Manchester Jewish Museum (MJM)

Manchester Jewish Museum is housed in a former Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in Cheetham Hill. It lies in the heart of what was once the Jewish quarter of the city. The building, which dates from 1874, is Moorish in style and is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Manchester.

Downstairs the synagogue has been restored to its original splendour with magnificent stained glass windows and Moorish decoration. The former ladies' gallery upstairs houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Manchester Jewry. The museum collects, documents and interprets material relating to this history, which dates back to the late 18^th century. Much of the material covers the social and religious life of the community, including the process of immigration. The museum holds extensive photographic and oral history collections.

Manchester Jewish Museum runs a wide-ranging education programme for people of all ages and was awarded the prestigious Sandford Award for Heritage Education. The museum also runs a programme of temporary exhibitions.

Included in the Moving Here catalogue are records related to Zionism.

Reproduction of Images

The contact for use of images from Manchester Jewish Museum is Don Rainger, administrator on info@manchesterjewishmuseum.com
Tel: 0161-834 9879.

Information about Moving Here

Please send to Adrienne Wallman (curatorial adviser)
adrienne@orbit-cycles.co.uk
Tel: 0114 236 7729.