This phrase translates as "Society for Deeds of Loving Kindness", a Jewish Benevolent Society. It was established on the site where Albert Stern House now is and included a hospital for sick poor and lying-in women.
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Hebra Gemilut Hasadim
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Spanish and Portuguese Jews - 2
The Jewish calendar has a different start year (hence the "5425 - 1665") 3,76...
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Brent House Salvation Army maternity home
The Hackney Society says: 'Brent House, at 27-9 Devonshire Road (now Brenthouse Road) … was the Salvation Army’s first receiving home in Hackney. It opened in 1889 and was described as "a home for ...
1 memorial
Metropolitan Benefit Societies Asylum
The MBSA was created by John Christopher Bowles to 'afford an asylum for the reception of aged and infirm members of Friendly Societies' who lived in or near London. Patrons were Queen Victoria an...
1 memorial
United Westminster Almshouses
A scheme of the Charity Commissioners dated 11 July 1879 consolidated the separate almshouses in Westminster founded by James Palmer, Nicholas Butler and Emery Hill, into the United Westminster Alm...
2 memorials
Frederick Nicholas Charrington
Renounced a brewing fortune to help the East End poor. Born Bow Road, the heir to Charrington’s Brewery in Stepney. He entered the business but, aged 19, experienced a religious conversion and be...
Person, Food & Drink, Jack the Ripper suspects, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
2 memorials
Lord Kinnaird
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games
1 memorial
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