Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women explained

The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX; prior to 1939, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen, and from 1928 to 1939, the Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Legion) is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The association is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women, and was founded in Whitechapel in East London in 1928 as the Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Legion.[5] In 1936 it changed its name to AJEX. It holds an annual Commemoration of Remembrance and Parade every November to pay tribute to servicemen and women who have died in battle.[6] [7] [8] [9] As of 2013, it had 40 branches in the United Kingdom.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AJEX: British Jewry and Wartime Commemoration. 6 November 2015. www.amdigital.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Ajex. Jewish Legacy.
  3. Book: Tilles, Daniel. British Fascist Antisemitism and Jewish Responses, 1932-40. 2014. Bloomsbury Publishing. Google Books. 978-1-4725-0725-9.
  4. Book: The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. W.. Rubinstein. Michael A.. Jolles. 2011. Springer. Google Books. 978-0-230-30466-6.
  5. Book: Copsey, Nigel. Anti-Fascism in Britain. 2016. Taylor & Francis. Google Books. 978-1-317-39762-5.
  6. Web site: Jewish veterans pay tribute to fallen comrades. Times of Israel. 22 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Hundreds of Jewish ex-servicemen pay respects to the fallen at AJEX parade. Benjamin. Kentish. Times of Israel. 20 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Community prepares to remember the fallen at AJEX parade this Sunday. Times of Israel. 13 November 2019.
  9. https://www.thejc.com/community/special-reports/remember-our-fallen-and-fight-for-our-future-say-jewish-ex-servicemen-and-women-1.50571 "Remember our fallen and fight for our future, say Jewish ex-servicemen and women,"
  10. https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jewish-veterans-honoured-at-annual-ajex-parade-1.448351 "Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women honoured at annual AJEX parade,"

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