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A family in Greenland, 1889. Cat ref: COPY 1/398Family History - your guide to resources

 
 
 
 

Jewish immigration:

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In the case of Jewish immigrants, The National Archives is not the best place to start your research unless they took out naturalisation.

 
London Metropolitan Archives

The London Metropolitan ArchivesExternal link - opens in a new window hold the records of the Jewish Temporary Shelter, starting in 1886, which include files on Jewish immigrants. They also house the administrative records of the Jewish Refugees Committee from the 1930s. They are located at:

London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London, EC1R 0HB
Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7332 3821

 
Jewish Refugees Committee

Personal files on Jewish refugees are kept by the Jewish Refugees Committee but access is usually restricted to the individuals themselves or next of kin. Please contact them in writing first at:

Jewish Refugees Committee
Drayton House
Gordon Street
London, WC1H
Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7387 4747

 
Moving Here

Moving Here covers the last 200 years of migration to England from the Jewish, South Asian, Irish and Caribbean communities. Browse www.movinghere.org.ukExternal website - link opens in a new window to explore free downloadable documents and find out about Jewish migration to England. In the catalogue you will find HO 396 series (Internees at Liberty in the UK index), passenger lists, naturalisation certificates, Jewish temporary shelter records and Jews' Free School admission and discharge records.

 
     
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