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‘Garnethill Synagogue’, (2019)
Garnethill Synagogue

Garnethill Synagogue was built in September 1879-81.
It was the first one to be built in Scotland. The meaning of the word ‘synagogue’ comes from similar words in Old French, Latin and Greek, meaning ‘a gathering’ or ‘to bring together’. Inside we can find a place of worship and community. On the amazing stained glass windows on the ceiling are the Ten Commandments in Hebrew. There are 580 seats. 362 seats are for men and 218 seats for women in the gallery. In the history of Jewish people in Scotland, they are first mentioned in the minutes of Edinburgh Town Council in 1665.

In my country of Sudan, at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries a number of Jews arrived, such as workers and traders. This helped to expand their relationships in the community. They built a lot of temples and houses in Khartoum an Omdurman, which is on the banks of the River Nile in east- central Sudan.

Garnethill Synagogue is a Glasgow City Council Category A listed heritage building.

By Hamil


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  • About
  • Garnethill buildings
    • Convent of Mercy
    • Garnetbank School
    • Garnethill Multicultural Centre
    • Garnethill Synagogue
    • Glasgow Cancer Hospital
    • Glasgow Film Theatre
    • Glasgow High School for Girls
    • McAlpine Nursing Home
    • Reid Building
    • St Aloysius Church
    • St Aloysius College
    • St Andrew's Catholic Church
    • Stow Building
    • The Drill Hall
    • The Glasgow Children's Hospital
    • The Glasgow Dental Hospital
    • The Glasgow School of Art
    • The Tenement House
    • Wing Hong Chinese Centre for the Elderly & Chinatown shopping mall
  • Grids
    • Colours of Garnethill
    • Garnethill Doors
    • Chookie Birdies
    • Garnethill Park Mosaics
    • Walking Garnethill
  • Exhibition
  • More writing
    • Cultural differences 1
    • Cultural differences 2
    • Cultural differences 3
    • Cultural differences 4
    • Cultural differences 5
    • Cultural differences 6
    • Home
  • Contact