Become a Member

Sign in

Become a Member

Edinburgh

Edinburgh community grows biblical garden for Tu Bishvat

The festival is known as the Jewish New Year for Trees

1 min read

(l-r) John Danzig, Yonatan Eisenberg, Ethel Mendius, Rachel Salzano, Lesley Danzig, Jonathan Danzig, Howie Carson in the biblical garden at Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation (Photo:Fergus Craig)

Benjamin Birns (Photo: Janet Mundy)

Edinburgh community celebrates Yiddish-inspired Burns Night

1 min read

Hannah (left) and Shirley Craughwell have both been handed prison sentences (Photo: Facebook)

Scottish neo-Nazi mother and daughter jailed over ‘deeply disturbing’ racist content

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Jane Haining (Photo: Church of Scotland)

Scottish righteous gentile murdered by Nazis honoured in Edinburgh

3 min read

Edinburgh University activists took over the Old College quad in 2024, demanding that the institution divest from Israeli-linked companies (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Academic who prompted Edinburgh University to review antisemitism policy tried to justify October 7

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

Three women have been arrested following a van ramming attack at a plant owned by an Israeli-linked defence firm (Image: X/@Osinttechnical)

Three women arrested after van rammed into fence of Israeli-linked defence firm

1 min read

EHC and Maccabi Glasgow table tennis teams: (l-r) Jonathan Danzig, Derek Tobias, Tom Griffin, Nick Silk, John Danzig, Ilia Kutzenov, Norman Tenby, Sue Sinclair, Andy McIntyre, and Fergus Craig (Photo: Carol Levstein)

Edinburgh and Glasgow go head to head in table tennis tournament

By Ahron Asher Moss

1 min read

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

All Newsletters

Edinburgh Uni student elected as next president of the Union of Jewish Students

Louis Danker was elected during the UJS annual conference on Sunday

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

||

December 16, 2024 12:04

Louis Danker, president-elect of the Union of Jewish Students (Credit: UJS)

Edinburgh group calls on locals to ‘escalate for Gaza’ and create ‘Zionist-free zone’

Activists advertise gathering at community hub, which hosts Lego groups and anti-Zionist meetings

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

||

July 4, 2024 08:55

The event has been advertised on social media and calls on Leith residents to "escalate for Gaza" (Photo: Instagram)

Edinburgh bagel shop is ‘Zionist free zone’

Halal cafe in Leith slammed for ‘Zionist free zone’ signage

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

||

June 24, 2024 15:56

Moski's cafe in Edinburgh has been accused of discriminating against Jews because of a poster in its window which says 'declare Leith a Zionist free zone'

Comedian Bennett Arron: 'Let me tell you why I’m a born loser at Edinburgh Fringe'

The Welsh comedian introduces his new Edinburgh Fringe show

By Bennett Arron

1 min read

||

August 11, 2023 11:08

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Bennett Arron on stage during A Perfect Day, London's most exciting street festival dedicated to raising support and awareness for children with special needs, on September 21, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for A Perfect Day)

Edinburgh Fringe: All the must-see Jewish acts

Planning your trip to the Fringe this August? We've picked the best shows to see

By Hannah Gillott

7 min read

||

July 28, 2023 12:22

Edinburgh Fringe: All the must-see Jewish acts

Chief Rabbi hails 'important step' for improved Jewish-Christian relations in Scotland

A new glossary to define key faith terms has been unveiled

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

||

May 23, 2023 11:36

Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis KBE, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 02/01/2022

Hadley Freeman

By Hadley Freeman

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Why are so many Jews comedians, given how relatively few of us there are?

2 min read

||

August 25, 2022 10:50

There's a lot of truth in the stereotype that all Jews are funny

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

The veteran standup was condemned by an Edinburgh venue as 'unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

3 min read

||

August 15, 2022 12:51

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

The veteran standup is known for his shocking performances

1 min read

||

August 14, 2022 12:07

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

Prev

1 2