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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] ]]
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[[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.]]
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[[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.]]
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==History==
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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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===2000s===
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*2007 - Creation of [[The KKL (Scotland) Charitable Trust]]
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*2001 - JNF patron [[Freda Freeman]], [[Stanley Lovatt]], [[Carole Lovatt]] and patron and committee member [[Delia Berkley]].<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 20 for 14-12-2001</ref>
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===1990s===
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*1998 - 'In Glasgow, the Local Commissions Twelfth Annual Pro Am, held at [[Bonnyton Golf Club]], attracted 48 teams and required two 'shotgun starts'. 47 teams were snookered by Reardons, the event winners.'<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 04-09-1998</ref>
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===1980s===
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*1980 - 'Massada JNF' appointed chairman [[Garry Grant]], treasurer [[Charles Barnett]] and secretary [[Ann Remocker]].<ref>Jewish Chronicle, 18-04-1980, p. 38.</ref>
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===1970s===
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===1960s===
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[[File:JC 12 September 1969 Screenshot 2025-03-16 at 13.54.48.png|thumb|right|300px|'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', [[Jewish Chronicle]], 12 September 1969, p. 84.]]
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*1969 - In 1969 the ''[[Jewish Chronicle]]'' reported that two new groups of the Glasgow JNF had been created. 'at meetings held in the Tinto Firs Hotel last week.'<ref name="newJNFgroups">'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', [[Jewish Chronicle]], 12 September 1969, p. 84.</ref> The two groups were a 'junior commission for those between the ages of 15 and 18' in which '150 members were enrolled'.<ref name="newJNFgroups"/> The meeting was chaired by [[Martin Morrison]]. In the evening of the same day a meeting was chaired by [[Maurice Links]] the president of the [[Glasgow Commission]] 'for engaged and young married couples' at which 'it was decided to form a local fellowship of the JNF.'<ref name="newJNFgroups"/>  Sixty people were reported as having joined the new group.<ref name="newJNFgroups"/>
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*1969 - [[Maurice Benzion Links]] - president <ref>'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', [[Jewish Chronicle]], 12 September 1969, p. 84.</ref>
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*[[Max Benjamin]] - fundraiser between at least 1962 and 1967
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*1963 - [[Maurice Benzion Links]] - Hon President.<ref>Jewish Chronicle, Page 23 for 10-05-1963</ref>
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*1962 - The Chairman of the [[Glasgow Blue and White Committee]] in 1962 was [[Louis Ferrar]].
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*1961 - Amateur Boxing: International Tournament BBC-tv network, Thu 14 Dec 1961, 9.25–10.15pm from St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow in aid of The Jewish National Fund (Blue and White Committee). Commentator: Harry Carpenter. Presented by Bill Stevenson.<REf>https://wiki.scotlandonair.com/wiki/1961/tv</ref>
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*1961-2 -
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===1950s===
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*1956-7 - [[Harry Furst]] - Hon President.<ref>'Mr. Harry Furst', Jewish Chronicle, 11 January 1957, p. 27</ref>
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*1955 - For nearly 50 years [[43 Queen Square, Glasgow, G41 2BD]], was a hub of Zionist activity. The property was bought by the Links family in memory of [[Abraham Links]] an early leader of the Glasgow Zionist movement. It was opened as the base for the [[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]] on Sunday 4 September 1955. The building was at that point named [[Abraham Links House]]. The property was eventually sold and converted into two flats in 1999, some forty four years later.
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*1954 - [[Laurence Polli]] - 'The Hashanah Committee of the [[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]], through [[Laurence Polli]] Esq., 12 St. Bride's Road, Glasgow S. 3.<ref>The Scottish Jewish Year book, 1954, p. 25.</ref>
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*1953 - Twenty members of the Glasgow Community were presented with JNF Golden book certificates by [[Max Weiner]] at a reception at Marlborough House recently.  Mr. [[Hyman Woolfson]] presided.<ref>Jewish chronicle, 20 February 1953, p. 19.</ref> Marlborough House was based at 26 Langside Avenue and was later a nightclub called The Shed.
