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erek Livingston (born 1958, Blythswood) is a Sherriff and lawyer and a prominent Zionist activist in Glasgow. He is the brother of [[Ian Livingston]] the corporate executive and one time director of [[Celtic FC]] and the son of the Glasgow GP [[Vivian Livingston]].

==Activities==

:Derek Livingston said April 4, 2007 at 10:14 pm
:As one of those involved in [[Glasgow Jewish Educational Forum|GJEF]] I have been amazed and disillusioned by some the smears which are going round the community about this organisation. Yes, some of us have been involved in [[Glasgow Friends of Peace Now|Peace Now]] but equally others would run a mile. We do not claim to be the future of the community (see 429) but neither are we, as I have heard, the rump of Peace Now, the Glasgow branch of [[IJV]] or anything similar. We are simply 5 Jewish guys who are all active in some way or another in the community and consider that it is time that the community looked at various issues affecting it not from a reactive point of view but from taking the initiative. All of us intend being around in this community in 30 years time and want to see a community that is dealing with the issues facing it rather than attempting to brush them under the carpet. [[Calderwood Lodge,]] Jewish ethics, speaking for the Jewish community about Israel and the survival or otherwise of communal organisations come into this. There has been little opportunity for discussion about the community in the past and, whilst there are plenty of things on this blog I don’t like, the important thing is people have an opportunity to say what they think without having to go through the sometimes tortuous committee structure which exists simply to have their views silenced. We are trying to facilitate discussion and contemplation about where this community is going but clearly have frightened certain people who for their own reasons choose to rubbish us with ad hominems.<ref>https://gjef.org.uk/jewish-education/</ref>

==Affiliations==
*2024 - Elected council member [[Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/jewishtelegraph/photos/%F0%9D%97%A0%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4-%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%B7%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%B1-%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%BF-%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%AF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%BA%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BF-%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%97%B931052024it-was-a-night-of-surpris/969165861882358/ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗹] 31.05.2024</ref>
*2016 - He was listed as Chair of the SCOTTISH PROGRAMMES COMMITTEE of [[UJIA Scotland]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231122073531/https://issuu.com/ujia/docs/annual_report_2016</ref>

==Family==
[[Derek David Livingston]] married [[Nicola Louise Livingston]] (nee Green) in 1983, at Glasgow, Martha St. She is also a prominent Zionist activist. Sons are [[Marc Livingston]] and [[Paul Livingston]].

Brother of [[Ian Livingston]] the Zionist businessman and sometime Celtic board member.

==Resources==
*https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/lawschool/mediationclinic/mediationclinicconference2023/dereklivingston/
==Notes==

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 *2024 - Elected council member [[Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/jewishtelegraph/photos/%F0%9D%97%A0%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4-%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%B7%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%B1-%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%BF-%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%AF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%BA%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BF-%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%97%B931052024it-was-a-night-of-surpris/969165861882358/ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗹] 31.05.2024</ref>
 *2016 - He was listed as Chair of the SCOTTISH PROGRAMMES COMMITTEE of [[UJIA Scotland]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231122073531/https://issuu.com/ujia/docs/annual_report_2016</ref>
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 :Derek Livingston said April 4, 2007 at 10:14 pm
-:As one of those involved in [[Glasgow Jewish Educational Forum|GJEF]] I have been amazed and disillusioned by some the smears which are going round the community about this organisation. Yes, some of us have been involved in [[Glasgow Friends of Peace Now|Peace Now]] but equally others would run a mile. We do not claim to be the future of the community (see 429) but neither are we, as I have heard, the rump of Peace Now, the Glasgow branch of [[IJV]] or anything similar. We are simply 5 Jewish guys who are all active in some way or another in the community and consider that it is time that the community looked at various issues affecting it not from a reactive point of view but from taking the initiative. All of us intend being around in this community in 30 years time and want to see a community that is dealing with the issues facing it rather than attempting to brush them under the carpet. [[Calderwood Lodge,]] Jewish ethics, speaking for the Jewish community about Israel and the survival or otherwise of communal organisations come into this. There has been little opportunity for discussion about the community in the past and, whilst there are plenty of things on this blog I don’t like, the important thing is people have an opportunity to say what they think without having to go through the sometimes tortuous committee structure which exists simply to have their views silenced. We are trying to facilitate discussion and contemplation about where this community is going but clearly have frightened certain people who for their own reasons choose to rubbish us with ad hominems.<ref>https://gjef.org.uk/jewish-education/</ref>
+:As one of those involved in [[Glasgow Jewish Educational Forum|GJEF]] I have been amazed and disillusioned by some the smears which are going round the community about this organisation. Yes, some of us have been involved in [[Glasgow Friends of Peace Now|Peace Now]] but equally others would run a mile. We do not claim to be the future of the community (see 429) but neither are we, as I have heard, the rump of Peace Now, the Glasgow branch of [[IJV]] or anything similar. We are simply 5 Jewish guys who are all active in some way or another in the community and consider that it is time that the community looked at various issues affecting it not from a reactive point of view but from taking the initiative. All of us intend being around in this community in 30 years time and want to see a community that is dealing with the issues facing it rather than attempting to brush them under the carpet. [[Calderwood Lodge],] Jewish ethics, speaking for the Jewish community about Israel and the survival or otherwise of communal organisations come into this. There has been little opportunity for discussion about the community in the past and, whilst there are plenty of things on this blog I don’t like, the important thing is people have an opportunity to say what they think without having to go through the sometimes tortuous committee structure which exists simply to have their views silenced. We are trying to facilitate discussion and contemplation about where this community is going but clearly have frightened certain people who for their own reasons choose to rubbish us with ad hominems.<ref>https://gjef.org.uk/jewish-education/</ref>
 ==Affiliations==