Michael Tobias awarded OBE for services to Jewish community

Congratulations to all round legend Michael Tobias on being awarded an OBE for services to the Jewish Community!

Michael, currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde's Genealogy Studies department, has spent many years carrying out research into the Scottish Jewish community, and you'll regularly see him in good times at the Burns Monument Centre in Kilmarnock and at the Mitchell in Glasgow working away.

You can find out his reaction to the award in the Barrhead News at www.barrheadnews.com/news/18998365.michael-tobias-queen-honours-east-renfrewshire-man-obe-services-jewish-community.

A pint has been duly set aside in due recognition for good times hopefully soon to come - well done Michael!

(With thanks to Gail Dever at https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=34451)

Chris

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