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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

Categories: Community / Clubs, History

Countries: USA

Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

From : "The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation is a non-profit, volunteer organization. The purpose of the Society is to identify and recognize sites of American Jewish Historical interest. The Society sponsors and promotes programs of local and national historic interest. Cooperating with local Historical Societies, Communities, Churches and Synagogues, the Society encourages dialogue and interactive recognition of the commonality of the American Experience."

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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

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Barnett Lewis

At 9 Brooke Road, lived Air Raid Warden Barnett Lewis GM (George Medal) Jewis...

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Capt Simmon Latutin GC

Installed shortly before 24 January 2022.

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Leopold Marks

Jewish cryptographer, Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE, lived in flat 410 Park...

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Operation Mincemeat

The Biblical quotation draws attention to the secrecy which was essential to ...

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Rathbone Street WW2 fire station - Harry Errington

On the night of 17th September 1940 during The Blitz, a London Auxiliary Fire...

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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Prague

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Prague

Established as a non-profit organisation, it was originally set up to promote the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe and to encourage and promote old and new artistic interpretations of his works. I...

Group, Community / Clubs, Literature, Czechoslovakia

3 memorials
Maureen Davies and the wild women of Wapping

Maureen Davies and the wild women of Wapping

Ran a vigorous campaign in the 1980s.  Set up the Turk's Head Company, a charity to improve local life, bought the derelict building from the Council and restored it. From the picture source: " It...

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Tom Thornton

Tom Thornton

Newspaper proprietor and campaigner. Born in Norwood. He became owner and editor of the Beckenham Journal, and used his influence in helping to establish the Croydon Road Recreation Ground. His pre...

Person, Commerce, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Hayes Literary Society

Hayes Literary Society

We can find little about this group but they were very active in 1992  re. Orwell.

Group, Community / Clubs, Literature

1 memorial
Granville Pryce

Granville Pryce

"Later, a black leadership of 'Grove' people took over the organising of Notting Hill Carnival amongst whom were Merle Major, Selwyn Baptiste, Pansy Jeffrey, Granville Pryce, and Junior Telfer. In ...

Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial