Jewish Edinburgh : a history, 1880-1950
M. D. Gilfillan (Author)
"This full-length history of the Jews of Edinburgh chronicles their immigration from Russia during the 1880s in the wake of Tsarist persecution, and examines their reception by native Scots. The Jewish community in Edinburgh took on greater national significance in part due to the career of "Scotland's Rabbi," Dr. Salis Daiches of the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation"--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2019
McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2019
History
1 online resource (x, 244 pages)
9781476635651, 147663565X
1086210748
The origins of Edinburgh Jewry
New arrivals
Edinburgh's Jewish Quarter, 1880-1910
Battles at home and abroad, 1911-1918
A community united, 1918-1932
The fight against fascism, 1933-1945
Postscript, 1945-1950