History of the Jews in Scotland who spoke no English and was only able to speak Gaelic and Yiddish. Today, all known Jewish communities in Scotland are represented by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities. Approximately 25% of Scotland's Jewish population reside in the suburb of Newton Mearns to the south of Glasgow. History of the Jews in Scotland The earliest date at which Jews arrived in Scotland is not known. The earliest concrete historical references to Jews in Scotland are from the late 17th century. The vast majority of Scottish Jews today are Ashkenazi who mainly settled in Edinburgh, then in Glasgow in the mid
Largest cities in Japan by population by decade losses and exceeded their prewar populations. Source data is from the 1960 Census. Tokyo and Osaka began to experience a trend of suburbanization, as people left the cities for the less densely peopled surrounding municipalities. Other major cities continued to grow rapidly. Source data is from the 1970 Census. Source data is from the 1980 Census. By 1990, almost all the largest Japanese cities had assumed their present-day population ranking. Source data is from the 1990 Census. By 2000, the ongoing suburbanization drawing population from Tōkyō and Ōsaka was showing signs of abating, with people slowly moving back into the