015 - Ninth annual interfaith picnic in St Mary's Park, Prestwich
30 July 2015 - Forum awarded a donation by Prestwich Carnival Committee
21 June 2015 - Multifaith iftar brings Manchester citizens together
7 June 2015 - The Forum's 10th anniversary dinner at Manchester Town Hall
25-28 May 2015 - The Forum visits Brussels
15 March 2015 - Forum visit to historic Muslim and Jewish sites in Liverpool
5 March 2015 - Forum speaks at "We Stand Together" event at Manchester Town Hall
19 February 2015 - Our petition to preserve religious slaughter in the UK and EU
25 January 2015 - Kosher meal at JS Restaurant on 18 January 2015
19 January 2015 - Forum elects new officers
12 January 2015 - Letter of solidarity to Paris organisation Shalom Paix Salam !
14 & 15 November 2014 - Twinning of Manchester Central Mosque and Manchester Reform Synagogue
8 November 2014 - Our second big concert at the Ukrainian Centre - bigger than before!
30 October 2014 - "Loose Lawyers" panel event
31 August 2014 - Eighth annual picnic in St Mary's Park, Prestwich
20 August 2014 - Statement on the desecration of Muslim graves in Chadderton Cemetery
17 August 2014 - Statement on boycotts and protests directed at the Kedem store in Manchester
10 August 2014 - Muslim Jewish Forum attends Adam Day 2014
8 August 2014 - Forum shortlisted in National Diversity Awards 2014
6 August 2014 - Our statement on attitudes to the conflict in Gaza
18 July 2014 - Joint statement by Co-Chairs regarding the Afzal Khan story in the Jewish Telegraph
6 July 2014 - Report on multifaith iftar
28 June 2014 - Statement on desecration of Jewish graves in Manchester
1 June 2014 - Annual Dinner at Al Maidah Banquet Hall and Restaurant
11 May 2014 - Kosher and Halal slaughter are humane
21 - 24 March 2014 - MJF visits Paris
11 March 2014 - MJF and Executive members honoured at Jewish Community Awards 2014
31 January 2014 - Spirit of Britain Award
19 January 2014 - Annual meal out at JS Restaurant
8 December 2013 - Interfaith festive party
5 December 2013 - Eighth Annual General Meeting
15-17 November 2013 - Weekend of Twinning
9 November 2013 - Concert at the Ukrainian Centre
31 October 2013 - TV discussion on religious tolerance and interfaith dialogue
27 October 2013 - Visit to the Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire
22 October 2013 - Lord Mayor commends the Muslim Jewish Forum
10 August 2013 - MJF attends Adam Day
1 August 2013 - Interfaith iftar at the Manchester Multifaith Centre
7 July 2013 - Seventh annual interfaith picnic in Platt Fields Park, Manchester
22 June 2013 - Visit to Dubrovnik synagogue and mosque
23 May 2013 - Loose Lawyers panel event
23 May 2013 - Greater Manchester’s Faith Communities Respond to Woolwich Attack
3 and 10 March 2013 - MJF celebrates International Women's Day
17 February 2013 - Business Networking Event "Psychology Goes to Work"
29 January 2013 - Muslim Awards 2013 recognition for the Forum
13 December 2012 - Multifaith festive party
19 November 2012 - Statement on the situation in Gaza and Southern Israel
18 November 2012 - Muslim Jewish Forum feed the hungry
21 October 2012 - Literary Evening
14 October 2012 - Interfaith Football Tournament
19 September 2012 - Business Networking Event "The Property Game: Tips & Hints"
26 August 2012 Annual picnic in Platt Fields Park, Manchester
10 August 2012 - Heather Fletcher's speech and poem at Adam Day 2012
28 June to 1 July 2012 - Shalom Paix Salam! of Paris visit MJF
17 May 2012 - "Loose Lawyers" panel event
4 March 2012 - Celebration of International Women's Day
27 February 2012 - Second business networking event with speakers Kevin Feddy and Shelina Begum
29 January 2012 - MJF Celebrates Chinese New Year Again
4 December 2011 - Manchester Jewish Rep Council Quiz
29 November 2011 - Annual General Meeting
20 November 2011 - Inaugural business networking event with speaker Will Kintish
30 October 2011 - Visit to Manchester Jewish Museum
9 October 2011 - Visit to British Muslim Heritage Centre
18 September 2011 - End of Summer Interfaith Picnic in Heaton Park
11 September 2011 - Muslims and Jews take part in the Cheetham Festival and 9/11 Commemoration
17 July 2011 - Interfaith Picnic in Heaton Park
31 May 2011 - Mr Simon Nelson and Mr Mo Mangeera on Post Mortems and Death
19 May 2011 - Address by Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Peter Fahy
4 - 7 May 2011 - Visit to Marrakech
6 March 2011 - Celebration of International Women's Day
6 February 2011 - MJF Celebration of Chinese New Year - Multiculturalism is working!
18 January 2011 - Annual General Meeting
28 November 2010 - MJF’s £250 win in the Manchester Jewish Representative Council Community Quiz
24 October 2010 - 70 Righteous Muslims who saved Jews in the Second World War
19 September 2010 - Post Yom Kippur and Eid charity gala
18 July 2010 - Muslim, Jewish and Christian interfaith picnic in Heaton Park
The events listed above are all linked to pages which contain more information about each of them. Our Company Secretary Heather Fletcher recently collated a full list of events since the Muslim Jewish Forum started. Accordingly our earlier events are listed below, but without any further details regarding those events.
Pagoda Kosher Chinese Meal
Ivan Lewis MP Event at Jinnah Centre in Bury
Womens Event at Arts Centre in Hulme
Visit to Granada and Cordoba
Sixth Lawyers Event - The Law and Domestic Violence in Muslim and Jewish Communities
Eid Party
Gaza/Southern Israel Listening Event
Women’s Event For international Women’s Day at Manchester Town Hall
Fifth Lawyers and Accountants’ Talk – The Role Of Religious Courts in the UK today
Poland/Auschwitz Trip
Politicians’ Event
Fifth Anniversary Party
J.S Kosher Meal
Womens’ Midland Hotel Afternoon Tea
Third Lawyers and Accountants’ event - Inheritance Law Discussion
Medical Ethics Talk
Picnic in the Park along with Christian Muslim Forum
Fourth Eid Party at Al Kizhra Mosque
Fourth Lawyers and Accountants’ Event - Business Ethics
Xmas/Eid/Chanucah Party at Jackson’s Row Synagogue
Womens’ Show and Tell Event at Urbis
Second Lawyers and Accountant’s Event - Family Law Talk
Visit to Beth Shalom Holocaust Memorial Centre
Picnic in the Park
Henry Guterman Memorial Football Tournament
Third Eid Party at Al Kizhra Mosque
Henry Guterman Memorial Lecture given by Lord Janner
Talk By the Lord Mayor, Cllr Afzal Khan and Richard Stone
Post Passover Seder at Menorah Synagogue
Heathlands Meal and Comedy Evening
First Picnic in Heaton Park
School Multi Media Competition
Second Eid Party
Visit to Madina Mosque in Levenshulme
Visit to Manchester Jewish Museum
Heathlands First Anniversary Meal
First Eid Party at Tahara Amin’s School, Manchester Muslim Preparatory School
First Lawyers and Accountants, Breakfast Meeting hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester
Established to develop the cultural and social ties between the Muslim and Jewish Communities of Greater Manchester