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| + | | name = Mia (Miriam) Spiro | ||
| + | | image = Mia_Spiro_Glasgow.jpg | ||
| + | | caption = Mia Spiro, from her University of Glasgow staff page | ||
| + | | occupation = Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Culture, [[University of Glasgow]] | ||
| + | | education = PhD, [[York University]], Toronto | ||
| + | | known_for = Chair, [[Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland]] | ||
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'''Mia Spiro''' is chair of [[Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland]] (JSCS). The chaplaincy's website names its chair as Dr Mia Spiro,<ref name="JSCSAbout">Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, [https://www.jscs.scot/about-us "About us"] ''jscs.scot'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> the [[Glasgow Jewish Representative Council]]'s directory lists her as chair,<ref name="JGlasJSCS">Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, [https://www.jewishglasgow.org/jewish-student-chaplaincy-scotland/ "Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland"] ''jewishglasgow.org'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> and she signed the chaplaincy's accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 as chair.<ref name="JSCS2025">Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/trustees-report-0147GKMYLOASTAJXW32FA3A2A6VS3XTN5Q.pdf Report and Financial Statements for the year to 30 June 2025] (scanned), via ''Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator'', accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> The [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]] (OSCR) register lists her as "Miriam Spiro" among the chaplaincy's trustees.<ref name="OSCR_JSCS">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC005999 Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland (SC005999)] ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> | '''Mia Spiro''' is chair of [[Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland]] (JSCS). The chaplaincy's website names its chair as Dr Mia Spiro,<ref name="JSCSAbout">Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, [https://www.jscs.scot/about-us "About us"] ''jscs.scot'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> the [[Glasgow Jewish Representative Council]]'s directory lists her as chair,<ref name="JGlasJSCS">Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, [https://www.jewishglasgow.org/jewish-student-chaplaincy-scotland/ "Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland"] ''jewishglasgow.org'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> and she signed the chaplaincy's accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 as chair.<ref name="JSCS2025">Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/trustees-report-0147GKMYLOASTAJXW32FA3A2A6VS3XTN5Q.pdf Report and Financial Statements for the year to 30 June 2025] (scanned), via ''Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator'', accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> The [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]] (OSCR) register lists her as "Miriam Spiro" among the chaplaincy's trustees.<ref name="OSCR_JSCS">Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC005999 Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland (SC005999)] ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 29 October 2026.</ref> | ||
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| Mia (Miriam) Spiro
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| Image |  Mia Spiro, from her University of Glasgow staff page |
| Occupation | Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Culture, University of Glasgow |
| Known for | Chair, Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland |
| Education | PhD, York University, Toronto |
Mia Spiro is chair of Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland (JSCS). The chaplaincy's website names its chair as Dr Mia Spiro,[1] the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council's directory lists her as chair,[2] and she signed the chaplaincy's accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 as chair.[3] The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register lists her as "Miriam Spiro" among the chaplaincy's trustees.[4]
The University of Glasgow lists Mia Spiro as Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Culture. It says she took her PhD at York University, Toronto, is the author of Anti-Nazi Modernism (2013), was Glasgow principal investigator on the AHRC project Jewish Lives, Scottish Spaces with Hannah Holtschneider and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, and worked as a freelance writer in Jerusalem from 1994 to 1999. Her listed research interests include "Modern Zionism and Jewish identity".[5]
Notes
- ↑ Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, "About us" jscs.scot, accessed 29 October 2026.
- ↑ Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, "Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland" jewishglasgow.org, accessed 29 October 2026.
- ↑ Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, Report and Financial Statements for the year to 30 June 2025 (scanned), via Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland (SC005999) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 29 October 2026.
- ↑ University of Glasgow, Professor Mia Spiro, staff page, accessed 29 October 2026.