Glasgow Women’s Library

To Build a Home

What makes a home? Scottish visual artist Martha Orbach reflects on this question in her latest show, which draws inspiration from Jewish history and personal memories. To Build a Home comprises drawings, prints, sculptures and storytelling that explore the artist’s environmentalist upbringing, heritage and role as a mother.

Until 31 March

G40 1PB. 0141 550 2267. www.womenslibrary.org.uk

Sunday 22 March

An Unbreakable Bond: The Targu Mures Holocaust Survivors and Their Scottish Saviours - A Story That Had to be Told

Sharon Mail’s 2024 book uncovers the history of Targu Mures, a Transylvanian town that housed a ghetto for over 7,500 Jews before deporting them to Auschwitz, where fewer than 1,200 survived. It was discovered by a Glaswegian Jew who went on to set up the Targu Mures Trust, which provided long-term support to those who had suffered. Mail discusses why she wrote An Unbreakable Bond: The Targu Mures Holocaust Survivors and Their Scottish Saviours, how the camp was found and how the survivors and their saviours developed a beautiful friendship in the aftermath.

7.30pm. £10. ONLINE & Edinburgh location provided upon booking. www.ejls.org

Wednesday 25 March

The Upward Spiral of Time

Prayer leader and academic Mark Creeger explore how our lives can be enriched by using Jewish concepts and commandments. He discusses how meaningful and positive opportunities can reach ourselves, neighbours and wider communities.

7.30pm. FREE. ONLINE & 52 Granby Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5PZ. www.jcc.scot

Monday 1 June

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

Following the success of their album Still Blooming, which reached number one on the Official Jazz and Blues Albums Chart, actor and producer Jeff Goldblum takes his jazz band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on a UK tour. Featuring classic American Songbook favourites as well as contemporary pieces, Goldblum presents his signature piano style and vocal skills.

7.30pm. From £51.50. Theatre Royal Glasgow, G2 3QA. www.atgtickets.com

Wednesday 25 March

The Upward Spiral of Time

Prayer leader and academic Mark Creeger explore how our lives can be enriched by using Jewish concepts and commandments. He discusses how meaningful and positive opportunities can reach ourselves, neighbours and wider communities.

7.30pm. FREE. ONLINE & 52 Granby Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5PZ. www.jcc.scot

Available indefinitely

Garnethill Refugee Trail

A self-guided walking tour that traces the lives of the hundreds of Jewish refugees who arrived in Scotland before World War II. Created by the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre, this tour includes sites such as Scotland’s oldest synagogue and ‘the house on the hill’, where refugees would meet alongside native Glaswegians to discuss politics and culture. The trail is free and available to download or from the SJHC in person. Read more about the Garnethill Refugee Trail in the Spring issue of JR.

FREE. www.sjhc.org.uk