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Victoria - Organisation

Australian Jewish Welfare Society (1936 - 2001)

  • Children in the Frances Barkman House

    Children in the Frances Barkman House, courtesy of Flickr.
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From
1936
To
2001
Categories
Care Provider and Jewish
Alternative Names
  • AJWS (Also known as, 1936 - 2001)
  • Australian Jewish Welfare and Relief Society (Also known as)
  • Jewish Community Services (Also known as)

The Australian Jewish Welfare Society (AJWS) was established in 1936, primarily as a support agency for Jewish pre-war and post-war migrants. Some Jewish children fleeing the Nazis in Germany and Austria immigrated to Australia, some being cared for at Frances Barkman House in Balwyn, Victoria. In 2001 the Australian Jewish Welfare Society was renamed Jewish Care after a merger with Montefiore Homes.

Details

The Minute Books of the Australian Jewish Welfare Society from 1939 contain information about the running of Frances Barkman House and its residents and staff. Extracts from the minute books are published in the history by Rodney Benjamin, entitled A Serious Influx of Jews: A History of Jewish Welfare in Victoria.

Timeline

 1936 - 2001 Australian Jewish Welfare Society
       2001 - Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc.

Publications

Books

  • Benjamin, Rodney, 'A Serious Influx of Jews': a history of Jewish welfare in Victoria, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, 1998. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Children in the Frances Barkman House
Title
Children in the Frances Barkman House
Type
Image
Source
Flickr

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Benjamin, Rodney, 'A Serious Influx of Jews': a history of Jewish welfare in Victoria, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, 1998; Children in the Frances Barkman House [Image].

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill