Manchester Jewish Museum

Ari is the Jewish best friend I never had! – Interview with Deli Segal and Tanya Truman

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 piece.

Meshuga Baby! – Interview with Emma Smith ahead of her show at MJM

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.

“Cultural connections, being part of a diaspora and what we inherit from those who went before” – interview with theatre maker Anna Clover

On Sunday, 6 November, Manchester Jewish Museum will welcome the London-based theatre maker, Anna Clover, in her debut solo comedy show, Going Deutsch. Anna talks to us about her semi-biographical piece and the emotional story behind it.

Manchester Jewish Museum pays tribute to the Queen

We were deeply saddened by the recent news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She was a constant in the lives of many in our community and will be missed and remembered by them. We offer our dearest condolences to the Royal Family. Our thoughts are with them now.

Synagogue Nights 2022. MJM once again launches the autumn season of evening performances in the historic former synagogue.

Manchester Jewish Museum will once again be celebrating Jewish music and art with the new season of Synagogue Nights: intimate performances in the 1874 Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. From the mellow sounds of jazz and entertaining comedy shows to the greatest of classical hits, this season’s line-up celebrates diverse identities within the Jewish community.

Stencl and the Jewish East End – interview with Dr Rachel Lichtenstein

This September, we will be exploring one of Britain's foremost, but now largely forgotten Yiddish poets, Avram Nachum Stencl. The evening event will be hosted by Dr Rachel Lichtenstein, whose grandparents were Polish Jews and who, like Stencl, settled in East London in the 1930s after escaping Nazi persecution. We speak to Rachel about her interest in Stencl's story and works.

The story of Truus’ Children – interview with Pamela Sturhoofd and Margaret Jacobi

This September we will be showing the Dutch documentary 'Truus' Children' during an intimate, evening event at our beautiful synagogue. We talk about the film with the director Pamela Sturhoofd and Margaret Jacobi, a descendent of one of the children saved by Truus Wijsmuller.

A year after reopening to the public, Manchester Jewish Museums shares highlights of its first twelve months in the new building in Cheetham Hill.

Today marks exactly one year since Manchester Jewish Museum reopened to the public after being closed for two years to undergo a £6m redevelopment and extension. On this special day we have decided to shine a light on some of the highlights of this exciting year.