Kenneth Collins

Dr Kenneth Collins is a former President of the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council and former Chair of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities.
COLDITZ CASTLE in the German state of Saxony in 2001. It was a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II.

'Prisoners of the Castle': The Jewish prisoners of the Nazis at Colditz - review

The story of the Colditz prisoners is one of resilience and defiance. In the hands of Macintyre, a new generation can learn of their heroism. 

FEBRUARY 24, 2023
FRAGMENT OF the Cairo Genizah – The Passover Haggadah.

Lives of 600 Jewish doctors in Islamic Middle Ages revealed - book review

An innovative work penetrates fascinating interactions to reveal new details about Jewish medical professionals in the medieval Islamic world.

JUNE 12, 2021
Motti, Naharayim engineer

How a Jewish engineer dared to leave Russia to build a new land

From the Russian Revolution to the earliest days of the State of Israel, a young man’s idealism and hard work continue to inspire today.

JANUARY 1, 2020

After the Referendum: Scotland and its Jews

In the wake of the Scottish referendum vote, Scottish Jews breathe a sigh of relief.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
A MAN with a tattoo of Scotland on his back holds up a Scottish flag to support independence at a rally in Glasgow.