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World Jewish Relief was established as the Central British Fund for German Jewry in 1933 to help refugees from Nazi-Europe, and we succeeded in bringing around 65,000 Jewish refugees to safety.
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Inspired by our Jewish values, we provide life-saving and life-changing action to support and empower people in crisis around the world.
A Family History Unfolded
Last summer, 82 years after my maternal grandparents fled Vienna and arrived as young refugees in London, six members of my extended family and I were granted Austrian citizenship. Without the help of World Jewish Relief our task would have been immeasurably harder.
Speeches from Parliament that led to the Kindertransport
Read the speeches from Parliament that led to the Kindertransport
On 21 November 1938 debates were held in Parliament to discuss whether Britain would be prepared to accept more Jewish refugees from Germany, including unaccompanied children.
Theatre star peels back a layer of family history
The theatre star gave an impromptu performance at the World Jewish Relief Archive Roadshow at JW3 on Sunday 25 September, interspersing the music with reflections on how the characters in her stage show came alive when she saw their names on the documents.
Key Supporter Update August 2023
Reach Out
Responding to the present by remembering the past
World Jewish Relief has recently worked with several PhD researchers and Professor Bill Niven to create a new travelling exhibition about the work of our founders (the Central British Fund) and how World Jewish Relief today is using memory of the Holocaust, especially memory of the Kindertransports, when responding to new crises.
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