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 ...

	We Remember The Child Survivors Association, a Special Interest Group of the AJR, is delighted to announce that it will be launching its book, We Remember, at an event at the Wiener Library in February 2012.[more...]
	Compensation programmes improved Following negotiations with the German government, the Claims Conference announced a series of improvements in compensation programmes that they administer. These changes affect applicants to the Article II and the Hardship Funds.[more...]
	Austrian residency letter Towards the end of last year, several members received a letter from the Austrian pension office requesting a confirmation of residence for recipients of an Austrian pension.[more...]
	AJR members enjoy hospitality of German Ambassador Some 150 guests enjoyed a wonderful reception hosted by HE The German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, at his Residence on 20 December 2011 to conclude the celebrations for the AJR's 70th anniversary.[more...]
	ITS records launched in the UK At an historic event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 14 December, AJR member Eugene Black spoke about his reaction to receiving records from the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen and about the persecution he endured at the hands of the Nazis in several concentration camps. The records documented his journey from deportation in Hungary through several concentration camps until liberation at Bergen Belsen.[more...]
	Kinder statue unveiling Supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), a statue dedicated to the Kindertransport was unveiled at a moving ceremony in the Hook of Holland at the end of November. Designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Frank Meisler, Channel Crossing to Life, commemorates the role played by Dutch people in helping to save the lives of Jewish children fleeing Nazi oppression.[more...]
	Ludwig Spiro It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our President, Ludwig Spiro, at the age of 99.[more...]
	Kristallnacht commemoration More than 100 AJR members joined in a service to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of Kristallnacht at the Belsize Square Synagogue on Wednesday 9 November 2011 .[more...]
	AJR 70th Anniversary Lunch More than two hundred and fifty AJR members gathered at the Watford Hilton on Sunday 18 September to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AJR and enjoy an afternoon of socialising, good food and operatic entertainment.[more...]
	Austrian pension legislation update Owing to a legislative change, the second "special" pension payment that is usually remitted by the Austrian pension authority (Pensionsversicherung) in October will in future be paid in November.[more...]
	GSI Newsletter Click here to read the latest Generations of the Shoah International (GSI) newsletter.[link]
	Company for Location & Restitution of Holocaust Victims Assets (Israel) A list of approximately 7,000 names of owners of bank accounts and other properties in Israel that were not claimed after World War II have been listed on the website of Hashava, the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets Ltd. Hashava was established in Israel in 2006 by the Holocaust Victims Assets Law.[more...]
	KT Newsletter Click here to read the latest edition of the Kindertransport Newsletter.[link]
	Ghetto Fund - new directive At the end of July the German government introduced a new directive which significantly improves the entitlements of Holocaust survivors who worked in Nazi-controlled ghettos during the Second World War.[more...]
	Austrian Ambassador reception The AJR was delighted to accept an invitation from HE Dr Emil Brix, the Austrian Ambassador, who hosted a reception in our honour as part of our 70th anniversary celebrations.[more...]
	AJR Centre relocation The Paul Balint AJR Centre will be re-launched at the Belsize Square Synagogue, Belsize Park, in January 2012. The relocation follows the decision of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) Charitable Trust to close down the Centre in Cleve Road, West Hampstead and, in due course, sell the premises.[more...]
	70th Anniversary Celebrations for the Association of Jewish Refugees The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and the London Jewish Cultural Centre (LJCC) organised a fascinating a week-long programme of events (see attached flyer) to celebrate the AJR’s 70th anniversary and the remarkable contribution and achievements of the Jewish refugees who fled Nazi persecution and settled in Britain.[more...]
	AJR Journal archive online To mark the 65th anniversary of our first publication, we are delighted to announce that the entire back catalogue of the AJR Journal, stretching back to the first edition in January 1946, is now available on our website at www.ajr.org.uk/pdfjournals[more...]
	Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust education, remembrance and research The AJR is proud to be part of the UK delegation to the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust education, remembrance and research (ITF), which brings together governments and non-governmental organisations to raise awareness of the Holocaust and place political and social leaders' support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally.[more...]
	Experts in Volunteering We've received accreditation from Greater London Volunteering which ensures that organisations are managing volunteers well and providing Londoners with fulfilling volunteering experiences. [link]
	Remembering the AJR As we celebrate our 70th anniversary we are preparing for the future of the AJR and planning how we and our members can work together so that we can continue with our mission to provide social and welfare services.[more...]
	Jewish Refugees from Germany and Austria in Britain The AJR is delighted to announce the publication of a new book by Dr Anthony Grenville, Consultant Editor, AJR Journal. Jewish Refugees from Germany and Austria in Britain:Their Image in ‘AJR Information’ (Vallentine Mitchell, 2009) is the first history of the refugees who fled to Britain from the German-speaking lands after 1933.[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...]
	Claims Conference The AJR distributes funds allocated to the UK by the Claims Conference following its negotiations with, amongst others, the German and Austrian governments for social and welfare programmes for Holocaust survivors and refugees.[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...]