Glasgow Jewish Students' Society - Revision history

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1980-1989

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2010-2019

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1970-1979

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1960-1969

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1950-1959

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 *'''16 May 1997''' - Continuity Funding Move - [[Lindy Markson]] - GLASGOW [[Glasgow Jewish Continuity|Glasgow's Jewish Continuity]] board has awarded almost £12,000 to a range of 14 religious, cultural, social and educational organisations. Funding for the board comes from the [[Joint Israel Appeal]] and the [[Glasgow Jewish Community Trust]], a body established by local business-men to help community organisations. Board executive officer [[David Kaplan]] noted that this was the second round of grants to community programmes and initiatives since the board was set up in June last year. He said a further round is to be announced in the near future.Among the organisations to receive grants were: the [[Glasgow Jewish Resource Centre]], the [[Argyll and Bute Jewish Community]], the [[Glasgow Jewish Students' Society]] and [[Northern Chaplaincy Board]], the [[Newton Mearns Synagogue]] cheder, the [[Glasgow Jewish Learning Centre]],and the [[Glasgow New Synagogue]].
 *1997 - Jewish Students' Society 3 Dalserf Avenue, Giffnock.<ref>[[The Jewish Year Book]], 1997.</ref>
 *'''8 October 1993''' - Glasgow's leadership came under fire on a number of fronts at a meeting of the local [[Glasgow Jewish Representative council|representative council]]. Delegates complained of an absence of plans to arrest the decline in Glasgow's Jewish population. Concern was expressed over the reluctance of long-serving members of communal organisations to relinquish office in favour of younger people, and over the lack of a community centre. Among the debate leaders, the Rev [[Philip Copperman]], minister of [[Newton Mearns Synagogue]], stressed that the synagogue had to be made attractive to potential congregants.He pointed out that a flourishingJewish day school — such as Glasgow's [[Calderwood Lodge]] — was not necessarily a sign of the strength of synagogue membership, as it took pupils away from chedarim. [[Stephen Gold]], convenor of thefinance and general purposes committee, believed that Glasgow had a number of greatly under-used communal facilities. He suggested thepublication of a directory of organisations, giving details of the various communal groups' activities, meeting times and contact names and num-bers.Ethne Woldman even questioned the rationale of Glasgow Jewry.She argued that it was less a community, more a collection of peoplewho were loosely identified with being Jewish. What was needed was a community centre with a community worker. Representing [[Glasgow Jewish Students' Society]], [[Richard Jacobs]] pointed out that membership of the J-Soc had slumped from 130 members three years ago to just 40. At a time of great assimilation, the community should be trying to attract new blood, he declared. Dr [[Walter Sneader]] contended that the time to target students was at the end of their education, particularly to direct them towards jobs in the city. [[Ellis Simpson]] bemoaned the loss of the local newspaper, the [[Jewish Echo]], and suggested the creation of a monthly youth magazine.<ref>JC 8 October 1993.</ref>

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 ===1980-1989===
 * '''1988''' — [[Simon Woldman]] served as President of Glasgow JSoc.<ref name="JTelegraph2012" />
 *1985 - Jewish Students' Society. Student Hse., 289 Kenmure St. T.: 041-423 1097. Ch. -Miss [[S. Arthur]].<ref>[[The Jewish Year Book]], 1985.</ref>

