IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 1279
Held at: Wiener Library
Title: Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain: Board minutes and papers
Date(s): 1955-1963
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 file
Name of creator(s): Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain (AJR) was founded in the summer of 1941. Up until that point the care of Jewish refugees had mainly been in the hands of the German Jewish Aid Committee, which had hardly any German Jewish representatives. It was this committeee which had organised the rescue operation of those Jews who wanted to enter Britain and which had financially supported those who were unable to earn their own living. The foundation of the AJR marked the wish of the refugees to take the settlement of their problems into their own hands.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, 1955-1963, comprise minutes and correspondence of the board of the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, covering such subjects as restitution claims; social work; the newsletter: AJR Information; cultural activities; membership of the organisation.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Chronological
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Descriptions of this archive exist on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Alfred Wiener.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.
Date(s) of descriptions: February 2008