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MEMO 280

By SCoJeC, October 9, 2011

MEMO 280 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/2011/memo_280_10_october_2011.pdf

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Thought for the Day - Radio Scotland

By SCoJeC, October 7, 2011

SCoJeC Director Ephraim Borowski presented Thought for the Day - "Apples and Honey" - on BBC Scotland.
http://www.scojec.org/pov/tftd/tftd.html

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Meeting with the Solicitor General

By SCoJeC, October 7, 2011

Recent incidents of antisemitic comments about the Jewish community topped the agenda when representatives of SCoJeC met the new Solicitor General, Lesley Thomson QC. http://www.scojec.org/news/2011/11x_sol_gen/sol_gen.html

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SCoJeC Annual Update 2011

By SCoJeC, October 3, 2011

SCoJeC's Annual Update 2011 has just been published – read it at http://www.scojec.org/scojec/updates/updates.html

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MEMO 279

By SCoJeC, October 2, 2011

MEMO 279 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/2011/memo_279_3_october_2011.pdf

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Lord Advocate reassures the community about hate crime

By SCoJeC, October 2, 2011

SCoJeC was delighted to arrange for the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, to address a well-attended public meeting about 'Tackling Religious Hatred'. Mr Mulholland said he had requested the meeting in order to reassure the Jewish community that, as head of the prosecution service, he is determined to tackle all hate crime in Scotland. http://www.scojec.org/news/2011/11ix_la/la.html

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Erev Rosh HaShanah Interview

By SCoJeC, September 27, 2011

SCoJeC Director Ephraim Borowski was interviewed about the Community by John Beattie on Radio Scotland on the eve of
Rosh HaShanah. http://www.scojec.org/pov/misc.html

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Four Corners 31

By SCoJeC, September 26, 2011

The Rosh HaShanah issue of our quarterly newsletter "Four Corners" (no.31) has just been published!
http://www.scojec.org/4cs/4cs.html

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MEMO 278

By SCoJeC, September 25, 2011

MEMO 278 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/2011/memo_278_26_september_2011.pdf

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MEMO 277

By SCoJeC, September 18, 2011

MEMO 277 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/2011/memo_277_19_september_2011.pdf

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First Minister's Rosh HaShanah message

By SCoJeC, September 18, 2011

The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, has sent a Rosh HaShanah message to the Jewish Community.
http://www.scojec.org/news/2011/11ix_fm.pdf

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MEMO+ The Scottish Government Programme 2011–2012

By SCoJeC, September 13, 2011

MEMO+ The Scottish Government Programme 2011–2012

MEMO+ is a series of occasional briefing papers that provide detailed information about consultations and topics of interest to minority ethnic communities in Scotland.
http://www.scojec.org/memo+/memo+.html

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MEMO 276

By SCoJeC, September 11, 2011

MEMO 276 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/2011/memo_276_12_september_2011.pdf

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Lord Advocate welcomes "racist" conviction

By SCoJeC, September 8, 2011

As head of the prosecution service, Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC reaffirmed the commitment of Crown Office to tackle antisemitism when he met representatives of SCoJeC last week. http://www.scojec.org/news/2011/11ix_la/la1.html

The Lord Advocate will be speaking at a public meeting in Giffnock on 25 September. For details see http://www.scojec.org/news/2011/11ix_la/la_ad.pdf

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Thought for the Day - Radio Scotland

By SCoJeC, September 8, 2011

SCoJeC Director Ephraim Borowski presented "Thought for the Day" on BBC Scotland http://www.scojec.org/pov/tftd/tftd.html

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Scottish Government Grant for SCoJeC!

By SCoJeC, September 1, 2011

We're delighted to announce the award of a grant of £21,720 by the Scottish Government for SCoJeC's new project "Being Jewish in Scotland", a short study of the varied experiences of Jewish people throughout Scotland. The “Being Jewish in Scotland” project will enable SCoJeC to identify the concerns of the community and so represent and provide more effective support for the community.

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Would you like to work with SCoJeC?

By SCoJeC, September 1, 2011

We're looking for a Project Worker to help with our study into "Being Jewish in Scotland". The closing date is 12 September so send us your application now! http://www.scojec.org/bjis.pdf

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New resources on the SCoJeC website

By SCoJeC, August 30, 2011

Two more publications have been added to the resources page of our website, "Jewish Principles in the Workplace" and "An Ethical Guide for Jewish Charities" both published by the Jewish Association for Business Ethics. http://www.scojec.org/resources/resources.html

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MEMO 275

By SCoJeC, August 29, 2011

MEMO 275 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/2011/memo_275_29_august_2011.pdf

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St Andrews Student Convicted for Racially Aggravated Attack on Jewish Student

By SCoJeC, August 28, 2011

In a widely reported case, a St Andrews student, Paul Donnachie, has been convicted in Cupar Sheriff Court of “acting in a racially aggravated manner which caused distress or alarm” to a Jewish fellow-student.

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