by Sharon Graham | Dec 19, 2025 | Articles
Jewish Blind & Disabled (JBD) is the only organisation within the Jewish community dedicated to enabling adults aged 18 and over who have physical disabilities or vision impairments to live independently with dignity and choice. Established over 50 years ago, JBD...
by Sharon Graham | Dec 18, 2025 | Articles, Uncategorized
Nightingale Hammerson has cared for the Jewish community for over 185 years. The charity originated in 1840 in London’s East End, through the formation of three smaller charities, becoming the Home for Aged Jews. In 1904, a Jewish philanthropist, Lord Wandsworth,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2025 | Articles
JEWISH TELEPHONE HELPLINES / ENQUIRY DESKS / SUPPORT GROUPS In an age when most people have access to a telephone, the helpline has become an important addition to the range of services Jewish charities can offer the Community. Anonymous, confidential, safe and easily...
by admin | Nov 12, 2025 | Articles
The editors of the Jewish Charity Guide are often approached for details of charities or organisations that accept ‘good as new’ clothing, furniture, bric-à-brac and other goods for sale through charity shops or to be distributed to the needy. Jewish museums and art...
by admin | Nov 12, 2025 | Articles
The term ‘Bona Vacantia’ literally means ‘vacant goods’ and is the legal name for ownerless property, left by someone who dies intestate (ie. without making a will), without known kin and whose property, by law, then passes to the Crown. The work of Bona Vacantia...
by admin | Nov 12, 2025 | Articles
Jewish charities that have merged with, or been amalgamated into, other organisations. A number of Jewish charities are well over 100 years old, and in that time, their activities and services have changed in tune with the needs of their clients. Homes and hospitals,...
