Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief: Archives

Identifier
WLMF27
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71000
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Jan 1960
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief
  • Jewish Refugees Committee
  • Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad
  • Council for German Jewry

Biographical History

The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief was founded in the early months of 1933 by a group of Anglo-Jewish community leaders, in response to the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on a political platform of anti-Semitism. Among the founders were Anthony de Rothschild, Leonard G. Montefiore and Otto Schiff.

The fund has been through many name changes in its lifetime. It started out as the Central British Fund for German Jewry, then became part of the new Council for German Jewry in 1936 along with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the American United Palestine Appeal. On the outbreak of World War II in 1939 the fund changed its name to the Central Council for Jewish Refugees, and in 1944 changed again to the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation. After many years as the Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief, the organisation is now known as World Jewish Relief.

The Fund's mission, according to its Memorandum of Association, was "to relieve or assist Jewish Refugees in any part of the world in such manner and on such terms and conditions (if any) as may be thought fit". In this work the fund was aided by various organisations, including the Jewish Refugees Committee (JRC) which was founded by Otto Schiff in 1933, the Children's Refugee Movement (established by the JRC and the Inter-Aid Committee), and the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad, which was established in 1943 and financed by the Central Council for Jewish Refugees (as the Central British Fund (CBF) was then known).

Acquisition

Donor: World Jewish Relief

Scope and Content

This collection is held at the Wiener Library on microfilm.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Microfilm

Related Units of Description

  • The originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives (Ref. Acc/2793).

Subjects

  • Hostels
  • National Socialism
  • Migrants
  • Refugees
  • Jews
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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