Manchester

UK man pleads guilty after threatening to cut Jews throats while they were going to synagogue

Wayne Kelly pleaded guilty to charges of racially aggravated common assault, two charges of racially aggravated intentional harassment alarm, and two charges of racially aggravated harassment.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Police officers keep guard outside the Rolls Building of the High Court ahead of the appearance of Britain's Prince Harry in London, June 6, 2023.
’LIFT THE BAN’ rally organized by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ under anti-terrorism laws, in London’s Parliament Square, Sept. 6, 2025

‘Broken Glass’ 2026: History repeats itself as Britain's Jews face new wave of terror - opinion

Attacks on synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses are increasing – not only in the UK but throughout the free world.

|ByBRENDA KATTEN
Students going to school

Faith, values and coexistence deepen at a Jewish school in Manchester - opinion

How a Manchester Jewish school turned demographic pressure into a powerful example of interfaith success.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
A member of the Jewish community views the scene of an antisemitic arson attack through a makeshift fence in London, a day after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organization were set on fire.

New face of terror: Lone actors, online radicalization fuel new wave of antisemitic attacks in UK

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: The conversation came just days after the newly formed Shi’ite-linked group Ashab al-Yamin allegedly carried out an arson attack on four Hatzalah ambulances in north London.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Hundreds of etrogs held up at airport in England

The Animal and Plant Health Agency held up the shipment at the Manchester Airport under new and stricter regulations on the import of citrus fruit.

OCTOBER 8, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Etrog cartoon

Calling all Mancunians

Unraveling the mystery of Manchester House, an edifice on Hebrew University’s Givat Ram campus with an intriguing history.

JUNE 20, 2019ByBARRY DAVIS
SURI AND Antony Ordman take a closer look at the building that bears their hometown’s name.

Manchester - a gateway to northern England with new El Al flights

Known as the place where soccer began in 1888 with the creation of the first national league of paid players, Manchester hopes to attract Israelis who might be keen on the sport.

JUNE 15, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Manchester street art

Jewish cemetery desecrated in Manchester

Local police in Manchester's Whitefield neighborhood declared the vandalism a criminal act rather than antisemitic.

FEBRUARY 10, 2019ByALON EINHORN
Protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration, organised by the British Board of Jewish Deputies for those who oppose anti-Semitism, in Parliament Square in London, Britain, March 26, 2018.

Jewish teen found hanged in Manchester

The school reported her missing to police at 9:25 a.m. on Monday morning, and her body was found by a family member about 20 minutes later.

JANUARY 30, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
A MEMBER of the Jewish community walks in north London in 2015 as police officials stand watch.