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MEMO 356

By SCoJeC, June 16, 2013

MEMO 356 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_356_17_june_2013.pdf

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Consultation Response – Beyond 2011: user requirements for population and socio-demographic information

By SCoJeC, June 13, 2013

SCoJeC has submitted a response to the National Records of Scotland consultation "Beyond 2011: user requirements for population and socio-demographic information".
http://www.scojec.org/consultations/consultations.html

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Could you be SCoJeC's new Public Affairs Officer?

By SCoJeC, June 11, 2013

SCoJeC has advertised the post of Public Affairs Officer (part time).
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 24 June 2013
To find out what's involved see
http://www.scojec.org/pao13.pdf

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MEMO 355

By SCoJeC, June 9, 2013

MEMO 355 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_355_10_june_2013.pdf

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SQA apologises for exams on Shavuot

By SCoJeC, June 4, 2013

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has apologised for scheduling examinations on Shavuot after SCoJeC took up the cases of three pupils whose exams were affected with Michael Russell, the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/sqa.html

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MEMO 354

By SCoJeC, June 3, 2013

MEMO 354 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_354_3_june_2013.pdf

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Studying Jews in Edinburgh

By SCoJeC, May 31, 2013

SCoJeC’s study of "Being Jewish in Scotland" was one of the topics at a conference about Edinburgh's Jewish history that took place at the University of Edinburgh, at which Gillian Raab and Ephraim Borowski, SCoJeC Vice-Chair and Director respectively, also explored what census data tells us about the Jewish population in Scotland.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13v_edinburgh_jews/ej.html

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SCoJeC News Update

By SCoJeC, May 27, 2013

Find out what's going on around Scotland by reading SCoJeC's latest news update!
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/update/13v.pdf

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MEMO 353

By SCoJeC, May 26, 2013

MEMO 353 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_353_27_may_2013.pdf

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Church of Scotland rejects dialogue

By SCoJeC, May 23, 2013

The Church of Scotland has deliberately and knowingly burnt the bridges with the Jewish Community in Scotland: the General Assembly was made aware of our concerns, yet voted explicitly to reject a call for continuing dialogue.

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MEMO 352

By SCoJeC, May 19, 2013

MEMO 352 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_352_20_may_2013.pdf

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SCoJeC and Board of Deputies respond to Church of Scotland revised report

By SCoJeC, May 17, 2013

SCoJeC and the Board of Deputies have issued a statement in response to the Church of Scotland's revised report on "The Inheritance of Abraham?".
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13v_cos/cos_3.html

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Time for Reflection – Scottish Parliament

By SCoJeC, May 17, 2013

Rabbi David Rose was the speaker at "Time for Reflection" in the Scottish Parliament.
http://www.scojec.org/pov/tfr.html

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MEMO 351

By SCoJeC, May 12, 2013

MEMO 351 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_351_13_may_2013.pdf

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SCoJeC welcomes Kirk withdrawal of Assembly report

By SCoJeC, May 12, 2013

Following protests from SCoJeC and others to the Church of Scotland about the Church and Society Council report on "The Inheritance of Abraham?", the Council of Christians and Jews arranged a meeting between representatives of the Church and the Jewish Community, following which, a joint statement was issued.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13v_cos/cos_2.html

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יום העצמאות

By SCoJeC, May 7, 2013

מספר ימים אחרי יום העצמאות, ערך סקוג"ק ארוע לישראלים החיים ברחבי בסקוטלנד
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13iv_ya/ya_ivrit.html

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MEMO 350

By SCoJeC, May 5, 2013

MEMO 350 A weekly overview of information of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland, including parliamentary activity at Holyrood and Westminster, new publications, consultations, forthcoming conferences and news reports.
http://www.scojec.org/memo/2013/memo_350_6_may_2013.pdf

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Yom HaAtzma'ut event

By SCoJeC, May 5, 2013

A few days after Yom HaAztma’ut, SCoJeC hosted a Scotland-wide event for Israelis living in Scotland, when more than 40 people, including children and partners, came together to celebrate their culture and mark Israel’s 65th Independence Day.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13iv_ya/ya.html

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SCoJeC Rebukes Church of Scotland Over Report

By SCoJeC, May 3, 2013

The document from the Church and Society Council on "The Inheritance of Abraham" is an outrage to everything that interfaith dialogue stands for. It reads like an Inquisition-era polemic against Jews and Judaism. It is biased, weak on sources, and contradictory. The picture it paints of both Judaism and Israel is barely even a caricature.

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Jewish Student Charity Ball Defies Threats

By SCoJeC, May 2, 2013

Scottish students have defeated attempts to force the cancellation of the biggest event of the Jewish student year, a charity ball in St Andrews.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2013/13iv_st_andrews/st_andrews.html

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