Manchester city centre's only synagogue will be flattened to make way for the ex-footballer's plans.
The only synagogue in Manchester city centre has closed after 70 years to make way for former footballer Gary Neville's redevelopment plans.The site will close following its final service on Sunday.Principal Rabbi, Robyn Ashworth-Steen, said: "We all know that to be a Jew is to be a wanderer and that Judaism is much more a people than a place.
"As the second oldest progressive community in the country, we know what it is to seek a new home and make an impact on the city of Manchester."With our great leaders, and a proud history, the next couple of years, as we leave Jackson's Row and find a new home, is a time full of potential.
Construction of the first nine-storey block, which will have a rooftop bar, started in February. It has not been revealed when work on the second 41-storey block will begin. The President of Manchester Reform, Jane Black, said: "There are many mixed emotions as we approach the end of our time at Jackson's Row, but this move ensures that Manchester's Reform Community will have a guaranteed long-term future."
Manchester Reform Synagogue have set up a temporary base at Manchester University's Chaplaincy on Oxford Road.
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