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AJR statement commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss
As the largest UK organisation representing and supporting Holocaust survivors and refugees, the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) recalls the tragic events of 13 March 1938, the Anschluss, which formally incorporated the territory of Austria into the German Reich and which signalled Nazi Germany’s aims to conquer Europe. ...read more
Baroness Rabbi Julia Neuberger meets AJR members
The AJR was delighted to welcome Baroness Rabbi Julia Neuberger toaddress AJR members at a dinner on Wednesday 5th March 2008.
Recalling anecdotes about her upbringing as the daughter of a German refugee, the Baroness also spoke passionately abou the treatment of the elderly and the mentally infirm. She also responded to several questions from the 70 guests, who included AJR members from the West of England, the Midlands and the East of England in London as part of a three day visit to the capital. ...read more
Nuremberg and Franconia art heirs
The AJR has received the following notice from the Commission for Looted Art in Europe in connection with their search for the heirs of 115 former residents of Nuremberg and Franconia: ...read more
Stealing Klimt
The AJR was proud to be the sponsor of the UK premiere of Stealing Klimt on Wednesday 27 February at the Odeon Swiss Cottage.
Organised by the Jewish Film Festival, the screening of the film was followed by a discussion . panel featuring the film’s writer and executive producer Martin Smith, historian Professor David Cesarani, Elisabeth Koegler (Minister at the Austrian embassy), who spoke in her personal capacity, and the AJR's Dr Anthony Grenville. ...read more
AJR members gather for Holocaust Memorial Day
Members of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) gathered on Thursday 24 January 2008 to commemorate the annual Holocaust Memorial Day. ...read more
AJR appoints new Head of Social Services
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) is delighted to announce that Maisie Holland has been appointed Head of its Social Services department. ...read more
Sir Nicholas Winton meets AJR members
Sir Nicholas Winton, the man who saved 669 Czech Jewish children from certain death in the Holocaust, made a surprise guest appearance at a screening of a film about his life on Thursday 17 January at the Hampstead Theatre. ...read more
Anna Raeburn addresses AJR members
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) was delighted to welcome Anna Raeburn who addressed our members at a dinner at the Belsize Square Synagogue on Wednesday 7 November 2007. ...read more
Ghetto Fund
Following negotiations with the Claims Conference, the German government has announced the creation of a Fund to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors who worked voluntarily in ghettos during the Second World War. This fund is not being administered by or through the Claims Conference, but directly by the German Government. ...read more
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