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News 2024–2025 |
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| May 2025 |
JCoS was delighted to be invited once again to participate in the Scottish Teachers' Association of Religious and Moral Education Annual Conference. Click here to read a report. |
| Apr 2025 |
JCoS facilitated this year's Yom HaShoah Art Project at Calderwood Lodge Jewish Primary School, providing an opportunity for the pupils to engage in deep, hands-on learning about the Shoah. Click here to read a report. |
| Apr 2025 |
JCoS Co-Chairs Nicola Livingston and Timothy Lovat have sent a letter of condolence to the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. Click here to read their letter. |
| Apr 2025 |
JCoS hosted a lot of Pesach events in and around Glasgow this year, including a communal seder, learning sessions, and an exciting family matzah ramble. Click here to read a report. |
| Apr 2025 |
JCoS thanks the Scottish Government, and the Bishops’ Committee for Interreligious Dialogue for their kind wishes on the festival of Pesach. Click here to read the messages. |
| Apr 2025 |
JCoS has been busy preparing for Pesach, running community sessions in Glasgow, Dundee, and Edinburgh. Click here to read a report. |
| Mar 2025 |
The Jewish Council of Scotland (formerly SCoJeC) joined the Lothian Amphibian and Reptile Group to help with the annual toad migration project at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Click here to read a report. |
| Mar 2025 |
In preparation for Purim, the Jewish Council of Scotland (formerly SCoJeC) held very successful Hamantashen baking events in Glasgow and Inverness. Click here to read a report. |
| Jan 2025 |
The Jewish Council of Scotland (formerly SCoJeC) hosted a meeting with the Divisional Commander and other senior officers from Police Scotland to enable members of the community to discuss the policing of a hostile demonstration against a communal vigil for the hostages. Click here to read a report. |
| Nov 2024 |
SCoJeC organised an event for members of the Jewish community from all around Scotland to put their questions to the First Minister. Click here to read a report. |
| Oct 2024 |
Click here to read the Rosh HaShanah message from the First Minister, John Swinney MSP. |
| Aug 2024 |
SCoJeC has issued a statement about our ongoing concern that fallout from the tragic situation in the Middle East is causing increasing antisemitism in Scotland. Click here to read the statement. |
| Jul 2024 |
SCoJeC was delighted to join the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council to host a hustings meeting for the Jewish Community, and to launch our joint manifesto for the General Election. Click here to read a report. |
| Jun 2024 |
The data from the 2022 Scottish census show a mixed picture of the Jewish Community of Scotland: the total number of people who ticked the Religion box is almost unchanged from 2011, but there has been a major shift from the cities to rural locations. Click here to read a report. |
| Jun 2024 |
To mark Refugee Festival Scotland, SCoJeC was delighted to host international chef Fabienne Viner-Luzzato for a workshop exploring cultural diversity in cooking. Click here to read a report. |
| Jun 2024 |
SCoJeC was delighted to host an interfaith panel to discuss the joint Jewish-Christian Glossary introduced by the Chief Rabbi at last year's Church of Scotland General Assembly. Click here to read a report. |
| May 2024 |
The new First Minister gave us an assurance at our first meeting that "I am committed to tackling antisemitism, and working to do so". Click here to read a report. |
| Mar 2024 |
There was an enthusiastic response to SCoJeC's Great Hamantaschen Challenge, and bakers from across Scotland sent us photos of their creations! Click here to read a report. |
| Jan 2024 |
SCoJeC teamed up with the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre for a Bake to Remember workshop and tour of the purpose-built Holocaust Studies Centre to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Click here to read a report. |
| Jan 2024 |
SCoJeC arranged a meeting for the First Minister to hear first-hand from Jewish students about their experiences on campus since 7 October. Click here to read a report. |
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