Otto Schiff
Founder and director of the Jewish Refugees Committee. Died London. From Jewish Telegraph Agency, 1952 obituary: "Mr. Schiff was instrumental in rescuing some 12,000 Jews from Germany during the f...
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Sheila Ann Schnaar, SSSTJ
Mrs Schnaar was appointed as Serving Sister in 1991.
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Settlements
The settlement movement was a reformist social movement that began in the 1880s and peaked around the 1920s in England and the United States. Its goal was to bring the rich and the poor of society ...
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Born at 24 Grosvenor Square. Promoted many reform causes, connected with factories, children, mental illness, housing. Also supported the restoration of the Holy Land to the Jews. President of the ...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
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Stanley G. Shaw
Worked for the St. Pancras Housing Society from 1929 to 1958.
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Shelter
A charity that campaigns to end homelessness and bad housing in England and Scotland. Founded by Bruce Kenrick, it evolved out of the work on behalf of homeless people being carried on at St Marti...
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Shepherds Bush Housing Association
Founded in the late 1960’s by members of St Stephen's Church in Shepherds Bush who were becoming increasingly concerned by the appalling conditions some parishioners lived in. Now known as Shepherd...
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Shoreditch Housing Association
From the website "ISHA consists of Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association, with Urban Style Ltd as a subsidiary. We also incorporate Lien Viet Housing Association and proudly continue to deli...
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Sir John Simon
Surgeon and public health officer. Born City of London. His name is of French origin which is worth knowing for pronunciation purposes. 1848 appointed the first Medical Officer of Health for London...
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