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 * '''April 2018''' — Incidents of alleged antisemitism reported at the [[National Union of Students]] conference in Glasgow, including restrictions on Jewish students speaking and a stage occupation targeting a Jewish candidate, were reported by the Zionist lawyer [[Rebecca Tuck]].<ref name="IIAReport">Rebecca Tuck Independent Investigation into Antisemitism, [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/nus/pages/108/attachments/original/1673471780/Independent_Investigation_into_Antisemitism_Report_NUS_12_January_2023.pdf?1673471780 Independent Investigation into Antisemitism Report] ''Independent Investigation into Antisemitism'', 2021 (covering 2018 events).</ref>
-*'''March 2016''' — Glasgow JSoc member [[Lily Keisler]] wins the [[Union of Jewish Students]] Event of the Year award for outstanding campus programming.
+*'''March 2016''' — Glasgow JSoc member [[Lily Keisler]] wins the [[Union of Jewish Students]] Event of the Year award for outstanding campus programming.<ref name="GlasgowJSoc2016">Glasgow JSoc (@GlasgowJSoc), [https://x.com/GlasgowJSoc Congrats to Lily Keisler on her win for UJS event of the year !!!!] ''X (formerly Twitter)'', March 2016.</ref>
 * '''4 August 2014''' — Glasgow JSoc publicly condemns [[Glasgow City Council]] for flying the Palestinian flag over City Chambers in solidarity with Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.<ref name="JC2014Aug">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/glasgow-jews-angry-over-council-flying-palestinian-flag-ltfv3ikz Glasgow council flies Palestinian flag] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 4 August 2014.</ref>
-*'''23 November 2012''', Glasgow JSoc held its Centenary Dinner in the [[Glasgow City Chambers]] to mark 100 years since the founding of the predecessor [[Glasgow University Jewish Society]] in 1911. A group photograph of attending past presidents (and the then-current president) was published in the ''Jewish Telegraph'' gallery.<ref name="JTelegraph2012">Jewish Telegraph, [http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/galleries/2012/GlasJSocDinner12/ Glasgow JSoc Centenary Dinner photo gallery] ''jewishtelegraph.com'', November 2012.</ref>
+*'''23 November 2012''', Glasgow JSoc held its Centenary Dinner in the [[Glasgow City Chambers]] to mark 100 years since the founding of the predecessor [[Glasgow University Jewish Society]] in 1911. A group photograph of attending past presidents (and the then-current president) was published in the ''Jewish Telegraph'' gallery.<ref name="JTelegraph2012">Jewish Telegraph, [http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/galleries/2012/GlasJSocDinner12/ Glasgow JSoc Centenary Dinner photo gallery] ''jewishtelegraph.com'', November 2012.</ref><ref name="JC2012">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/glasgow-society-celebrates-landmark-with-gala-dinner-mn7ys18q Glasgow society celebrates landmark with gala dinner] ''thejc.com'', 22 November 2012.</ref>
 ** [[Harvey Kaplan]] acted as chairman of the centenary dinner.<ref name="JTelegraph2012" />
 ** The photograph shows attendees arranged in back and front rows, with the above names listed accordingly in the caption.<ref name="JTelegraph2012"/>

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 * '''April 2018''' — Incidents of alleged antisemitism reported at the [[National Union of Students]] conference in Glasgow, including restrictions on Jewish students speaking and a stage occupation targeting a Jewish candidate, were reported by the Zionist lawyer [[Rebecca Tuck]].<ref name="IIAReport">Rebecca Tuck Independent Investigation into Antisemitism, [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/nus/pages/108/attachments/original/1673471780/Independent_Investigation_into_Antisemitism_Report_NUS_12_January_2023.pdf?1673471780 Independent Investigation into Antisemitism Report] ''Independent Investigation into Antisemitism'', 2021 (covering 2018 events).</ref>
+*'''March 2016''' — Glasgow JSoc member [[Lily Keisler]] wins the [[Union of Jewish Students]] Event of the Year award for outstanding campus programming.
 * '''4 August 2014''' — Glasgow JSoc publicly condemns [[Glasgow City Council]] for flying the Palestinian flag over City Chambers in solidarity with Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.<ref name="JC2014Aug">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/glasgow-jews-angry-over-council-flying-palestinian-flag-ltfv3ikz Glasgow council flies Palestinian flag] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 4 August 2014.</ref>
 *'''23 November 2012''', Glasgow JSoc held its Centenary Dinner in the [[Glasgow City Chambers]] to mark 100 years since the founding of the predecessor [[Glasgow University Jewish Society]] in 1911. A group photograph of attending past presidents (and the then-current president) was published in the ''Jewish Telegraph'' gallery.<ref name="JTelegraph2012">Jewish Telegraph, [http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/galleries/2012/GlasJSocDinner12/ Glasgow JSoc Centenary Dinner photo gallery] ''jewishtelegraph.com'', November 2012.</ref>

