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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. ...read 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. ...read 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. ...read 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. ...read 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. ...read 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. ...read more
Ludwig Spiro
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our President, Ludwig Spiro, at the age of 99.
Born in Trier, Germany, in 1912, Ludwig attended the prestigious Berlin Grunewald Gymnasium and studied mechanical and electrical engineering at Munich University before being forced to flee to England in 1936. ...read 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 . ...read 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. ...read more
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