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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Jews' Orphan Asylum
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History
The Jews' Orphan Asylum was founded in 1831, based at Leman Street in Whitechapel. In 1876-1877 it amalgamated with the Jews' Hospital to form the Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum, based in Norwood, South London. The institution was later renamed Norwood Jewish Orphanage (1928) and later Norwood Home for Jewish Children (1956). The orphanage aimed to provide education and training for the children in its care.