Glasgow’s Jewish Cemeteries – They’re In A Grave Condition. Please Dig Deep To Help Us Restore Them Do you have Scottish ancestors, with a family connection to Jewish Glasgow? Do you have family buried in one of our major cemeteries? As a result of aliyah, emigration and movement within the UK, the Jewish community in Glasgow has plummeted from about 15,000 some 50 years ago to less than 4,000 now, and is falling every year. We desperately need to renovate our Jewish cemeteries, and restore them to a condition that honours our departed now and in the future. Our audacious plan is to raise a million pounds (about $1.5 million) which will be spent on transformational works to reset tombstones, restore and replace kerbs, lairs and paths. We are keen to contact and inform the Glasgow Jewish Diaspora scattered throughout the world. We invite descendants of Glaswegian Jews to visit our website: www.glasgowhebrewburialsociety.org, where there are details of the cemeteries and a brochure which summarises the appeal. The website carries details of all 11,000 tombstones in our cemeteries, with an easy search facility allowing individuals anywhere in the world to search for members of their family and to see photographs. Please contact the appeal committee if you need further information ([email protected]). Thank you sincerely for your support. David S Links Alan Shenkin Co-Chairmen, Glasgow Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Project April 2016 | 