World Jewish Relief
The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief formerly Central British Fund for German Jewry (CBF) which currently operates under the name World Jewish Relief (WJR), is a British charitable organisation and the main Jewish overseas aid organisation in the United Kingdom.
The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief | |
| Founded | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Type | International Development, Humanitarian Aid |
| Registration no. | 290767 |
| Headquarters | London, England (UK) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Chair of Trustees | Maurice Helfgott |
Chief Executive | Paul Anticoni |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | The Central British Fund for German Jewry (1933–1995) |
From 1933 the organisation helped Jewish refugees from Europe emigrate and settle in Palestine. Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann was one of the organisation's founding members.
Currently, World Jewish Relief functions as a British development organisation. World Jewish Relief operates programmes mainly in the former Soviet Union but also in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. It works with Jewish and non-Jewish communities.
World Jewish Relief was formed in 1933 to support German Jews under Nazi rule and helped organise the Kindertransport which rescued around ten thousand German and Austrian children from Nazi Europe.
After the war, the organisation brought 732 child Holocaust survivors to Britain; the first 300 are known as the Windermere Children and collectively they are known as 'the boys'.