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 ===1980-1989===
 *1985 - Jewish Students' Society. Student Hse., 289 Kenmure St. T.: 041-423 1097. Ch. -Miss [[S. Arthur]].<ref>[[The Jewish Year Book]], 1985.</ref>
 *'''11 June 1982''' - Chaplaincy Claims - From our Correspondent Glasgow - Mr [[Ephraim Borowski]] is to resign the chairmanship of the [[Northern Region Chaplaincy Board]]. Announcing this at a chaplaincy meeting, over which he presided, he stated that he would be taking up a six-month visiting fellowship at Balliol, Oxford, starting in the next academic year. Mr Borowski, who has served five years as treasurer and chairman respectively, has been closely associated with the Northern Region Chaplaincy since its inception and was president of the [[Glasgow Jewish Students' Society]] when Rabbi [[Michael Rosin]] became the NRCB's first chaplain. The Board has now been established some 13 years. Claiming that £1,700 remained outstanding from national chaplaincy in respect of last year and that not a single penny had been received this year, Mr Borowski said that northern region had managed to survive. The Chief Rabbi's Office, for reasons he did not understand, did not wish to become directly involved. The people who were actually spending the money employing chaplains were not receiving it, he claimed. 'Financial assets of £2,000 and expenditure running at the rate off 1,000 monthly were reported by the treasurer, Mr [[Victor Levenson]], who stated that a major fundraising campaign was to be launched. Mr [[Zeev Amit]], the Northern Region Chaplain, described his work With the students as a happy and rewarding experience. Rabbi [[Michael Rosin]], vice-chairman of the Board, and the chairman of the [[Union of Jewish Students]] northern region, also spoke. Problems encountered in the student flat encompass dry rot, wet rot and woodworm, reported [[Harvey Kaplan]]; the house convener.<ref>JC, 11 June 1982.</ref>
 ===1970-1979===
 *'''25 May 1979''' - LOOK NORTH Glasgow Jewish Students' Society is coming to the end of its first successful year in its new home—the residential Jewish student flat.This has served as a base for society activities, as well as a re-source centre for Northern Region in general.Once again there are some vacancies for students wishing tolive in the flat. Anyone who is coming up to study in Glasgow next session (79-80) and who isinterested in living there should apply to> the House Convener, [[Harvey Kaplan]], 121 Auldhouse Road, Glasgow, G43 1XB, as soon as possible.Anyone who is going to study anywhere in Northern Region andw ho is either looking for accommodation or a contact should write to [[Derek Livingston]], Northern Region chairman, 55 Whittinghame Drive,Glasgow, G12 0YH. For the un-initiated Northern Region ranges over Scotland and north-east England, including Newcastle, Sunderland, and Durham.<ref>JC, 25 May 1979.</ref>

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 *'''25 May 1979''' - LOOK NORTH Glasgow Jewish Students' Society is coming to the end of its first successful year in its new home—the residential Jewish student flat.This has served as a base for society activities, as well as a re-source centre for Northern Region in general.Once again there are some vacancies for students wishing tolive in the flat. Anyone who is coming up to study in Glasgow next session (79-80) and who isinterested in living there should apply to> the House Convener, [[Harvey Kaplan]], 121 Auldhouse Road, Glasgow, G43 1XB, as soon as possible.Anyone who is going to study anywhere in Northern Region andw ho is either looking for accommodation or a contact should write to [[Derek Livingston]], Northern Region chairman, 55 Whittinghame Drive,Glasgow, G12 0YH. For the un-initiated Northern Region ranges over Scotland and north-east England, including Newcastle, Sunderland, and Durham.<ref>JC, 25 May 1979.</ref>
 *'''11 May 1979''' - Elections - Glasgow Jewish Students Society; [[Anthony Warrens]], president; [[Colin Blikus]], vice-president; [[Michelle Morris]] secretary; [[Michael Golombok]], treasurer; [[Nicola Green]], [[David Shires]], publicity and publications [[Mike Greenberg]], social convener; [[Lorraine Gladstone]], Israel officer; [[Simon Kaye]] accommodation officer; [[Natalie Plotnikoff]].library convener; [[Freda Glikman]], week-end schools; [[Michael Mail]], Jewish education and political affairs; ex officio [[Derek Livingston]] [[Juliet Harris]], [[Ronnie Vallance]]<ref>JC, 11 may 1979.</ref>
 ===1960-1969===

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 ===1960-1969===
 *1964-5 - Glasgow Jewish Students' Society - President [[Max M. Cohen]]; Hon. Secretary [[David S. Magill]], BSC 30 Belmont Street, Glasgow S2.<ref>[[The Zionist Year Book]] 1964-5: 202.</ref>
 *1961-2 Glasgow Jewish Students' Society - President [[Bernard Hill]]; Hon. Secretary [[Harvey W. Livingstone]], 16 Tavistock Dr., Glasgow S3. Tel MER 3847<ref>[[The Zionist Year Book]] 1961-2: 195.</ref>
 *1961 - University Jewish Students' Society. H. Sec Miss [[S. Neville]], 97 Overton Road, Hallside.<ref>[[The Jewish Year Book]], 1961.</ref>
 ===1950-1959===
 *'''1955-1961''' - [[Myer Green]] - member

