The Edinburgh branch of the Council of Christians and Jews was founded in 1969 and has adopted as its objective: -

To bring together the Christian and Jewish communities in the Edinburgh district in a common effort to fight the evils of prejudice, intolerance and discrimination between people of different religions, races and colours, and to work for the betterment of human relations, based on mutual respect, understanding and goodwill.

The Council has organised a varied programme of lectures on such topics as human rights, religious viewpoints and Israeli current affairs.