Les Juifs de Manchester

The Jewish community of Manchester developed mainly from the nineteenth century onward, with the massive arrival of Ashkenazi immigrants from eastern Europe, and numbered among the most important in Britain outside London. Active in the textile industry and commerce, it established a dense network of synagogues, schools, and social, religious, and charitable institutions. Manchester was also an important center of the British Zionist movement, associated notably with Chaim Weizmann, who taught chemistry there. The community remains today one of the most vibrant in the United Kingdom, with a notable Orthodox presence.

Sources & resources

• Encyclopaedia Judaica — 2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
• Jewish Virtual Library ↗