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The synagogue houses the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) which opened in July 2021. [26] The SJHC was created in partnership by the Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. The aims of the SJHC are to: Increase access to Scotland’s Jewish and Holocaust-era history.
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 ...
The Westjuden had settled in more affluent areas such as Garnethill in Glasgow where Garnethill Synagogue was built between 1879 and 1881 in Victorian Romaneque style. It remains the oldest active synagogue in Scotland and now houses the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre [18] and Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre. [19]
The Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Film Theatre are located in Garnethill. It is also the location of Scotland's oldest and first purpose-built synagogue Garnethill Synagogue, founded in 1879, and the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. Garnethill is also home to St. Aloysius' RC Church, built in 1910.
Nathan Solomon Joseph (London, 17 December 1834 – 1909) was an English philanthropist, social reformer, architect, and Jewish communal leader. [1]Joseph collaborated on the design of a number of important synagogues, including the Garnethill Synagogue, New West End Synagogue, and Hampstead Synagogue. [2]
Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting. Associated Press. June 23, 2024 at 10:58 AM.
Former synagogue on Miller Street near downtown Pittsburgh, August 2007. There are no reliable records of the beginnings of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, but it has been ascertained that between 1838 and 1844 a small number of Jews, mostly from Baden, Bavaria, and Württemberg, Germany settled in and around Pittsburgh. These communities ...
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