Manchester Jewish Museum - Icons of England

Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester over the last 200 years. Through photographs, objects, documents and room settings, visitors gain an insight into the lives of the individuals who came to the city in different waves of Jewish immigration. The Museum opened in 1984 in the former Spanish and Portuguese synagogue which was built in 1874. A new wave of Yiddish- speaking Jews flooded into London after the assassination of the Tsar of Russia in 1881, which provoked the greatest migration of people ever seen. Many tens of thousands settled in Whitechapel. By 1888, when the Ripper murders made Whitechapel infamous, the street gazette for Brick Lane was filled with Jewish names: Aaron Levy, baker; Isaac Rosenberg, mantle maker; Abraham Goldstein, tailor. Soon after, the Huguenot church there became a synagogue.

190 Cheetham Hill Road

Manchester

http://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com

Monday-Thursday, 10.30am-4pm Sundays, 11am-5pm Closed Fridays, Saturdays and Jewish festivals

Adult £3.95; children £2.95; senior £2.95; family £9.50