The entire museum Team wishes you and your loved ones a restful holiday season and a bright, joyful Chanukah. We are deeply grateful for your support over the past year. As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of our members,…
On Sunday, 7 December, the museum will host an intimate solo performance by acclaimed Israeli singer, Bat Ella. In this interview we talk about her musical journey, finding her Jewish identity and her upcoming Chanukah concert.
After a decade at Manchester Jewish Museum, including the last three years as Chief Executive, Gareth Redston stepped down from his role in May. We sat down with Gareth before he left to talk about his time at the museum, his proudest…
On May 1st, International Workers’ Day, Manchester Jewish Museum will host a performance of “Chopped Liver and Unions”, a one-woman play which tells the remarkable but largely forgotten story of Sara Wesker, a trailblazing trade unionist…
Manchester Jewish Museum is set to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 with a special Museum Open Day, celebrating a unique collaboration with the Iziko Next Gen Homework Club, which works in partnership with NTCG Faith Tabernacle in Cheetham…
The entire museum team wishes you and your families a peaceful holiday season and a joyous Chanukah, filled with light and love. Your support over the past year has been more important than ever.
On the evening of Thursday, 5 December, Manchester Jewish Museum invites all food lovers and culture enthusiasts to embark on a one-of-a-kind culinary journey with “The Table”, an intimate evening dining event that promises to tantalise…
On Thursday, 31 October, the museum will welcome Irit Dekel, a talented singer-songwriter whose gentle music spans various eclectic genres, from folky jazz to indie alternative. In this interview we talked about what inspires Dekel to…
We are excited to announce our 2024 programme of our audiences’ much-loved Synagogue Nights: a series of intimate performances in our 150-year old former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. Starting this October, you can see theatre shows…
After 16 years of taking care of the museum’s vast collection and being a custodian of their 150-year old Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, Manchester Jewish Museum Curator and Deputy Chief Executive Alex Cropper will hand over to Josh…
On Mother’s Day, Sunday, 10 March, Manchester Jewish Museum will welcome Noga Ritter, an Israel-born, London-based eclectic singer-songwriter, for a performance in the museum’s 150-year-old Spanish & Portuguese synagogue. Noga’s new album…
Our historic Spanish & Portuguese synagogue turns 150 years old this year. In this article we share our exciting plans for marking this historic milestone and are inviting everyone to join in.
On behalf of the whole museum team, we'd like to wish you a peaceful holiday season and a happy Chanukah. Your support in these difficult times has been more important than ever and in this article we’re sharing details of how you can help…
On Sunday, 3 December, we invite our audiences for the final show of our Synagogue Nights season: the Manchester premiere of the award-winning documentary film "Out of Exile. The Photography of Fred Stein". In this interview we talked to…
On Sunday, 26 November, Emily Rose Simons, Tanya Truman and Natasha Karp will premiere their new musical in concert, "Becoming Nigella", during our Synagogue Nights season. In this interview we talk about acting, writing and Nigella Lawson!
This October, Fran&Flora, a London-based experimental string folk duo, come to Manchester to present their new music as part of our Synagogue Nights. In this interview we talk about their many musical inspirations and ask what audiences…
This autumn, Synagogue Nights are back with a packed programme of events, spanning multiple genres, including film screenings, musical concerts and a range of gigs from experimental folk to Ladino song. The season celebrates Jewish stories…
On Thursday, 22 June, Jessica Litwak, a U.S. based playwright and actor, will stage her new play, "My Heart is in the East", at Manchester Jewish Museum's former Sephardi synagogue. We speak to Jessica about the importance of interfaith…
A year ahead the 150th anniversary of our historic Sephardi synagogue, we have decided to open the time capsule, found by builders during our recent redevelopment.
Citizens Design Bureau, the architects behind Manchester Jewish Museum’s 2021 redevelopment project won not one but two awards at the 2023 RIBA UK Awards: the RIBA North West Award 2023 and RIBA North West Project Architect of the Year…
On Sunday, 2 April, Jewish Mancunian actor and writer, Amy Lever, will bring her new play to our former synagogue as part of Synagogue Scratch season. We speak to Amy about "We Wish You Long Life" and the fascinating creative process…
On Sunday, 26 March, Ellie Silver will premiere her new work-in-progress TV sitcom, "Beth's Din", at MJM during the first evening event of this Spring's "Synagogue Scratch" season. We speak to Ellie about her journey as a Mancunian…
Audiences will have the opportunity to be the first people to see a project up on its feet, get to know the local talented individuals who are telling Jewish Mancunian stories and be at the heart of helping to develop their material.
MJM Creative Activists have visited the residents of Belong Morris Feinmann, the dementia specialist, to share lesser-known personal stories of Manchester people’s experiences during the Holocaust and the Second World War, ahead of…
This January, Manchester Jewish Museum will mark the international Holocaust Memorial Day with a Museum Open Day involving reflective performances and workshops created with a group of young people called the ‘Creative Activists’. Since…
As 2022 draws to a close we just wanted to reflect on what an incredible year it’s been for the museum and share some of its key highlights. We raise a glass to the New Year and would like to thank our staff, trustees, volunteers, partners…
On Thursday, 8 December, MJM will welcome the world famous string quartet Quatuor Danel for the last show of this year's Synagogue Nights. We spoke to the members about their beloved composers and their upcoming show at our historic…
This December, Tanya Truman and Deli Segal will bring their hilarious comedy show, Pickle, to MJM as part of Synagogue Nights, a season of intimate evening events in our synagogue. We've recently spoken to them both about this darkly comic…
On Sunday, 27 November, Manchester Jewish Museum will welcome Emma Smith, one of the greatest voices on the contemporary UK jazz scene. We talk to Emma about her newly released album and how she's getting ready to perform at MJM.