“We are so happy that you were our guide through the Jewish Edinburgh Heritage and History experience. Starting with the elegant hotel, delicious tea and cookies,  but most of all we appreciated your personal stories you shared with us.  Thank you for an amazing interesting and unforgettable day.  We haven’t stopped talking about you.”  Sheri and Steve, Steven J. Davis, Advisor to Finance, Almod Diamonds Ltd., New York, New York,  August 2026

 

“Your tour was a highlight of Edinburgh!  We thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent with Professor Goldblatt in Edinburgh.  His commentary was educational and enlightening!  We highly recommend his tour!” 

Deborah Smith, Los Angeles, CA 2026

 it was great to meet you, gain some knowledge of the Jews of Edinburgh and generally get a sense of your glorious city!!  Howard Anschell MD and Deborah Anschell, Canada  August 2026

You are a such a pleasure! We will certainly pass your name along! Debra and Ed Goldstein, Virginia. USA, October 2025

• This educational and informative 2.5 hour tour begins with tea at the Balmoral Hotel where Professor Goldblatt displays a pictorial history of the Jewish people in Scotland and Edinburgh. It then proceeds to a short walking tour to Calton Hill where we shall visit the Tomb of the eighteenth century doctor Hyman Lyons and enjoy panoramic views of the city. We shall then proceed by taxi to the former Jewish neighbourhood and visit the nineteenth century historic Jewish cemetery (oldest Jewish cemetery in Edinburgh) and the exterior of the oldest (nearly a century) Jewish synagogue. (Interior tours may be arranged with advance notice and a discretionary donation directly to the synagogue is due at the end of the tour). The tour concludes with returning to the Balmoral Hotel. There are a few steps up Calton Hill and this may be avoided by taxi. The tour is fully accessible. Taxi and tea is included in the fee of £250.00 (plus optional gratuity) for groups up to five persons. Larger groups are individually priced according to size.

Your tour guide is Emeritus Professor Joe Goldblatt who has resided with his family in Edinburgh, Scotland for nearly 20 years. He was the Founding Chair of the Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre, the former Co – chair of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, the “Ambassador for Life” of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, and the current the Chair of Volunteer Edinburgh. For more information please visit Biography – Joe Jeff Goldblatt

Contact Professor Joe Goldblatt at joe@joegoldblatt.scot with additional queries.