Garnethill Synagogue on BBC Radio & TV

by | Nov 7, 2022 | In the Press

A recent BBC Radio 3 programme included the music of Isaac Hirshow, cantor of Garnethill Synagogue from 1925-1956.  Hirshow was introduced by academic Phil Alexander, with an interview recorded in Garnethill and the inclusion of two pieces of music, ‘Shlof mayn kind’ (UK Premiere) and ‘Kol Gojim’ (UK Premiere). These were performed by the BBC Singers. The theme of the programme was rediscovered composers, and the section on Isaac Hirshow appears at 1:00:20 in the programme. It will be available at this link for 30 days following its broadcast on the 4th November 2022: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dg1r

Born in Russia in 1883, Hirshow arrived in Glasgow with his family in 1922 and lived in the Gorbals. At age 45, he became The University of Glasgow‘s first graduate in music. Hirshow is remembered in a memorial plaque, found in the entrance hall of Garnethill Synagogue.

Garnethill also appears in the BBC documentary, ‘Being Jewish in Scotland’, which was broadcast in October 2022. It will be available at this link until October 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001d2w0/being-jewish-in-scotland.

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