Metadata: Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, North East Branch
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Holding institution (official language):
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Postal address:
- Tyne and Wear Archives, Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA
- Phone number:
- 44(0)191 2772248
- Web address:
- https://twarchives.org.uk/
- Reference number:
- S.JS1
- Title:
- Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, North East Branch
- Title (official language):
- Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, North East Branch
- Creator/accumulator:
- Sunderland and North East Jewish Community Legacy Project
- Date(s):
- 1933/2009
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 45 items
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Photographic images
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
- The collection includes minutes, reports, orders of service, members list, programmes, constitutional records, committee records, membership records, publicity and newspaper clipping files, event files, and photographs.
- Archival history:
- Held by creating organisation/individual until gifted to Tyne and Wear Archives.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Formed in the early 1930s to counteract propaganda of the British Union of Fascists that Jews had not fought in the first world war. The first Newcastle parade and march of ex-servicemen took place in 1934. Subsequently the Association (AJEX) became more involved in welfare and charitable work including relief work in local hospitals at Christmas and work with Israeli ex-service personnel.
- Access points: locations:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Subject terms:
- Jewish soldiers
- Access, restrictions:
- Depositor's consent is required for access to these records.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Author of the description:
- Daniel Stoker; North East Museums; 2025
