The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre
presents our next Speaker Event
Sunday 14th June 2026 at 12.00 Noon.
Venue will be advised at time of booking.

Lev Atlas

(with a little help from his wife Julia, and a little music from Lev)

From Moscow to Mearns through Music

Lev’s Violin

Lev Atlas brought his violin and unique musical skills along with the experience of survival as a Jewish refugee a long way from Russia via the United States to Scotland, where the Atlas family finally settled in Glasgow in 1993.

He became the Principal Viola of the Orchestra of Scottish Opera and Senior Lecturer in Strings at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Lev has been an internationally acclaimed tutor for generations of young musicians.

Lev is the founder of the world music trio Koshka, and is a virtuoso Klezmer and Eastern European music performer. He is a living encyclopaedia of hundreds of traditional tunes and has influenced many musicians across Europe.

Together with his wife Julia, Lev founded the Russian Cultural Centre /Café-Gallery Cossachok and the Iza Foundation @ Arts and Music – an educational and cultural charity. Both Lev and Julia are passionate campaigners to raising awareness about WWII Holocaust, in collaboration with Glasgow City Chambers, Interfaith Scotland and RCS, producing memorable and powerful International Holocaust Memorial Day events for two decades.

All bookings are online at:-

https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GERC

Tickets include tea and bagel brunch:

Friend of SJAC £17.50; Other £20.00

You may also purchase membership as a’Friend of SJAC’ at this site.

If you have any questions, please contact

info@sjac.org.uk or marciagoldman49@gmail.com

All proceeds will help fund the work of the SJAC in caring for collections and making them accessible.

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