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The location of Scotland (dark green) in the United Kingdom in Europe Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow. The history of the Jews in Scotland goes back to at least the 17th century. It is not known when Jews first arrived in Scotland, with the earliest concrete historical references to a Jewish presence in Scotland being from the late 17th century ...
Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, librettist, and theatrical producer (Jewish father, Scottish mother) Norman Swan, Australian paediatrician known for his work as a science and medical broadcaster on ABC, born in Glasgow; Zarif, singer [18] (Scottish father, Iranian Jewish mother) Muriel Spark (Scottish-Jewish father, English Anglican ...
The first Jewish community in Glasgow can be traced from c. 1823.By the 1870s, the community numbered around 1,000 and looked to build a permanent synagogue for the first time in Scotland as the converted synagogue in George Street (opened 1878) was full.
The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) is the largest repository of items relating to Jewish migration to Scotland and life in Scotland. [1] It aims to document and illustrate the religious, organisational, social, economic, political, cultural and family life of Jews in Scotland from the 18th century to the present-day in order to heighten awareness - and to stimulate study of - the ...
Synagogues in Glasgow (5 P) Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Glasgow" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, commonly known as Giffnock Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
The Langside Synagogue (Yiddish: לאַנגסייד שול) is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located near Govanhill in Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in May 1927 and closed in 2014. Whilst active, the congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite.
South Portland Street Synagogue was a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue, that was at 85-89 South Portland Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. From its establishment in 1901 until its closure in 1974, it was regarded as the centre of Jewish religious in Glasgow. [1]