Welcome to The Association of Jewish Refugees

The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain.  Read more ...

	Celebration of Volunteering 2009 Over 60 volunteers were presented with certificates by Andrew Kaufman, Chairman of the AJR, at a ceremony in the House of Lords. He thanked Lord Janner of Braunstone for hosting this first of its kind event for the AJR. Andrew also thanked the volunteers for giving their time, energy, enthusiasm and for the compassion they so readily show to the members of the AJR. [more...]
	Southern Regional lunch at Edwina Currie's Southern region AJR members had a wonderful day out thanks to the generous hospitality of author and former politician Edwina Currie and her husband John. [more...]
	AJR launches Refugee Voices The AJR's groundbreaking audio-visual Holocaust testimony archive, Refugee Voices, was launched at an event at the Wiener Library on 18 June.  [more...]
	Churchill's German Army On 25th June it was a historic afternoon for the AJR when a full house of 80 people from many different groups met at Alyth Gardens Shul to view a special showing arranged by Esther, Hazel and Myrna of the documentary "Churchill's German Army". This was made with the help of German and Austrian Jewish refugees who joined the British forces during the war and now meet regularly at the Imperial Cafe in Golders Green with Dr Helen Fry, the author of "The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens". [more...]
	Annual General Meeting At this year’s Annual General Meeting, Chairman Andrew Kaufman reported that the AJR had, not surprisingly, been unable to escape the financial turbulence of recent months. [more...]
	Exile Studies With the kind permission of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, we reproduce here an article about the AJR written by the AJR Journal’s Consultant Editor Dr Tony Grenville. [more...]
	Holocaust education Contrary to malicious emails that have been circualating, Holocaust education continues to remain a mandatory component of the National Curriculum for History, as it has been since 1991. [more...]
	Holocaust Memorial Day Members of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) gathered on Tuesday 27 January 2009 at the Belsize Square Synagogue, London NW3 to commemorate the annual Holocaust Memorial Day. [more...]
	Continental Britons at Burgh House The AJR is delighted to announce that its ground breaking exhibition, Continental Britons, will be on deiplay at the Hampstead Museum, Burgh House from Thursday 29 January until Sunday 5 April 2009.     [more...]
	AJR participates in Mitzvah Day 2008 AJR members participated in the first UK Mitzvah Day in November by taking part in a pack-a-thon at Hampstead Town Hall. [more...]
	HRH The Prince of Wales attends the Kindertransport Celebration The AJR was honoured and delighted to welcome His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Celebration organised by the AJR's Kindertransport committee. [more...]
	AJR mourns passing of Rudy Kennedy “The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rudy Kennedy. Rudy was an inspirational campaigner who was determined that proper recognition and compensation be given to former slave labourers. His perseverance helped pave the way for the DM10 billion Foundation: Remembrance, Responsibility and Future, established by the German government and industry in 2001. Until his recent poor health he was an active member of the Umbrella Group committee of organisations representing and supporting Holocaust survivors and refugees in the UK. He will be greatly missed.” Andrew Kaufman, AJR Chairman.[link]
	Stumbling Stones The AJR is delighted to announce that we are sponsoring the screening of Stumbling Stones, which forms part of this year's Jewish Film Festival. [more...]
	Statement on 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht As the largest UK organisation representing and supporting Holocaust survivors and refugees, the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) recalls the tragic events of Kristallnacht. [more...]
	Kristallnacht commemoration The AJR is proud to be sponsoring a special service to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht at an event being organised by Liberal Judaism. [more...]
	AJR Celebrates Annual Tea The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its Annual Tea at the Watford Hilton Hotel on Sunday 21 September 2008. [more...]
	AJR a proud sponsor of The Journey The AJR is delighted and proud to be a prominent sponsor of 'The Journey', an exhibition exploring the lives of the Kindertransport that opens at the Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire on Sunday 7 September. [more...]
	Refugee Voices deposited at the Memorial de la Shoah The AJR is delighted to announce that our audio-visual Holocaust testimony archive, Refugee Voices, has been deposited at the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris. [more...]
	AJR members meet in Manchester Eighty members from across the north of England met in Manchester on 14 August for their annual Northern groups get-together. [more...]
	Esther Rantzen addresses AJR members Broadcaster, journalist and television presenter Esther Rantzen was the guest speaker at the our summer regional get-together on 1 July. at the Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue. [more...]
	Continental Britons exhibition: Jewish Refugees from Nazi Europe We are delighted to announce that we have now added the Continental Britons exhibition, sponsored by the AJR in conjunction with the Jewish Museum, to our website. Please click here to view the exhibition. [more...]