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 [[File:Screenshot 2025-04-01 at 16.20.32.png|600px|thumb|right|[[The Blue and White Ball]] around 1954. From left: [[Libby Camber]], [[Harold Dykes]], [[Rosemary Dykes]], [[Sheila Cohen]], [[Symie Miller]], [[Bonchy Cohen]], [[Mrs Abrahams]], [[Ruth Ancill]], [[Joe Abrahams]], [[Gerry Masson]], [[Mae Miller]], [[Raymond Carter]], [[Jack Sellyn]], [[Rae Sellyn]] and [[Sylvia Karte]] [https://archive.ph/wip/VOq0U Source] ]]
 [[File:JNF Evening Times 31 Aug 1955 Screenshot 2025-04-02 at 16.00.26.png|thumb|right|300px|'New offices', ''Evening Times'', 31 August 1955.]]
 [[File:The Scotsman - Monday 05 September 1955 Screenshot 2025-04-02 at 16.03.51.png|thumb|right|300px|'Offices for National Jewish Fund', The Scotsman, Monday 5 September 1955.]]
-==History==
+==Specific activities over time==
 The [[Jewish National Fund]] was created in 1901 at the [[Fifth Zionist Congress]] in Basel, Switzerland.  It is reported that a Glasgow committee of the JNF was created in the same year.  Other sources state that the Glasgow JNF was meeting as early as 1911.  The organisation opened its first office in Glasgow in 1935 and was known as the [[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]].
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 ==People==
 [[Abraham Links]] | [[Nathan Links]] | [[Maurice Benzion Links]] | [[David Links]] | [[Max Benjamin]] | [[David Nehemiah Links]]
 ==See also==

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 [[File:JC30Apr1937-JNF-Links-Janner.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Barnett Janner]] speaks in Glasgow, 1937.]]
 *1938 - JNF Annual Chanucah Dance, Saturday 26 November, 9PM till 3AM, Marlborough House, Shawlands.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 28 October 1938</ref>
-*1938 - September - GREENQCK 100% J.N.F. As a result of the visit to Greenock on Sunday, the 25th inst., by Mr. [[E. M, Naftalin]], Box Convener, and Mr. [[K. Cina]], Hon. Secretary, of the Glasgow J.N.F. Commission, a very gratifying result was obtained. Every Jewish house in Greenock was visited.and the JN.F. box emptied. The average per box was 4/6, which is very encouraging, as this is the first time any J.N.F. boxes have been in Greenock. The result is the first quarter’s collection there, Glasgow J.N.F. Commission are very proud to report that Greenock is 100% JN.F.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 30 September 1938</ref>
+*1938 - September - GREENQCK 100% J.N.F. As a result of the visit to Greenock on Sunday, the 25th inst., by Mr. [[E. M. Naftalin]], Box Convener, and Mr. [[K. Cina]], Hon. Secretary, of the Glasgow J.N.F. Commission, a very gratifying result was obtained. Every Jewish house in Greenock was visited.and the JN.F. box emptied. The average per box was 4/6, which is very encouraging, as this is the first time any J.N.F. boxes have been in Greenock. The result is the first quarter’s collection there, Glasgow J.N.F. Commission are very proud to report that Greenock is 100% JN.F.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 30 September 1938</ref>
 *1938 - August - J.N.F. BOXES THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND During recent months, the Glasgow Commission of the JN.F. have been making strenuous efforts to place boxes in every Jewish community in Scotland, where practicable. It was their intention to visit all towns, except Edinburgh and Dunfermline, which possessed a number of Jewish families, and to place a J.N.F. box with every family. Although, of course, the work is by no means complete as yet, a great deal has already been achieved. The largest numbers of boxes have been placed in Dundee, Greenock, and Ayr, and a substantial revenue lis regularly derived from these sources. Chief among other smaller Jewish communities are Aberdeen and Falkirk. These last two communities, up to a short time ago, had never possessed any J.N.F. boxes, but recent response there to J.N.F. appeals has been very encouraging. It was only three months ago that a few members of the Glasgow Commission, Mr [[E. M. Naftalin]], Mr. [[I. Naftalin]], Joint Box Conveners, and Mr. [[K. Cina]], Hon. Secretary, visited Aberdeen, and induced every Jewish family to accept a J.IN.F. box. The promise at the time of full support for the JN.F. has been realised by the box receipts for the first quarter, which amount to over £5. The largest individual contribution was one of £1 12/9 by Mr. [[A. Sliufko]]. The Commission consider this a fairly satisfactory result, considering that only 10 boxes were emptied, and that the box campaign has only just been inaugurated. They are confident, moreover, that support from Aberdeen for the JN.F, will continue. If it does continue as it has begun, both the Glasgow Commission and the Aberdeen Jews are to be congratulated on making a valuable addition to J.N.F. resources. The arrangements for the placing of JN.F. boxes in Falkirk were completed only recently by Mr. [[E. M. Naftalin]], Box Convener of the Glasgow Commission. With the aid of Mr. [[A. L. Benjamin]], a Hebrew teacher in Falkirk, who has undertaken to see to the box collections, Mr. Naftalin succeeded in placing a J.N.F. box in every Jewish household. As in several other towns, Mr. Naftalin found in Falkirk a genuine desire on the part of the Jews there to assist in the building of the National Home, and a willingness, amounting almost to eagerness, to support the J.N.F. With such obvious enthusiasm for the cause of the J.N.F., the Falkirk Jews, Mr. Naftalin 1S assured, will not be slow to translate their ideals into material aid.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 05 August 1938</ref>
 *1937 - [[Barnett Janner]] visited Glasgow and spoke at a JNF meeting at the [[Glasgow Jewish Institute]], chaired by [[Abraham Links]].<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 30 April 1937</ref>