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*1952-53 - [[Glasgow Zionist Centre, 6 Dixon Street, Glasgow]].
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**Provincial Vice-Presidents of the J.N.F. for Gt. Britain and Ireland:- [[A. A. Collins]], [[H. Woolfson]]
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**Hon. Presidents— [[H. Furst]], [[L. Haase]], [[I. Lazarus]], [[A. Links]]
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**Hon. Vice-Presidents- [[Wolf Golombok|W. Golombok]], [[E. M. Naftalin]], [[Thomas Tate]], C.A., [[L. Wolfson]], M.P.S.
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**Chairman— [[H. Woolfson]] Vice-Chairman— [[R. Karter]]
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**Hon. Treasurer- [[Joseph Mellick]], M.A., LL.B.; Organising Secretary [[L. Schuster]]
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**Convenors for publicity [[Wolf Golombok|W. Golombok]], [[L. Wolfson]] M.P.S.
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**Chairman Functions committee Mrs [[L. Green]]
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**Chairman Box Committee- [[David Nehemiah Links|D. N. Links]]
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**Chairman Golden Book Committee— [[A. Davidson]]
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**Convener Machleket Hacharedim-Mrs. [[S. Silver]]
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**Chairman Education Committee-Rabbi Dr. [[W. Gottlieb]]
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**Trustees — [[I. Lazarus]], [[A. Links]]
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**Blue and White Committee-Joint Chairmen: [[L. Ferrar]], [[Maurice Benzion Links|M. B. Links]]
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**Second Blue and White Bazaar-Chairman: [[Symie Miller]]
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**Joint Hon. Secretaries-Mrs. [[J. H. Collins]], [[S. Barrie]]<ref>The Zionist Year Book, 1952-53, p. 120-121.</ref>
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*1951-52 - J.N.F. Organiser- [[L. Shuster]], 6, Dixon Street, Glasgow, C.1
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**Glasgow J.N.F. Commission (Head Office)
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***Chairman-Mr. [[H. Woolfson]]
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***Vice-Chairman-Mr. [[A. A. Collins]]
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***Hon. Treasurer-Mr. [[Joseph Mellick]], M.A., LL.B.
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***Hon. Secretary-Mr. [[Edward Woolfson]] Organising Secretary-Mr. [[L. Schuster]]
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***Prov. Vice-Presidents, J.N.F. for Gt. Britain and Ireland— [[A.A. Collins]] and Mr. [[H. Woolfson]]
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***Hon. Presidents Mr. [[L. Haase]], Mr. [[A. Links]], Mr. [[Fred Nettler]], J.P., Mr. [[H. Furst]]
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***Hon. Vice-Presidents- Mrs. [[M. T. Mann]], Mr. [[E. M. Naftalin]], Mr. [[Thomas Tate]], C.A., Mr. [[L. Wolfson]], M.P.S., Mr. [[W. Golombok]]
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***Conveners for Publicity-Mr. W. Golombok, Mr. L. Wolfson, M.P.S.
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***Chairman, Functions Committee Mr. [[A. A. Collins]]
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***Chairman, Box Committee Mr. [[Isidore Naftalin]]
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***Chairman, Trees Committee Mr. [[D. N. Links]]
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***Chairman, Golden Book Committee Mr. [[A. Davidson]]
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***Chairman, Sefer Hayeled Committee and Convener Machleket Hacharedim- Mrs. [[S. Silver]]
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***Chairman, Education Committee Rabbi Dr. [[W. Gottlieb]] Trustees-Mr. [[A. Links]], Mr. [[I. Lazarus]]<ref>The Zionist Year Book, 1951-52, p. 95.</ref>
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===1940s===
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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>
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*1948 - Creation of the [[Blue and White Committee]].
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*1943 - [[Jack Karter]], Chairman.<ref>Jewish Chronicle, Page 10/11 for 01-01-1943.</ref>
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===1930s===
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[[File:JC30Apr1937-JNF-Links-Janner.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Barnett Janner]] speaks in Glasgow, 1937.]]
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*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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*1935 - [[Nathan Links]] - treasurer
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*1935-37 [[Abraham Mordechai Links]] - Chair
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==People==
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[[Abraham Links]] | [[Nathan Links]] | [[Maurice Benzion Links]] | [[David Links]] | [[Max Benjamin]] | [[David Nehemiah Links]]
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]]
 
