Caledonian Jews

Nathan Abrams is a senior lecturer in film studies at Bangor University. He is the author and editor of four other books and has published several articles on Scottish Jewish History.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Preface      Introduction      1. Aberdeen      2. Ayr      3. Dundee      4. Dunfermline      5. Falkirk      6. Greenock      7. Inverness, the Highlands, and Islands      Conclusion      Appendix A: Figures for the Size of the Communities      Appendix B: “A New Letter”      Appendix C: Burials in the Jewish Section of Grove Cemetery, Aberdeen      Appendix D: Burials in the Jewish Section of Bow Road Cemetery, Greenock      Appendix E: Burials in the Jewish Section of Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness      Appendix F: List of Children Enrolled in Falkirk Schools      Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish Terms      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

“Abrams has succceeded in broadening our understanding of Scottish Jewry and British history...provides an insightful, fascinating and refreshing account of Jewish life beyond Edinburg and Glasgow”—Northern Scotland.