About the AJR
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.
Founded in 1941 by Jewish refugees from central Europe, the AJR has extensive experience attending to the needs of Holocaust refugees and survivors who came to this country before, during and after the Second World War.
About 70,000 refugees – including approximately 10,000 children on the Kindertransport – arrived in from Nazi-occupied Europe in the late 1930s. Many more arrived after the end of the Second World War having survived in hiding, in ghettos or in concentration camps.
New waves of immigration to of former Nazi persecutees followed the 1956 Hungarian revolution, the 1967 Czech uprising, the break-up of the Soviet Union after 1989 and the Bosnian conflict in 1992. Today, the AJR counts as its members, refugees and survivors from all Nazi-occupied countries.
Today, membership is extended to all Jewish victims of Nazi persecution - and their spouses - and the AJR counts as its members former refugees from all Nazi-occupied countries. We also welcome membership from the Second and Third Generations, the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and refugees.
The policies, priorities and programmes of the AJR are decided by a Management Committee whose members are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
In addition, the Trustees of the AJR Charitable Trust, elected by the Management Committee, are responsible for overall financial policy, the disbursement of financial support, and for managing funds held in trust for the benefit of the whole membership.
Additionally, AJR is managed on a day-to-day basis by two Directors who implement the policies as set by the Trustees and Management Committee.
Annual membership of the AJR is £25 (£35 overseas) and in addition to the services outlined on this website, members receive an annual subscription to AJR Journal. AJR enrolment form is here.
The AJR relies on voluntary donations and legacies to the AJR Charitable Trust (Reg. Charity No. 211239), in order to fund expanding services and as a means of providing financial aid to those in need. If you would like to make a donation to the AJR Charitable Trust please contact us at enquiries@ajr.org.uk
For more information about the work of the AJR and details of the services described on this website, to apply for membership or to offer your services as a volunteer please contact us by telephone on 020 8385 3070 or by email at enquiries@ajr.org.uk