Jewish Birmingham
Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration to be held at Birmingham Council House
Staff Reporter
January 11, 2024
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will be staged at the Council House later this month. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Chaman Lal, will lead the event…
Thousands expected to join mass rally in London marking global UN anti-racism day
Staff Reporter
March 19, 2022
Hundreds of Birmingham residents are today joining thousands of people in London for a rally to mark international UN Anti Racism Day. As protests take place in cities around the world under…
What is Purim and how is it being celebrated by the Jewish community?
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
Purim is a Jewish religious festival commemorating the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Haman was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects…
Birmingham’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration to be held at Millennium Point
Staff Reporter
January 23, 2022
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will this year be hosted at Millennium Point. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, will lead the free public event…
Hanukkah celebrations begins for city’s Jewish community
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2021
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - has begun for Judaism's faithful followers across the world, and it's no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The first…
INTERVIEW: Ruth Jacobs on celebrating Hanukkah in Birmingham during COVID-19
Staff Reporter
December 12, 2020
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - began last night for Judaism's faithful followers across the world and indeed, in Birmingham and the West Midlands too. While…
Hanukkah begins for Birmingham’s Jewish community amid COVID-19 restrictions
Staff Reporter
December 11, 2020
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - began last night for Judaism's faithful followers across the world, and it was no different in Birmingham and the West…