Our News
New Activity Worksheet for Schools and Families
We are excited to announce a new activity worksheet for schools and families. What is the resource? In partnership with Rosie Cunningham, we have created an activity worksheet based around the prayer hall in Garnethill Synagogue. Who made the resource? What does it...
Job Opportunity: Learning Assistant
The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) is seeking a part-time Learning 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.The SJHC provides facilities to...
Free CPD Opportunity for Teachers
Join us for a free evening CPD workshop for primary and secondary teachers, which will explore resources for learning about Judaism and Scotland’s Jewish history. The Centre offers a range of visits for pupils around the subjects of Judaism, the history of Jewish...
HET Teacher Training at SJHC – June 2025
The Holocaust Educational Trust are holding a teacher training session at the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre on Sunday 22nd June 2025. As part of the 'Lessons from Auschwitz' projects, attendees will learn about teaching the Holocaust across the school, and then find...
SJHC Seeking New Board Member
The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) is seeking a new independent trustee to join our Board. The SJHC Board is made up of nine trustees; three from each of the two partner organisations, SJAC (Scottish Jewish Archives Centre) and GSPT (Garnethill Synagogue...
Refugee Festival Scotland 2025
Join us for the Garnethill Refugee Walking Tour as part of the Refugee Festival! On Thursday 19th June at 2pm we will have our Garnethill Refugee Walking Tour. Learn about some of the places around the Garnethill area which are connected with Jewish refugees...
Holocaust Memorial Day Candle
To mark the 80-year anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau communities and organisations from across the UK took part in an arts and education project - 80 Candles for 80 Years. The candle from each community/organisation highlights the life of an...
Wiener Holocaust Library Return to Garnethill for Family History Workshop
We are delighted that the Wiener Library are returning to deliver an in-person workshop, after the successful events held here in 2023. This time, attendees will be able to learn about how to care for delicate and precious documents, as well as being able to access...
Schools Holocaust Memorial Day Event 2025
On Wednesday 22nd January 2025 the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre held a special event to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Thirty-seven pupils plus teachers from five secondary schools from East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Edinburgh and South...
New Resource for Migration & Empire course
The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre has recently launched a new resource designed for studies of Jewish immigration to Scotland. Since the Centre opened in 2021, the school visit service has been growing, with primary and secondary level pupils visiting in connection...
