Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre

Have you booked your class to visit the SJHC?

There is still time to arrange an engaging and meaningful experience for your pupils.

With pupils preparing to choose subjects for the next school year, this is an ideal opportunity for those considering History or RME.

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Some recent photos of school students learning about Scotland's incredible Jewish history.

We offer visits to primary and secondary groups that support learning on Judaism, Jewish immigration to Scotland, and the Holocaust era.

🎟️ Book your class visit today!
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2026 School Holocaust Memorial Day Event The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day for 2026 was ‘Bridging Generations’.

🕯️For the third year in a row, the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre held an event for school students to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

Students heard two powerful stories from second-generation speakers.

Read all about the special event in our latest blog!
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📚 We’re proud to share a new online learning resource based on the testimonies of Scottish second-generation Holocaust survivors.

Through video, discussion questions, and classroom materials, it explores antisemitism and the impact of the Holocaust across generations.

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The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre will be closed for the holidays from Monday 22nd December to Monday 5th January.

✨From all of us at the SJHC, we wish you a wonderful festive season and a happy healthy New Year!

We look forward to welcoming you again in 2026 💫

A special moment captured: Lev Atlas bringing music to the historic Garnethill Synagogue.

Explore this beautiful space yourself on one of our public tours.

📸photo by mirrorbox photography

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#glasgowhistoricbuilding #scottishhistory

Join Our Education Advisory Group - Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) is seeking people with experience of museum and heritage education, and individuals with teaching experience, to join our Education Advisory group.

🎓Join Our Education Advisory Group!

📜Do you have a passion for #heritage and #education? Can you help us develop our education offering?

We're seeking people with teaching experience to join our Education Advisory group.

For more info check out our website 👇 sjhc.org.uk/opportunitie...

Holocaust Memorial Day Event 2026 - Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special event for secondary school pupils in January 2026, in the lead up to Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme for ...

🕯️ Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 “Bridging Generations”

This January, we invite schools to join us in marking Holocaust Memorial Day with a special event focused on bridging generations.

📅 Date: 21st January 2026
🎓 For: Schools only
🔗 Learn more on our blog: sjhc.org.uk/event-news/h...

Holocaust Memorial Day Event 2026 - Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special event for secondary school pupils in January 2026, in the lead up to Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme for ...

🕯️ Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 “Bridging Generations”

This January, we invite schools to join us in marking Holocaust Memorial Day with a special event focused on bridging generations.

📅 Date: 21st January 2026
🎓 For: Schools only
🔗 Learn more on our blog: sjhc.org.uk/event-news/h...

Resource Focus: Refugee Stories - Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre Our ‘Refugee Stories’ Learning kits were the first resource we developed at the SJHC, for the launch of the Centre in 2021. The aim was to tell Scottish stories using […]

🗨️Our Refugee Stories Learning Kits introduce pupils to the experiences of Hilda, Dorrith and Ernst - refugees who found safety in Scotland.

📄Using real documents, photos and testimonies, pupils explore themes of displacement, resilience, and rebuilding lives.

Read more on our latest blog👇

✨Winter light filters through the stained glass windows

Have you visited yet?

Join us for a Guided Tour and discover the beauty of the synagogue, Scotland's Jewish history and more!

🎟️ Book via link in our bio.

#ScottishHistory #Heritage #stainedglass #Glasgow #discoverscotland

Help us bring Scotland’s Jewish history to life!

From school visits to our public guided tour, sharing 200 years of Jewish life and contribution in Scotland.

✨Sound like something you’d be want to be part of?

💫Join our volunteer team today!

Learn more at: sjhc.org.uk/volunteering/

Evening light catching the stained glass in the Garnethill Synagogue.

Now that the nights are drawing in, catching these moments of light feel worth noticing.

You can book a tour to visit and catch the light for yourself - it's worth it!

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#visitscotland #glasgow #scottishheritage

🍂 Following a month of meaningful Jewish festivals, we continue to welcome visitors this autumn at the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre.

Discover Scotland's fascinating Jewish heritage - we look forward to welcoming you soon!

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#glasgowheritage #scotlandexplore