Lord Stonham
Labour peer; JNF Hackney Barmitzvah Forest chairman and Balfour Ball speaker
| Victor Collins, Baron Stonham
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| Known for | Labour peer; chair of the Hackney and North-East London Barmitzvah Forest Committee (Jewish National Fund); speaker at the 1961 Balfour Ball |
Victor Collins, Baron Stonham was a British Labour peer active in Jewish National Fund fundraising in London in 1961.
Hackney Barmitzvah Forest
On 23 June 1961 the Jewish Observer and Middle East Review reported that Lord Stonham had presided over an inaugural meeting in Clapton and accepted the chairmanship of the committee raising money for 10,000 trees (£3,500) in the Barmitzvah Forest in Israel. The committee was to be called the Hackney and North-East London Barmitzvah Forest Committee. Officers elected included J. Barden and I. Simia (joint hon. treasurers), L. Shocket (functions chairman), R. Simia (functions vice-chairman), G. A. Gelberg and M. Compton (joint hon. secretaries), and Mr. Leigh and J. Lotsky (joint auditors).[1]
Balfour Ball, November 1961
On 3 November 1961 JPA–JNF News reported “Balfour Ball guests hear Lord Stonham” — the Paramount Aid Society’s annual Balfour Ball, which subscribed £16,000 for land development. Lord Stonham (described as a descendant of Huguenots, born in Spitalfields) spoke against proposed immigration restrictions and praised Paramount Aid’s work for Israel (Lachish, Huleh, Jerusalem Corridor). Rosser Chinn (J.N.F. president) led an auction; hosts included Mr and Mrs Samuel Stewart; guests received included Mrs Chinn and Lord and Lady Stonham.[2]
See also
- Workers' Circle Friendly Society (Betting and Gaming Act 1960 context on the national page)
- Rosser Chinn
- Jewish National Fund