GB 1556 WL 1279 - Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain: Board minutes and papers

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GB 1556 WL 1279

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Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain: Board minutes and papers

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  • 1955-1963 (Creation)

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1 file

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The Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain (AJR) was founded in the summer of 1941. Up until that point the care of Jewish refugees had mainly been in the hands of the German Jewish Aid Committee, which had hardly any German Jewish representatives. It was this committeee which had organised the rescue operation of those Jews who wanted to enter Britain and which had financially supported those who were unable to earn their own living. The foundation of the AJR marked the wish of the refugees to take the settlement of their problems into their own hands.

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GB 1556 WL 1279 1955-1963 Collection (fonds) 1 file Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain

The Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain (AJR) was founded in the summer of 1941. Up until that point the care of Jewish refugees had mainly been in the hands of the German Jewish Aid Committee, which had hardly any German Jewish representatives. It was this committeee which had organised the rescue operation of those Jews who wanted to enter Britain and which had financially supported those who were unable to earn their own living. The foundation of the AJR marked the wish of the refugees to take the settlement of their problems into their own hands.

Alfred Wiener.

Papers of Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, 1955-1963, comprise minutes and correspondence of the board of the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, covering such subjects as restitution claims; social work; the newsletter: AJR Information; cultural activities; membership of the organisation.

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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

English

Descriptions of this archive exist on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

February 2008 Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain x AJR Jews Religious groups Social work

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Alfred Wiener.

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Papers of Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, 1955-1963, comprise minutes and correspondence of the board of the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, covering such subjects as restitution claims; social work; the newsletter: AJR Information; cultural activities; membership of the organisation.

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Chronological

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Open

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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

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  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Descriptions of this archive exist on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

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Wiener Library

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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