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 [[File:JC30Apr1937-JNF-Links-Janner.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Barnett Janner]] speaks in Glasgow, 1937.]]
 *1938 - JNF Annual Chanucah Dance, Saturday 26 November, 9PM till 3AM, Marlborough House, Shawlands.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 28 October 1938</ref>
 *1938 - August - J.N.F. BOXES THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND During recent months, the Glasgow Commission of the JN.F. have been making strenuous efforts to place boxes in every Jewish community in Scotland, where practicable. It was their intention to visit all towns, except Edinburgh and Dunfermline, which possessed a number of Jewish families, and to place a J.N.F. box with every family. Although, of course, the work is by no means complete as yet, a great deal has already been achieved. The largest numbers of boxes have been placed in Dundee, Greenock, and Ayr, and a substantial revenue lis regularly derived from these sources. Chief among other smaller Jewish communities are Aberdeen and Falkirk. These last two communities, up to a short time ago, had never possessed any J.N.F. boxes, but recent response there to J.N.F. appeals has been very encouraging. It was only three months ago that a few members of the Glasgow Commission, Mr [[E. M. Naftalin]], Mr. [[I. Naftalin]], Joint Box Conveners, and Mr. [[K. Cina]], Hon. Secretary, visited Aberdeen, and induced every Jewish family to accept a J.IN.F. box. The promise at the time of full support for the JN.F. has been realised by the box receipts for the first quarter, which amount to over £5. The largest individual contribution was one of £1 12/9 by Mr. [[A. Sliufko]]. The Commission consider this a fairly satisfactory result, considering that only 10 boxes were emptied, and that the box campaign has only just been inaugurated. They are confident, moreover, that support from Aberdeen for the JN.F, will continue. If it does continue as it has begun, both the Glasgow Commission and the Aberdeen Jews are to be congratulated on making a valuable addition to J.N.F. resources. The arrangements for the placing of JN.F. boxes in Falkirk were completed only recently by Mr. [[E. M. Naftalin]], Box Convener of the Glasgow Commission. With the aid of Mr. [[A. L. Benjamin]], a Hebrew teacher in Falkirk, who has undertaken to see to the box collections, Mr. Naftalin succeeded in placing a J.N.F. box in every Jewish household. As in several other towns, Mr. Naftalin found in Falkirk a genuine desire on the part of the Jews there to assist in the building of the National Home, and a willingness, amounting almost to eagerness, to support the J.N.F. With such obvious enthusiasm for the cause of the J.N.F., the Falkirk Jews, Mr. Naftalin 1S assured, will not be slow to translate their ideals into material aid.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 05 August 1938</ref>
 *1937 - [[Barnett Janner]] visited Glasgow and spoke at a JNF meeting at the [[Glasgow Jewish Institute]], chaired by [[Abraham Links]].<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 30 April 1937</ref>

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 [[File:JC30Apr1937-JNF-Links-Janner.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Barnett Janner]] speaks in Glasgow, 1937.]]
 *1938 - JNF Annual Chanucah Dance, Saturday 26 November, 9PM till 3AM, Marlborough House, Shawlands.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 28 October 1938</ref>
 *1937 - [[Barnett Janner]] visited Glasgow and spoke at a JNF meeting at the [[Glasgow Jewish Institute]], chaired by [[Abraham Links]].<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 30 April 1937</ref>
 *1935 - [[Nathan Links]] - treasurer

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 *[[Glasgow JNF Fellowship Group]]
 *[[Glasgow JNF Blue and White Committee]]
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 *1949 - Mr. [[Hyman Woolfson]], Chairman of the [[Glasgow Commission of the JNF]] <ref>Mr. Nettler JP to Settle in Israel, Jewish Chronicle, 6 May 1949. p. 13.</ref>
 *1948 - Creation of the [[Blue and White Committee]].
 * 1943 - April - GLASGOW J.N.F. COMMISSION'SRECORD YEAR - The need for making a concentrated effort toacquire land in Palestine now, in order to preparefor large-scale immigration at the end of the war,was emphasised by the Rev. B. Cherrick, in anaddress which he gave at the annual meeting of theGlasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fundlast week. Mr. [[Jack Karter]], Chairman of the branch, whopresided, said that thev had had a record year.They had doubled their income—£2,186. against£1,080 for the preceding year. In addition, theyhad collected £620 for the Palestine Victory Cam-paign, while they had also received £210 fromcovenants.Reporting on the Farm City Scheme. Mr. A.Links said that Glasgow had taken up 120 plots,while the total number for Britain was nearing athousand. Mr. E. M. Naftalin, Box Convener, saidthe income from boxes totalled £610* showing anincrease of £100 on the year.
 :The following were elected: Messrs. [[F. Nettler]],J.P.. and [[A. Links]], Hon. Presidents; Mrs. M. T.Mann, [[Mrs. B. Shenkin]]. Dr. [[S. S. Naftalin]], Messrs. T. Tale, and M. Louvish, Hon. Vice-Presidents;J. Karter, Chairman; H. Furst and J. Mellick,Vice-Chairmen : A Levy, J.P., Secretary ; F. Nettlerand [[B. Shenkin]], Trustees; Dr. M. Friedlander and Mr. H. Levy, Education Conveners; Messrs. E. M.Naftalin, Box Convener: [[W. Golombok]]. PublicityConvener; [[L. Haase]], Golden Book and Trees Con-vener; Mrs. S. Levme and [[Mrs. A. Links]]. Sefer4iayeled Conveners Mr. A. Woolf intimated hisresignation as Treasurer, His successor will beappointed at the next meeting. <ref>JC, Page 10 for 30-04-1943</ref>