City have a long tradition of Jewish fans, from the time when Moss Side held many Jews who subsequently moved further out to Didsbury etc.Late reply Mat but many years ago (probably around early 90’s) I was in the Main Stand at Maine Road for a game against Tottenham, a Blue stood up and shouted “fuck off back to Belsen” There was a Jewish guy who sat in front of us with his daughter (she played a girl called Elsa in Emmerdale on TV), he went ballistic as did many others that day and the Police removed the anti semite for his own protection. Was talking to “Elsa’s” Dad afterwards and he told us there was a big City support within the Jewish community in Manchester. He was a really good guy, think he was called Michael, had some good banter with him and his daughter over the Emmerdale stories that happened, all in good fun but that day, he lost it, along with his brethren they will never forget their history.
Many Jews deserted us when we signed Bert and it was a prominent Rabbi who successfully called for calm when things threatened to get out of hand.