The Jewish Refugees Committee, later the German Jewish Aid Committee, was founded in the early months of 1933 by Otto Schiff under the aegis of the Central British Fund for the Relief of German Jewry (CBF). Schiff was founder and director. In 1995 the CBF was renamed as World Jewish Relief.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Jewish Refugees Committee / German Jewish Aid Committee / World Jewish Relief
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Otto Schiff
Otto Schiff, CBE, 1875 - 1952, founder and director of the Jewish Refugees Co...
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Leysian Mission
From Wesley's Chapel and from Kay: The Leys School was opened in Cambridge in 1875; just two years after non-Anglicans were admitted to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was intended to...
8 memorials
Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company
Founded by Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840-1915) and other Jewish philanthropists including Frederick Mocatta and Samuel Montagu to provide "the industrial classes with commodious an...
1 memorial
Notting Hill Housing Trust
A social enterprise and charity providing affordable housing for Londoners. It was founded by Bruce Kenrick who had moved to Notting Hill in 1963 (which was then a far cry from the desirable area i...
2 memorials
Emma Cons
Social reformer and theatre manager. Born London. Knew and was influenced by Octavia Hill, John Ruskin and Henrietta Barnett. Her involvement in the temperance movement led to her taking on the lea...
Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Theatre
3 memorials
London Irish Centre
The charity provides care, culture and community to the Irish across London, working from the iconic London Irish Centre in Camden Town.
1 memorial