SCOTLAND
Sunday 5 May
Jewishness and Equality Law in the UK
How does the law understand Jewishness and Jewish religious practice? Why are Jews and Sikhs, but not Muslims or Christians, protected by the prohibition on race discrimination? Martin Chamberlain uses UK case law to examine these questions against the issue of antisemitism and how UK law compares to that of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
8pm. FREE. Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation SCIO, EH16 5AB. www.ehcong.org
TALKS
WALKS
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