Tucked into the leafy suburbs of the Southside of Glasgow, behind quiet streets and luxury homes, lies the real engine of Scottish Zionism. It’s not a government office, a public institution or a charity, but a web of interlinked families whose wealth, marriages, and political networks have shaped the Zionist movement in Scotland for over a century. This article uncovers how that network—the so-called Caledonian Cousinhood—has quietly expanded its reach, drawing in new families who now steer some of the most powerful Zionist organizations in the country.
We begin this piece by highlighting the connections between the wider Cousinhood and the most significant family involved in the creation of the Scottish Zionist movement, the Goldbergs—first introduced in part one of this series and explored further in part two, “The Caledonian Cousinhood: How the Zionist Movement Embedded Itself in Scottish Life.”
Since the Goldberg name is relatively standard compared to many other notable Zionist families, there is a greater pool of potential marriage partners. That, along with the family’s wealth and patronage power, may help explain why multiple Goldbergs have married into the Cohen and Wolfson families, both of which are important Zionist families in Glasgow in their own right.
They have also married an Ognall and a Berkley, both of whom are also key Zionist families interlinked with the Goldbergs in both business and politics. (more...)
Scottish Zionism’s Inner Circle: The Caledonian Cousinhood That Bankrolls Occupation and Genocide
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