Plaque

Otto Schiff

Erection date: 18/12/2019

Inscription

Otto Schiff, CBE, 1875 - 1952, founder and director of the Jewish Refugees Committee, which was based here, 1933 - 1939.
Erected by The Association of Jewish Refugees.

Site: Otto Schiff + Firement Randolph & Skinner (2 memorials)

WC1, Tavistock Square, Woburn House

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Otto Schiff

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Jewish Refugees Committee / German Jewish Aid Committee / World Jewish Relief

The Jewish Refugees Committee, later the German Jewish Aid Committee, was fou...

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Otto Schiff

Founder and director of the Jewish Refugees Committee. Died London. From Jew...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Otto Schiff

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Association of Jewish Refugees

The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grant...

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Firemen Randolph & Skinner

Firemen Randolph & Skinner

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