Giffnock & Newlands Synagogue

Name:

Giffnock & Newlands Synagogue

Address:

Maryville Avenue, Giffnock G46 (from 1968)

Previous Addresses:

May Terrace, Giffnock (1938 to 1968);

Giffnock Police Court House, Maybank Road (1934 to 1938);

Girl Guides Hall, Church Road (1932 to 1934)

Current Status:

Active

Founded:

1932

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi.

Website:

http://www.giffnockshul.co.uk

Ministers:

Rev. Jacob Vainstein - 1934 to 1945

Rev. (later Rabbi) A. L. Rubenstein - 1946 to 1964

Rabbi Dr. S. Herman - 1965 to 1967

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen - 1967 to 1971

Rabbi David Miller - 1971 to 1975

Rev. Avrom Gamzu - 1975 to 1982 (Acting Minister)

Rabbi Philip Greenberg - 1982 to 1999

Rabbi A. Moshe Rubin - 1999 to present (June 2015) (Assistant Minister from 1994 to 1998)

Cantors:

Rev. Phillip Copperman - 1959 to 1963

Rev. Ernest Levy - 1964 to 1990