List of Scottish Jews
This is a list of Scottish people of some Jewish background, or Jewish people with a Scottish background or connection.
See History of the Jews in Scotland for more information.
Academic figures and scientists
[edit]- Ruth Adler, child welfare campaigner and human rights campaigner
- Charlotte Auerbach, geneticist[1]
- Philip Cohen, FRS FRSE professor of biochemistry, University of Dundee, winner of the Royal Medal and other awards
- David Daiches, writer and literary critic, professor of English, University of Sussex; father of Jenni Calder
- Jack D. Dunitz, chemist
- Alfred Edersheim, Bible scholar
- Charles Frank, maker of scientific instruments
- Ralph Glasser, psychologist, economist, author of The Gorbals Trilogy
- Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg, Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine, University of Glasgow
- Philip Hobsbaum, academic and literary critic at Glasgow University; an influence on many Scottish writers as diverse as Aonghas MacNeacail and Jeff Torrington
- A C Jacobs, poet
- Hans Kosterlitz, professor of pharmacology, University of Aberdeen
- Lesley Lokko, architect, academic, and novelist
- Stefan Reif, emeritus professor of medieval Hebrew studies, University of Cambridge and director of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit
- John Michael Robson, geneticist, University of Edinburgh
- George Sassoon, electronics engineer, translator and author; son of Siegfried Sassoon, buried on Mull, where he spent much of his childhood
- Leonard Schapiro,[2] historian
- Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, contemporary Torah scholar and author
Arts, literature and music
[edit]- Chaim Bermant, author
- Jenni Calder, literary figure and daughter of David Daiches
- Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter and humourist
- Hannah Frank, sculptor, studied under Benno Schotz
- Muriel Gray,[3] author, The Tube presenter
- Howie B, DJ, musician and producer
- Jeremy Isaacs, broadcaster
- David Knopfler, member of Dire Straits
- Mark Knopfler, co-founder (with brother David), lead vocalist, and lead guitarist for the band Dire Straits
- Peter Kravitz, literary critic, editor of the compilation Contemporary Scottish Fiction
- Daniel Lobell, stand-up comedian and podcaster
- Macdonald brothers, grandsons of the Hungarian-born English filmmaker Emeric Pressburger
- Andrew Macdonald, producer, Trainspotting
- Kevin Macdonald, director, Touching the Void
- Miriam Margolyes, actor, Harry Potter
- Isi Metzstein, modernist architect
- Saul Metzstein, filmmaker, director of Late Night Shopping
- Rebecca Pidgeon, actor, singer and songwriter (grew up in Edinburgh)[4]
- B. Marcus Priteca, Seattle architect
- Jack Ronder, author, dramatist, playwright
- Hugo Rifkind, journalist
- Benno Schotz, sculptor
- Shulman brothers (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound; Gentle Giant), rock musicians (born in Glasgow)
- Derek Shulman, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
- Phil Shulman, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
- Ray Shulman, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
- J. David Simons, author
- Edith Simon, artist
- Robin Spark, artist
- Scottie Wilson, artist and designer, born in Glasgow
- Eric Woolfson, musician and composer, founding member of The Alan Parsons Project
Politicians
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- Myer Galpern, Labour MP
- Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, Secretary of State for Scotland, elder son of Hannah de Rothschild
- Neil Primrose, MP and soldier, younger son of Hannah de Rothschild
- Malcolm Rifkind, Conservative MP
- Manny Shinwell, Labour MP
Athletes
[edit]- Noam Dar, professional wrestler
- Gary Jacobs, Scottish, British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) boxing champion welterweight[5]
Business and the professions
[edit]- Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove,[6] first female Court of Session judge
- Sir Monty Finniston, industrialist, chairman of British Steel Corporation
- Esta Henry, art and antiques dealer in the 20th century
- Sir Isaac Wolfson, businessman and philanthropist
- Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, barrister and judge
Religious and communal leaders
[edit]- Rabbi Salis Daiches, father of David Daiches
- Rabbi Cyril Harris, Chief Rabbi of South Africa[7]
- Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Hillman
- Rabbi Yaakov Benzion Mendelson
- Rabbi Nancy Morris, first female rabbi in Scotland[8]
- Rabbi Louis Isaac Rabinowitz
- Rabbi Naftoli Shapiro
Show business
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- Ronni Ancona (Sephardi), comedian[9]
- Arnold Brown, comedian
- Jerry Sadowitz, comedian
People of both Scottish and Jewish heritage
[edit]- Simon Cowell, presenter of The X Factor[10] (Jewish father, Scottish mother)
- David Duchovny, American actor, X-Files[11][12][13] (Jewish father, Scottish mother)
- Isla Fisher, Australian actress, born to Scottish parents, converted to Judaism upon marriage to Sacha Baron Cohen;[14][15][16] has described herself as "quite observant"[17]
- Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, librettist, and theatrical producer (Jewish father, Scottish mother)
- Norman Swan, Australian paediatrician known for his work as a science and medical broadcaster on ABC, born in Glasgow
- Zarif, singer[18] (Scottish father, Iranian Jewish mother)
- Muriel Spark (Scottish-Jewish father, English Anglican mother)
- Eugene Levy, actor known for his roles in the American Pie series and Schitt's Creek.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jewish Year Book 1977 p20
- ^ born in Glasgow of an anglophile [sic] Riga Jewish family. Concise Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ "Muriel Gray: Overview of Muriel Gray". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Rebecca Pidgeon Biography (1963?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Deborah Andrews (1992). Annual Obituary, 1991. St. James Pr. ISBN 1-55862-175-X. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Feature article". culham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007.
- ^ Freedland, Michael (16 September 2005). "Rabbi Cyril Harris". The Guardian.
- ^ The Sunday Herald interview of Rabbi Morris upon her appointment at Glasgow New Synagogue, dated 14 December 2003[dead link]
- ^ Jewish Chronicle, 28 September 2005, Diary p. 66, "Could there a hint of racial stereotyping in the Almeida's decision to cast two Jewish actors – Ronni Ancona and Henry Goodman – in its upcoming production of The Hypochondriac?"
- ^ Mcgivern, Mark (22 November 2006). "Mr. Nasty's Mum Defends 'Those Nice McDonald Bros.'". The Daily Record. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ^ "David Duchovny DuchovnyNet – Article: A Man and His 'X'". Duchovny.net. 26 October 1997. Archived from the original on 5 March 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "David Duchovny DuchovnyNet – Article: Cult Times 1997". Duchovny.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Isla Fisher maintains she is not a shopaholic | Fashion | Style & Beauty | The Hour | STV Programmes". Video.stv.tv. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Fisher to marry Baron Cohen 'soon'". Hull Daily Mail. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hellard, Peta (3 September 2007). "Isla Fisher's pregnant pause". NEWS.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Lipworth, Elaine (19 February 2009). "Fisher: I'm addicted to breastfeeding". Metro. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ theguardian.co.uk New Band of the Day 448: Zarif