Berenice d'Avigdor explained

(Beryl) Berenice d’Avigdor (1884 – 1941) was an English humanitarian worker who, after serving as a Deputy Principal in charge of the ambulance service in the Women’s Royal Naval Service in World War I,^{[1] [2] [3]} co-founded two hostels for women with venereal diseases with Dorothy Christian Hare, where she served as secretary.^[4] During World War II she 'worked tirelessly on behalf of refugees from Nazism.' As secretary of the West London Synagogue Hospitality Committee, she worked to place escaped Jewish children in education or employment.^[5]

Personal life

She was born in 1884 to engineer Elim Henry d’Avigdor.^[6] Her brother was financier Sir Osmond d’Avigdor-Goldsmid. Her sister Sylvie d’Avigdor, later Clapcott (1873 – 1954), translated several works by Theodor Herzl including his Der Judenstaat (1896).

She had an interest in botany, contributing to Frederick Hamilton Davey's Flora of Cornwall.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rubinstein . W. . The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History . Jolles . Michael A. . 2011-01-27 . Springer . 978-0-230-30466-6 . en.
2. Book: Catalogue description Service record of D'AVIGDOR, Berenice Date of enrolment: 14 December 1917 . 1917.
3. News: 3 May 1918 . The London Gazette . 5362.
4. Book: London . Royal College of Physicians of . The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1975 . Munk . William . 1982 . The College . en.
5. Craig-Norton . Jennifer . 2020 . Archives and the Kindertransport: new discoveries and their impact on research . Jewish Historical Studies . en . 51 . 1 . 10.14324/111.444.jhs.2020v51.002 . 2397-1290.
6. Hyamson . Albert M. . 1951 . An Anglo-Jewish Family . Transactions (Jewish Historical Society of England) . 17 . 1–10 . 29777888 . 2047-2331.
7. Book: Thurston . Edgar . A Supplement to F. Hamilton Davey's Flora of Cornwall . Vigurs . Chambré C. . 1922 . Oscar Blackford, Royal Printeries . en.