Jewish Arts Committee records
- Reference:GB 1220 CUL.JA
- Dates of Creation:1987-2000
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:15 boxes documentsimagesvideo
Scope and Content
Papers of the Jewish Arts committee, which organised a number of cultural events in Glasgow, 1987-2000. Programmes, correspondence, brochures, minutes, press cuttings, accounts and photographs. Includes: Jewish/Israel Garden at Glasgow Garden Festival (1988); Festival of Jewish Culture (Glasgow City of Culture 1990); Music Day (1992), Jewish Arts Day (1996), Israel 50 (1998) and Jewish Arts 2000.
Administrative / Biographical History
The Jewish Arts Committee was set up following the designation in 1986 of Glasgow as the European City of Culture 1990 and developed a series of events around the Glasgow Garden Festival, 1988, and the Glasgow Cultural Capital of Europe. The Committee continued to organise cultural events, led by the chair, Mrs Louise Naftalin, until she moved to London in 2000 and the Committee was wound up.
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