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AJR plaque to honour Sir Hans Krebs

AJR plaque to honour Sir Hans Krebs

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) is delighted to announce that a special commemorative plaque was unveiled on Monday 20 May at the Department of Biochemistry, part of the University of Oxford, to honour the life and work of Sir Hans Krebs. ...read more

Second Generation event

The AJR is encouraging the children and grandchildren of members to come along to a special reception for the Second and Third Generations. ...read more

Prince Charles to host Kindertransport reception

Prince Charles to host Kindertransport reception

The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) is delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has kindly offered to host a lunchtime reception for the Kindertransport at St James’s Palace on Monday 24 June as part of a series of events this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport. ...read more

Prism

The Spring 2013 edition of Prism, published by the Azrieli Graduate School, explores the Kindertransport and other attempts at large-scale rescue of Jewish children. ...read more

Kindertansport Symposium

Kindertansport Symposium

A symposium on the Kindertransport, being organised by the Leo Baeck Institute London (LBI) in cooperation with the German Historical Institute London (GHIL), the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies and with Aberystwyth University (School of European Languages), will be held on Tuesday 25 June at the GHIL. ...read more

Lithuanian compensation

The Law on Goodwill Compensation for the Immovable Property of Jewish Religious Communities of the Republic of Lithuania has designated that LTL 3 million (approximately $1.1 million) shall be paid, “to persons of Jewish nationality who resided in Lithuania during the Second World War and suffered from the totalitarian regimes during the occupations. ...read more

Claims Conference Late Application Fund

Claims Conference Late Application Fund

The Claims Conference has established a Late Applicants Fund (“LAF”) of €50 million to accept applications from certain heirs of former owners of Jewish property/assets located in the former East Germany for which the Claims Conference received proceeds. Applications must be submitted before 31 December 2014. ...read more

Refugee Voices deposited at Charles University, Prague

Refugee Voices deposited at Charles University, Prague

The AJR is delighted to announce that our ground-breaking Holocaust testimony archive, Refugee Voices, will be accessible at the Malach Centre for Visual History, part of the Charles University in Prague. ...read more

Austrian Findbuch for Victims of National Socialism

Austrian Findbuch for Victims of National Socialism

The Austrian National Fund publishes the “Findbuch for Victims of National Socialism”, a new online platform that makes it possible to search for archival material in Austrian Archives. ...read more