Papers of the Jewish friendly societies and cultural organisations

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: University of Southampton Special Collections

Postal address:: Hartley Library, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ

Title (official language):: Papers of the Jewish friendly societies and cultural organisations

Creator/accumulator:: Order Achei Ameth; Order Achei Brith; Association of Jewish Friendly Societies; Bernhard Baron St. George's Jewish Settlement

Scope and content:: Achei Ameth: printed rules, 1914-15; annual reports and balance sheets, 1926-7, 1930; correspondence and financial papers, 1931-48, and report of proceedings for the annual conference, 15 May 1932.

Isaac Seligman Lodge 95 of the Order of Achei Brith and Shield of Abraham: papers of H.Morris, secretary of the Lodge, including invitations, information sheets, bank statements, correspondence, return sheets and financial papers, 1932-40.

Association of Jewish Friendly Societies: annual reports, 1925-6; banquet menu, 1930.

Jewish Health Organisation of Great Britain: annual report, 1928-9.

Papers of I D Duque, relating to the Order of Achei Ameth, 1931-49, and City of London Benevolent Society for Assisting Widows of the Jewish Faith, with a subscription book, 1928-9.

Bernhard Baron St George Jewish Settlement: report, 1945-7

Administrative/biographical history:: Jewish friendly societies aimed to give relief, maintenance, medical aid, and emotional support to members during sickness or other infirmity, to assist during confined mourning; to contribute to funeral and tombstone expenses; to provide death endowment; and to grant convalescent home treatment. The societies were registered under the Friendly Societies Act of 1896 and sought approval under the National Insurance Act of 1911 for aspects of their provision. The Order Achei Ameth was founded in 1897. It had affiliations with the Association of Jewish Friendly Societies, the Jewish Friendly Societies' Convalescent Home and the English Zionist Federation. It was the first Jewish order with an adolescent lodge. The first branch of the Order Achei Brith was founded in 1888. In 1911, the Order Shield of Abraham amalgamated with the Order Achei Brith. It also had a section for younger members, the Achei Brith Juvenile Endowment Friendly Society, which was organised in distinct groups, for debates and entertainments. The Association of Jewish Friendly Societies was founded in 1915. Its aim was to promote unity of action in Jewish friendly society movement. The Bernhard Baron St. George's Jewish Settlement was founded in 1914.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Aid and relief--Philanthropy and charity; Welfare

Access, restrictions:: Access to the archive requires a prior written appointment. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/about/access.page

Links to finding aids:: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/cataloguedatabases/webguide1.page