Scotland / Edinburgh

Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation

Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation

Synagogue Chambers, 4 Salisbury Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5AB

+44 (0) 131 667 3144

http://www.ehcong.com/

Historical description

Edinburgh

As in the rest of the country, the Scottish capital received virtually no Jews until the 18th century. We find the administrative trace of a request for installation by a certain David Brown in 1691. The first request for the purchase of a tomb by a Jew was that of ... Read more