Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre

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The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre aims to increase access to Scotland’s Jewish and Holocaust-era history, encourage engagement with the collections of the Scottish Jewish Archive Centre, and expand access to Garnethill Synagogue and its heritage.

Looking for a job in Heritage? We are recruiting for a Learning & Admin Assistant to help deliver our schools visit prog...
09/07/2024

Looking for a job in Heritage? We are recruiting for a Learning & Admin Assistant to help deliver our schools visit programme and support our public tours. Find out more here: https://sjhc.org.uk/news/job-op-learning-admin-assistant/

The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) is seeking a part-time Learning & Admin Assistant to join our small team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in facilitating school visits and in supporting our public tours programme.

One of the joys in life is seeing how what we do makes an impact on those who visit. We received a huge stack of hand wr...
25/06/2024

One of the joys in life is seeing how what we do makes an impact on those who visit.
We received a huge stack of hand written letters from a primary school who came on a visit last week. The kids drew us pictures and wrote about their favourite parts of the visit.
It was rewarding on the day to hear them say they loved the visit and found it interesting but this has added so much more joy.
Our volunteers and us love taking the school groups around and seeing them engage and learn. Knowing that we made an impact only makes the day even better.

Some of our staff and board members went to visit the  not that long ago. It was a spectacular visit and tour! Getting t...
09/06/2024

Some of our staff and board members went to visit the not that long ago. It was a spectacular visit and tour!
Getting to see how similar the communities in Manchester and Glasgow were and how things have evolved in both, as well as in the rest of England and Scotland, was remarkable and rewarding.
The Manchester Jewish Museum also had a recent refit and the site is spectacular and so worth a visit!

During the month of June, Glasgow celebrates Rufugee Week! A time where we can learn about the communities that make Gla...
04/06/2024

During the month of June, Glasgow celebrates Rufugee Week! A time where we can learn about the communities that make Glasgow the wonderful and vibrat city that it is.
Historically, there have always been a wide range of voices and peoples that have come to Scotland and here at the SJHC, we are holding two events to celebrate!
Sunday June 16th: Challah & History! https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/60234?
Tuesday June 18th: Garnethill Walking Tour https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/59888?

Come join us and learn about how Scotland became home to many Jewish refugees over the years and how the community is now. We can make some challah, learn about the archives and so much more!

We are very lucky to have a Torah out for visitors to see. This particular one has been damaged and no longer able to be...
03/06/2024

We are very lucky to have a Torah out for visitors to see. This particular one has been damaged and no longer able to be used in services.
Normally it would have to be buried but we were given permission to keep it out on display so visitors could see inside.
This Torah is thought to be over 300 years old! Which means it was old even when Garnethill was built. Did you know that it takes, on average, a year to write out the Torah? It is done by hand and there are specific rules as to how it’s done.
These beautiful scrolls are very precious and not something one would usually own at home. Instead it is placed in the Ark at a synagogue.

There are many different Torah at Garnethill and around the world but each contains the exact same words inside. Come by and visit to learn more about the Torah, synagogues, and Scottish Jewery!

One of our hidden gems! This beautiful window is actually hidden upstairs in one of our rooms that isn’t viewed on our p...
26/05/2024

One of our hidden gems! This beautiful window is actually hidden upstairs in one of our rooms that isn’t viewed on our public tours. That doesn’t take away its beauty though.
Easily one of my favourite parts of Garnethill Synagogue. There are many beautiful little spots around. We would love to have you come spot some yourself.

What a beautiful spring day in Glasgow! Come see our beautiful historic synagogue, the heritage centre and our archives ...
21/05/2024

What a beautiful spring day in Glasgow!
Come see our beautiful historic synagogue, the heritage centre and our archives on one of our public tours. We hold tours on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons and occasional Sundays.
Book on our website!

Are you a teacher or a heritage/museum professional with education experience? You might be interested in this opportuni...
01/05/2024

Are you a teacher or a heritage/museum professional with education experience? You might be interested in this opportunity to join a new Education Advisory group for the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre.

Details here: https://sjhc.org.uk/news/new-education-group/

06/03/2024

𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

23.02.2023

The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre in Glasgow is showcasing the hidden history of Jewish communities in Dundee, Greenock, Inverness, Ayr, Falkirk and Dunfermline.
The new exhibition opened this week and an official launch event will take place on Thursday.
When Jewish immigrants began to settle in Scotland during the 1800s, the first small communities were formed in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Immigration increased towards the end of the century as Jews left Russia and neighbouring countries due to the collapse of the Russian empire, anti-Jewish laws and pogroms.
Other Scottish communities then developed in Dundee (1878), Greenock (1894), Inverness (1894), Ayr (1902), Falkirk (1905) and Dunfermline (1908).
The new exhibition uses material from the collections of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre to tell some of the stories from towns which formerly had a synagogue, but now retain few traces of their Jewish population.
These include Ayr’s kosher guesthouses; the Greenock boy who became a world-famous violinist and conductor; and the family-run furniture shop in Falkirk that has been trading for more than a century.
Although these towns no longer have formal Jewish communities, Jewish people continue to live across Scotland.
In addition to the synagogues in Glasgow and Edinburgh, there are still small communities in Aberdeen, and Tayside & Fife (now meeting in St Andrews).
They, and others across the country, are represented and supported by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities.
The exhibition can be seen by booking a guided tour of the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre.
The tours include the prayer hall of Garnethill Synagogue as well as displays about the history of the Jewish community in Scotland, the Holocaust period and Jewish migration to Scotland.
Heritage Centre manager Kerry Patterson said: “The new exhibition allows us to shine a light on stories from towns where there is now little trace of a Jewish population beyond a graveyard or a building formerly used as a synagogue.
“I know that it will be of interest to school groups and other visitors from the featured towns and we hope that people will come and find out about their home towns.”
Funding for the exhibition was provided by the Netherlee & Clarkston Charitable Trust.

Join us on the 31st January for a special guided tour of the Archives  with Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and Goethe-I...
17/01/2024

Join us on the 31st January for a special guided tour of the Archives with Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and Goethe-Institut Glasgow as part of their "Remembering the Kindertransports" event series.

On the following day, head over to Goethe-Institut for an unmissable screening of the 1996 documentary "My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports" and conversation with filmmaker Melissa Hacker.

Book your FREE tickets for the archive tour here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/remembering-the-kindertransports-guided-archive-tour-tickets-795950157347?aff=oddtdtcreator

Book your FREE tickets for the film screening here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/remembering-the-kindertransports-tickets-795296341767?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a special event and discover the history of the Kindertransport children in Scotland.

Happy New Year from the SJHC! Guided tours of our beautiful historic synagogue are now open for booking in 2024, with ex...
04/01/2024

Happy New Year from the SJHC! Guided tours of our beautiful historic synagogue are now open for booking in 2024, with extra Sunday dates available. Book now!

Join one of our guided tours, to find out about aspects of Jewish religious practice and way of life, and how the Jewish community have contributed to Scotland over the last 200 years.

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