Manchester born and bred, but moving to Israel

Richard Manville has lived in the UK all his life but is now leaving Salford for Israel because he says antisemitism in Britain is unacceptable.

A self-described proud secular Jew, he told the BBC’s Judith Moritz that the move was a traumatic experience as he had never considered leaving his home.

But Richard’s decision was reinforced by the hundreds of abusive messages he received online after publicly announcing his decision to leave.

Most British Jews say they have no intention of going anywhere, but Richard is not alone. A recent survey shows that one in five people are considering going to Israel in the next five years.