Recording of the Q&A following the screening of 'Dying to Divorce'. Chaired by Dr Hatice Yildiz, Lecturer in Modern Gender History, with Sinead Kirwan the producer of the film and Dr…

A conversation with documentary photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert. As part of the year-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of School of Scottish Studies, the Archive acquired…

Beyond the Books is a podcast from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at research and the people who make it happen. In our fourth episode…

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…