LXXIIIᴱ Session de la Société Internationale Fernand de Visscher pour l'Histoire des Droits de l'Antiquité SIDHA 2019 Conference Le droit et sa place dans le monde…

Wikidata can play a vital role in surfacing notable women and can assist with closing the gender gap in various language Wikipedias. Using the example of under acknowledged women in the field of…

The American Women’s History Initiative (AWHI), which launched under the Smithsonian’s strategic goal of “Reaching 1 billion people with a digital-first strategy” in late…

Five stories of Jewish migration to Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries, told by contemporary narrators.Created by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team (Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh)…

Five stories of Jewish migration to Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries, told by contemporary narrators.Created by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team (Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh)…

Trailer for a series of 5 short films made by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team. For more information and to see all five films, go to jewishmigrationtoscotland.is.ed.ac.uk

Trailer for a series of 5 short films made by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team. For more information and to see all five films, go to jewishmigrationtoscotland.is.ed.ac.uk

Synagogue cantor Isaac Hirshow was born to a poor family in Russia in 1883. In 1922, he and his family emigrated to Glasgow and Isaac began work in the Gorbals. An inspirational teacher and community…

Synagogue cantor Isaac Hirshow was born to a poor family in Russia in 1883. In 1922, he and his family emigrated to Glasgow and Isaac began work in the Gorbals. An inspirational teacher and community…

Hilda Goldwag was born in Vienna in 1912. In 1939 she fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. Hilda remained in Glasgow for the rest of her life, celebrating the everyday life of her adopted…

Hilda Goldwag was born in Vienna in 1912. In 1939 she fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. Hilda remained in Glasgow for the rest of her life, celebrating the everyday life of her adopted…

Henry Wuga arrived in Glasgow from Nuremberg as a teenage refugee. On leaving school, he began a successful career as a caterer and raised a family with his wife Ingrid. Henry often spoke about his…

Henry Wuga arrived in Glasgow from Nuremberg as a teenage refugee. On leaving school, he began a successful career as a caterer and raised a family with his wife Ingrid. Henry often spoke about…

Dorrith Sim was one of the thousands of Jewish children who arrived in the UK in 1939 on what became known as the Kindertransport. Travelling alone and speaking little English, she was taken in by an…

Dorrith Sim was one of the thousands of Jewish children who arrived in the UK in 1939 on what became known as the Kindertransport. Travelling alone and speaking little English, she was taken in by an…

The story of Annie Lindey, who moved to Edinburgh from Russia in the late 19th century. Annie was a tireless worker for her community and an early advocate of mutual support and social welfare for…