Monday 2 February 2015

Bradford Jewish-Muslim Relations

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk, City's synagogue council appoints first Muslim member as 'strikingly close' relations between two faiths deepen further " A spokesman for the synagogue in Bowland Street, Manningham, said the addition of Mr Rashid to the council marked another chapter in the "strikingly close relationship" between the Jewish and Muslim communities in Bradford.

"In 2013, community groups, including Bradford Council for Mosques, rallied together to save the Grade II-listed building - an example of Moorish Victorian architecture dating back to 1880 - when dwindling funds put its future in danger."