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		+	* '''2009/10''' — [[Maurice Griffin]] served as President of Glasgow JSoc.<ref name="JTelegraph2012" />
	*'''20 February 2009''' - following a petition from students at Glasgow University with over 1,000 signatories denouncing israel’s military action in Gaza, a meeting was held this week between the demonstrators and the university’s principal, Sir Muir Russell.the petition came after a sit-in last week, in which students occupied the university’s computer science building, refusing to move until their demands were met.a representative of the university said: “we could not accept the majority of the students’ demands, but recognise that there were genuine humanitarian concerns that need tobe discussed.”But after meetings between the senate secretary David Newall and [[Glasgow JSoc]], the university will allow students to organise a day of fundraising on campus today (friday) for the Disasters Emergency appeal for Gaza — but there will also be a fundraising appeal for the israeli charity, [[Save a child’s Heart]], half of whose beneficiaries are Palestinian children. addi-tionally, the university will explorehow students and universities in Gazacan benefit from Glasgow’s recycled books and it facilities. [[Paul Morron]], of the [[Northern Region Chaplaincy Board]], told Campus Notebook: “no concessions were made. in effect, the occupation was a failure.“we have been pleased with the response of the university authorities, who have largely stood out against the occupation and boycott, and reminded all students that they should be able to study in a safe and non-intimidating atmosphere.”<ref>JC, 20 February 2009.</ref>		*'''20 February 2009''' - following a petition from students at Glasgow University with over 1,000 signatories denouncing israel’s military action in Gaza, a meeting was held this week between the demonstrators and the university’s principal, Sir Muir Russell.the petition came after a sit-in last week, in which students occupied the university’s computer science building, refusing to move until their demands were met.a representative of the university said: “we could not accept the majority of the students’ demands, but recognise that there were genuine humanitarian concerns that need tobe discussed.”But after meetings between the senate secretary David Newall and [[Glasgow JSoc]], the university will allow students to organise a day of fundraising on campus today (friday) for the Disasters Emergency appeal for Gaza — but there will also be a fundraising appeal for the israeli charity, [[Save a child’s Heart]], half of whose beneficiaries are Palestinian children. addi-tionally, the university will explorehow students and universities in Gazacan benefit from Glasgow’s recycled books and it facilities. [[Paul Morron]], of the [[Northern Region Chaplaincy Board]], told Campus Notebook: “no concessions were made. in effect, the occupation was a failure.“we have been pleased with the response of the university authorities, who have largely stood out against the occupation and boycott, and reminded all students that they should be able to study in a safe and non-intimidating atmosphere.”<ref>JC, 20 February 2009.</ref>

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 * '''4 August 2014''' — Glasgow JSoc publicly condemns [[Glasgow City Council]] for flying the Palestinian flag over City Chambers in solidarity with Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.<ref name="JC2014Aug">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/glasgow-jews-angry-over-council-flying-palestinian-flag-ltfv3ikz Glasgow council flies Palestinian flag] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 4 August 2014.</ref>
-*'''November 2012''' — Glasgow JSoc holds its centenary dinner to mark 100 years since the founding of the predecessor Glasgow University Jewish Society in 1911.<ref name="JTelegraph2012">Jewish Telegraph, [http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/galleries/2012/GlasJSocDinner12/ Glasgow JSoc Centenary Dinner photo gallery] ''Jewish Telegraph'', November 2012.</ref>
+*'''23 November 2012''', Glasgow JSoc held its Centenary Dinner in the [[Glasgow City Chambers]] to mark 100 years since the founding of the predecessor [[Glasgow University Jewish Society]] in 1911. A group photograph of attending past presidents (and the then-current president) was published in the ''Jewish Telegraph'' gallery.<ref name="JTelegraph2012">Jewish Telegraph, [http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/galleries/2012/GlasJSocDinner12/ Glasgow JSoc Centenary Dinner photo gallery] ''jewishtelegraph.com'', November 2012.</ref>
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