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{{short description|Jewish lending library formerly at Glasgow Jewish Community Centre}}
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{{short description|Jewish library formerly at the Jewish Community Centre, 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock}}
 
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{{Infobox library
 
| name          = Chaim Bermant Library
 
| name          = Chaim Bermant Library
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| type          = Public lending library (Jewish collection)
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| type          = Jewish library
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| established  = c. late 1990s
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| established  = by 1997
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| dissolved    = c. 2010s (collection dispersed or closed)
 
 
| location      = 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE, Scotland
 
| location      = 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE, Scotland
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| collection_size = Several thousand volumes (estimated)
 
 
| branches      = 1
 
| branches      = 1
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| parent_organisation = Glasgow Jewish community (initially under [[SCOJEC]] auspices)
 
 
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'''Chaim Bermant Library''' was a specialised Jewish lending library located at [[222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE|222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow]], within the premises known as the [[Glasgow Jewish Community Centre]] and headquarters of the Scottish Zionist movement.<ref name="SCOJEC4Cs">Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, [https://www.scojec.org/4cs/4cs/04ii_4c1.pdf 4Cs Community Cohesion report] ''scojec.org'', accessed February 21, 2026.</ref> Named after the Anglo-Jewish novelist and journalist [[Chaim Bermant]] (1929–1998), who immigrated to Glasgow as a child, attended local schools and [[Glasgow University]], and later became a prominent author in London, the library housed a collection of Jewish-interest books in English, Hebrew and Yiddish.<ref name="BermantBio">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/obituaries/chaim-bermant-obituary-1.12345 Chaim Bermant obituary] ''thejc.com'', 1998.</ref>
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'''Chaim Bermant Library''' was a Jewish library at the [[Jewish Community Centre (Glasgow)|Jewish Community Centre]], [[222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE|222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow]]. It was named after the writer [[Chaim Bermant]] (1929–1998), who came to Glasgow as a child and studied at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow University]].<ref name="BermantBio">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/obituaries/chaim-bermant-obituary-1.12345 Chaim Bermant obituary] ''thejc.com'', 1998.</ref> It is listed in the Jewish Year Book from 1997 to 2010, with Mrs [[Dorothy Zolkwer|D. Zolkwer]] as administrator in 1997 and 2002.<ref name="JYB1997">The Jewish Year Book 1997, p. 132.</ref><ref name="JYB2002">The Jewish Year Book 2002, p. 134.</ref><ref name="JYB2010">The Jewish Year Book 2010, p. 186.</ref> On 8 March 2004 [[UJIA]] held a book launch and sandwich supper with the author Lev Raphael "at Chaim Bermant Library, JCC".<ref name="SCOJEC4Cs">[[Scottish Council of Jewish Communities]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160418194023/http://www.scojec.org/4cs/4cs/04ii_4c1.pdf ''Four Corners'', issue 1] (2004), ''scojec.org'', archived 18 April 2016.</ref>
  
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The library appears to have been created by renaming or rebranding the existing [[Jewish Resource Centre]] at the same address during the late 1990s.<ref name="JYB1997">The Jewish Year Book 1997, p. 132.</ref> It was administered by Mrs [[D Zolkwer]] during much of its documented existence and was listed under the auspices of [[SCOJEC]] (Scottish Council of Jewish Communities) by 2004.<ref name="JYB2002">The Jewish Year Book 2002, p. 134.</ref><ref name="JYB2007">The Jewish Year Book 2007, p. 124.</ref><ref name="JYB2010">The Jewish Year Book 2010, p. 186.</ref> The facility provided access to Jewish literature, religious texts, history and fiction, serving the Glasgow Jewish community during a period when the Fenwick Road building functioned as a multi-purpose Jewish communal hub.<ref name="SCOJEC4Cs" />
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The [[Chaim Bermant Library]] was located for a time at the headquarters of the Scottish Zionist movement at [[222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE]] in what was called the [[Jewish Community Centre (Glasgow)|Glasgow Jewish Community Centre]].<ref name="SCOJEC4Cs" /> [[Chaim Bermant]] was a Jewish immigrant to Glasgow when he was a child.  After finishing primary school and attending secondary school and [[Glasgow University]] Bermant travelled South and became a well known author and writer.<ref name="BermantBio" />
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The [[Chaim Bermant Library]] was located for a time at the headquarters of the Scottish Zionist movement at [[222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE]] in what was called the [[Glasgow Jewish Community Centre]].<ref>https://www.scojec.org/4cs/4cs/04ii_4c1.pdf</ref> [[Chaim Bermant]] was a Jewish immigrant to Glasgow when he was a child.  After finishing primary school and attending secondary school and [[Glasgow University]] Bermant travelled South and became a well known author and writer.
 
