The Anglo-Jewish Association (AJA) is a British organisation. It was formed in 1871 for the 'promotion of social, moral, and intellectual progress among the
Jews
Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...
; and the obtaining of protection for those who may suffer in consequence of being Jews'. Many Anglo-Jewish businessmen, such as
Jacob Behrens, were members.
Former Presidents
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Jacob Waley (1871–1873)
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Baron Henry de Worms (1873–1886)
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Sir Julian Goldsmid (1886–1895)
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Claude Montefiore
Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore, also Goldsmid–Montefiore or just Goldsmid Montefiore (1858–1938) was the intellectual founder of Anglo-Liberal Judaism (UK), Liberal Judaism and the founding president of the World Union for Progress ...
(1895–1922)
*O.E. d'Avigdor Goldsmid (
Sir Osmond E. d'Avigdor Goldsmid) (1922–1926)
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Leonard G. Montefiore (1926–1939)
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Leonard Jacques Stein (1939–1949)
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Ewen E.S. Montagu (1949–)
*Victor Lucas
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*Basil Bard (−1983)
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Clemens N. Nathan (1983–1989)
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Frederick Tuckman (1989–1995)
Other former officers
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David Lindo Alexander
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Lucien Wolf
Lucien Wolf (20 January 1857 in London23 August 1930) was an English Jewish journalist, diplomat, historian, and advocate of rights for Jews and other minorities. While Wolf was devoted to minority rights, he opposed Jewish nationalism as expres ...
See also
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American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a civil rights group and Jewish advocacy group established on November 11, 1906. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations and, according to ''The New York Times'', is "widely regarded as the wi ...
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Alliance Israélite Universelle''
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World ORT
ORT (), also known as the Organisation for Rehabilitation through Training, is a global education network driven by Jewish values. It promotes education and training in communities worldwide. Its activities throughout its history have spanned mor ...
References
External links
Anglo-Jewish AssociationAnglo-Jewish Associationat JewishEncyclopedia.com
Archives of the Anglo-Jewish Association, 1871–1983
Jews and Judaism in the United Kingdom
1871 establishments in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1871
Jewish organisations based in the United Kingdom
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