Scottish Zionist Council
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Scottish Zionist umbrella council formed in 1919
The Scottish Zionist Council was formed early in 1919 under the presidency of Rabbi Dr Salis Daiches of Edinburgh. Its committee came almost entirely from Glasgow.[1]
History
- 1919 - The council was formed under the presidency of Rabbi Dr Salis Daiches. Isaac Speculand and S. S. Samuel attended for the Garnethill congregation, where opponents of Zionism had been unable to prevent the congregation sending representatives, and were elected chairman and treasurer. Alex Easterman, previously active in the Jewish students' society and the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, became secretary. The council organised fundraising, and a public meeting was held in the Gorbals.[2] Kenneth Collins gives Samuel and Speculand as chairman and treasurer respectively.[1]
- 1919 (May) - At the Garnethill statutory general meeting, Bertie Heilbronn opposed the synagogue sending delegates to the conference, saying it was beyond the meeting's powers. Supported by Ben Strump, Speculand's proposal that the synagogue take part was carried by 14 votes to 6.[1]
- 1919 (June) - A Conference of Scottish Zionists was held, with the Rev. E. P. Phillips in the chair and representatives from Edinburgh, Ayr and Greenock as well as Glasgow. Five synagogues were represented, as were six friendly societies and four charities, including the Board of Guardians and the Talmud Torah.[1]
- 1919 (November) - The Glasgow Zionist Association was founded at the Jewish National Institute in Elgin Street, with Sam Lipsey as chairman.[1][2]
People
- Rabbi Dr Salis Daiches - president (1919).[2]
- Isaac Speculand - chairman (1919), according to Braber; treasurer, according to Collins.[2][1] Also active in the Glasgow Mizrachi Organisation (1919).
- S. S. Samuel - treasurer (1919), according to Braber; chairman, according to Collins.[2][1]
- Alex Easterman - secretary (1919).[2]
- Rabbi Lurie - committee member (1919).[1] Also active in Mizrachi.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Kenneth Collins, Second City Jewry: The Jews of Glasgow in the Age of Expansion, 1790–1919, Scottish Jewish Archives, 1990, pp. 214–15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Ben Braber, Integration of Jewish immigrants in Glasgow, 1880–1939, PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 1992, p. 265.