*[[Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund]]
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*[[Glasgow JNF Fellowship Group]]
 
*[[Glasgow JNF Fellowship Group]]
 
*[[Glasgow JNF Blue and White Committee]]
 
*[[Glasgow JNF Blue and White Committee]]
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==Notes==

Revision as of 16:42, 16 July 2025

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 Source
'New offices', Evening Times, 31 August 1955.
'Offices for National Jewish Fund', The Scotsman, Monday 5 September 1955.


History

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.

2000s

1990s

  • 1998 - 'In Glasgow, the Local Commissions Twelfth Annual Pro Am, held at Bonnyton Golf Club, attracted 48 teams and required two 'shotgun starts'. 47 teams were snookered by Reardons, the event winners.'[2]

1980s

1970s

1960s

'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', Jewish Chronicle, 12 September 1969, p. 84.
  • 1969 - In 1969 the Jewish Chronicle reported that two new groups of the Glasgow JNF had been created. 'at meetings held in the Tinto Firs Hotel last week.'[4] The two groups were a 'junior commission for those between the ages of 15 and 18' in which '150 members were enrolled'.[4] The meeting was chaired by Martin Morrison. In the evening of the same day a meeting was chaired by Maurice Links the president of the Glasgow Commission 'for engaged and young married couples' at which 'it was decided to form a local fellowship of the JNF.'[4] Sixty people were reported as having joined the new group.[4]
  • 1969 - Maurice Benzion Links - president [5]
  • Max Benjamin - fundraiser between at least 1962 and 1967
  • 1963 - Maurice Benzion Links - Hon President.[6]
  • 1962 - The Chairman of the Glasgow Blue and White Committee in 1962 was Louis Ferrar.
  • 1961 - Amateur Boxing: International Tournament BBC-tv network, Thu 14 Dec 1961, 9.25–10.15pm from St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow in aid of The Jewish National Fund (Blue and White Committee). Commentator: Harry Carpenter. Presented by Bill Stevenson.[7]
  • 1961-2 -

1950s

1940s

1930s

Barnett Janner speaks in Glasgow, 1937.

People

Abraham Links | Nathan Links | Maurice Benzion Links | David Links | Max Benjamin | David Nehemiah Links

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, 20 for 14-12-2001
  2. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, 04-09-1998
  3. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, 18-04-1980, p. 38.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', Jewish Chronicle, 12 September 1969, p. 84.
  5. ↑ 'Two new Glasgow JNF groups', Jewish Chronicle, 12 September 1969, p. 84.
  6. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, Page 23 for 10-05-1963
  7. ↑ https://wiki.scotlandonair.com/wiki/1961/tv
  8. ↑ 'Mr. Harry Furst', Jewish Chronicle, 11 January 1957, p. 27
  9. ↑ The Scottish Jewish Year book, 1954, p. 25.
  10. ↑ Jewish chronicle, 20 February 1953, p. 19.
  11. ↑ The Zionist Year Book, 1952-53, p. 120-121.
  12. ↑ The Zionist Year Book, 1951-52, p. 95.
  13. ↑ Mr. Nettler JP to Settle in Israel, Jewish Chronicle, 6 May 1949. p. 13.
  14. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, Page 10/11 for 01-01-1943.
  15. ↑ Jewish Chronicle, 30 April 1937
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