Group    From 1933 

Jewish Refugees Committee / German Jewish Aid Committee / World Jewish Relief

Categories: Social Welfare

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.

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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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Greenwich Workshop for the Blind

Greenwich Workshop for the Blind

The London Metropolitan Archive holds records for the Greenwich Workshop for the Blind, 1875-1960. and explains: "The Greenwich Workshop for the Blind, began as the Workshop for the Blind of Kent,...

Building, Commerce, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Owen Gordon, SBSTJ

Owen Gordon, SBSTJ

Appointed as Serving Brother in 1983. The date of birth given on the memorial is 19XX.

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Mrs Catherine Smithies

Mrs Catherine Smithies

Born as Catherine Bywater. Founded the Band of Mercy movement in Britain. She also campaigned against slavery but we can find no details. Her home, Earlham Grove House, built c.1865, has also been...

Person, Animals, Philanthropy, Race Issues, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Mr H. Wilcox

Mr H. Wilcox

Administrator and Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial

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Corporation of the City of London

Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...

Group, Commerce, Politics & Administration

186 memorials