Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO - Edinburgh Jewish Dialogue

23/07/2026

This may be of interest to some of our followers.

A little bird told me that my Edinburgh Book Festival tickets were sold out but happily a week after that I'll be doing this free event at what was my mother's old library when she lived on the Southside. Not all local residents go into town during the mad rush that is the Edinburgh festivals so it'll be nice to get out into the burbs. Tix from the library - it'll be fun.

Update: the eventbrite allocation for this library event is now sold out. But there are some tickets reserved for library users and you can pop into Newington Library and sign up for those. So ... to the library!

17/07/2026

Many Jewish acts at the Fringe will be showcased at the annual Edinburgh Jewish Festival Open Day on 23rd August. For details, and to book, see www.trybooking.com/uk/GJGV

Edinburgh Festival returns next month with more than 50 Jewish acts - here's our pick of what to see.

Full story here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/the-definitive-guide-to-what-to-binge-at-the-fringe/

12/06/2026

12/06/2026

Join us for a walking tour to learn about some of the places around the Garnethill area which are connected with Jewish refugees from N**i Europe – from the flats in which refugee artists lived, to the hostels where children from the Kindertransport stayed. You will learn about some of the people ...

12/06/2026

Many thanks Ben Reiss of Plays to See for this excellent review of Dough this week.

2026 marks the inaugural Jewish Culture Month, a nationwide celebration of almost 1000 years of British-Jewish history. Established by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, its programme shows off exhibitions, plays, films and much more celebrating Jewish life across the United Kingdom. I was lucky...

10/06/2026

The two performances of "Dough" by David Ian Neville this week were a treat. Great to be a part of Jewish Culture Month. Many thanks to the actors - Adrian Harris (who also directed), David Ian Neville, Gowan Calder and Iman Akhtar, Eddy Maher and Omri Gardi for photography and videography and to Netherlee & Clarkston Charitable Trust for their support for this project.

08/06/2026

Many thanks Edinburgh Evening News for this great article in the print edition today! "Dough" is on tonight and tomorrow starting at 6 pm. For details and to book: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEIC

08/06/2026

Delighted to be a part of Jewish Culture Month along with all these excellent events around the country. EJCC's "made in Edinburgh" play readings of "Dough" by David Ian Neville take place tonight and tomorrow at 6 pm. Tickets are still available www.trybooking.com/uk/GEIC.

05/06/2026

Thank you The Jewish Chronicle for this great article about "Dough", EJCC's main event for Jewish Culture Month. Tickets are still available for the rehearsed reading of the play in Edinburgh next Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th June. See www.trybooking.com/uk/GEIC for details and to book.

DOUGH will be shown twice next week as part of Jewish Culture Month

04/06/2026

There are still tickets available for the play reading of "Dough" next Monday and Tuesday. www.trybooking.com/uk/GEIC for details and to book.

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

29.05.2026

Dough, the story of an old Jewish-owned bakery in Glasgow under threat of closure, will be performed in Edinburgh next month.
Written by award-winning playwright David Ian Neville, it is a play about family, community and a struggling Glasgow bakery.
It will be presented by the Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre as part of the inaugural UK Jewish Culture Month.
Dough explores the changing demographics of Jewish and Asian communities in Scotland, in a poignant story of enterprising youth and resilient senior citizens.
Albie’s is the last shop in a row of derelict houses. The bakery has been affected by shifting demographics and the rise of supermarkets, and now Albie’s landlord, Rashid, wants to develop the site.
Once the hub of the community, like many of its older customers, the family bake house is struggling to survive.
As hungry re-developers sniff around, Albie bakes on, determined not to give up.
Glasgow-born David said: “Dough is very much about the relationship small shops can have with their local community and loyal customers.
“It is also about the struggle to survive in changing times.
“The play draws on my memory of the warmth and humour found in many independent shops in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.”
Dough was first performed at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow’s lunchtime theatre at Òran Mór, in March 2008.
This will be a rehearsed reading at Dovecot Studios on Monday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 9 (6pm).
David is an acclaimed playwright, director and producer.
He has produced and directed a number of plays for BBC Radio, including adaptations of Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street (Radio 4), Gregory Burke’s Black Watch (Radio 3), and The Quest Of Donal Q (Radio Scotland) with Brian Cox and Billy Connolly.
On stage, his writing credits include his Scotsman Fringe First award-winning play Exile, which transferred to Bush Theatre, London; and dramatisations of Joan Lingard’s novels Twelfth Day of July and Across the Barricades.
Jewish Culture Month, launched by the Board of Deputies, is taking place across the UK until June 16.
A host of events across the country, aimed at people of all faiths and backgrounds, will celebrate British Jewish contributions to music, literature, theatre, food, history, fashion, architecture, and comedy.

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