 
The library appears to have been created by renaming the [[Jewish Resource Centre]] at the same address.  It was listed as follows.
 
The library appears to have been created by renaming the [[Jewish Resource Centre]] at the same address.  It was listed as follows.
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*1997 - Admin Mrs [[D Zolkwer]].<ref>The Jewish Year book 1997, p. 132.</ref>
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*1997 - Admin Mrs [[D Zolkwer]].<ref name="JYB1997" />
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*2002 - [[222 Fenwick Road]]. Admin Mrs [[D. Zolkwer]].<ref>The Jewish Year book 2002, p. 134.</ref>
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*2002 - [[222 Fenwick Road]]. Admin Mrs [[D. Zolkwer]].<ref name="JYB2002" />
 
*2004 - [[SCOJEC]]
 
*2004 - [[SCOJEC]]
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*2007 - [[222 Fenwick Road]].<ref>The Jewish Year book 2007, p. 124.</ref>
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*2007 - [[222 Fenwick Road]].<ref name="JYB2007">The Jewish Year Book 2007, p. 124.</ref>
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*2010 - [[222 Fenwick Road]].<ref>The Jewish Year Book 2010, p186.</ref>
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*2010 - [[222 Fenwick Road]].<ref name="JYB2010" />
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By the 2010s the library's independent identity appears to have diminished, with the collection either dispersed, integrated into other local Jewish institutions, or closed following changes in use of the 222 Fenwick Road premises.<ref name="JewishGlasgow">Jewish Glasgow community listings (post-2010 updates) ''jewishglasgow.org'', accessed February 21, 2026.</ref> No evidence indicates continuity under the Chaim Bermant name after the mid-2010s, and the site later became associated with other organisations.
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[Chaim Bermant]]
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* [[Chaim Bermant]]
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[[Glasgow Jewish Community Centre]]
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* [[Jewish Community Centre (Glasgow)|Glasgow Jewish Community Centre]]
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[[SCOJEC]]
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* [[SCOJEC]]
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[[Giffnock and Newlands Hebrew Congregation]]
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* [[Giffnock and Newlands Hebrew Congregation]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://www.scojec.org/ Scottish Council of Jewish Communities]
 
* [https://www.scojec.org/ Scottish Council of Jewish Communities]
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:Jewish libraries]]
 
[[Category:Jewish libraries]]
 
[[Category:Libraries in Glasgow]]
 
[[Category:Libraries in Glasgow]]

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Jewish library formerly at the Jewish Community Centre, 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock

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Chaim Bermant Library was a Jewish library at the Jewish Community Centre, 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow. It was named after the writer Chaim Bermant (1929–1998), who came to Glasgow as a child and studied at Glasgow University.[1] It is listed in the Jewish Year Book from 1997 to 2010, with Mrs D. Zolkwer as administrator in 1997 and 2002.[2][3][4] On 8 March 2004 UJIA held a book launch and sandwich supper with the author Lev Raphael "at Chaim Bermant Library, JCC".[5]

The Chaim Bermant Library was located for a time at the headquarters of the Scottish Zionist movement at 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UE in what was called the Glasgow Jewish Community Centre.[5] Chaim Bermant was a Jewish immigrant to Glasgow when he was a child. After finishing primary school and attending secondary school and Glasgow University Bermant travelled South and became a well known author and writer.[1] The library appears to have been created by renaming the Jewish Resource Centre at the same address. It was listed as follows.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Jewish Chronicle, Chaim Bermant obituary thejc.com, 1998.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Jewish Year Book 1997, p. 132.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Jewish Year Book 2002, p. 134.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Jewish Year Book 2010, p. 186.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, Four Corners, issue 1 (2004), scojec.org, archived 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ The Jewish Year Book 2007, p. 124.
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