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INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN JEWS (ICCJ)
Sunday, July 1 until Wednesday, July 4, Manchester 2012

Announcement by Rev. Dick Pruiksma, ICCJ General Secretary,
29.04.2011

While ICCJ is gearing up for the 2011 Cracow conference, preparations for the 2012 conference started. The 2012 ICCJ conference will be held in Manchester (UK) and you may now already want to make a note of the dates: Sunday, July 1 until Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

The ICCJ was invited to the United Kingdom to mark the 70th anniversary of one of its founding members: the Council of Christians and Jews in the United Kingdom. It was decided to hold the conference in Manchester because in that city one of the oldest (if not the oldest …) CCJ branches is located. Moreover, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, Lord Bishop of Manchester, is the CCJ/UK chairman.  
 
But perhaps most important for the 2012 venue is the link between Manchester as a multi-cultural and multi-religious metropole and the 2012 conference theme. Although the exact theme is not fixed yet, the conference no doubt will deal with multi-religious dialogue and social responsability. The Manchester conference will be co- hosted by the University of Manchester and its Centre for Jewish Studies. The Manchester branch of CCJ also is heavily involved in the conference planning.