A Scottish Shtetl: Jewish Life in the Gorbals 1880-1974

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'They were accepted in Scotland because the Scots were a Bible people, and so respected them.' -Moray Glasser. The text contains many unorthodox spellings and typographical errors, not all of which have been corrected; the more questionable being marked. Front Cover ......Page 1 From Chaim Bermant ......Page 2 Influx of East European Jews ......Page 3 Synagogues in the Gorbals ......Page 4 Jewish Representative Council ......Page 5 Illustration: Glasgow Talmud Torah Hebrew School ......Page 6 Zionist Activity ......Page 7 The Institute ......Page 8 The Institute Players ......Page 9 Illustration: Glasgow Jewish Institute Players ......Page 10 Jewish Friendships ......Page 11 Illustration: The Jewish Echo ......Page 12 The Political Life of the Jewish Gorbals by Paul Vincent ......Page 13 Illustration: Gorbals Cross Sunday Morning ......Page 15 What they said: snippets from our interviews ......Page 16 The Gorbals ......Page 18 Mrs Mac - Glaswegian ......Page 19 Acknowledgements ......Page 20 From the Gorbals Fair Society ......Page 21