| Description | Papers of Lucy Gaster, consisting of diaries, correspondence, a photograph, a certificate, press cuttings, and a copy of her will and a posthumous letter; also includes eulogies of Moses Gaster and a notice and orders of service for his funeral, obituaries of Lucy Gaster, correspondence and lists regarding her estate and tombstone, and condolence letters following her death. |
| AdminHistory | Leah Lucy Friedländer was born 2 June, 1871. She married Moses Gaster in 1890 and together they had 13 children. She was one of the founders of the London Jewish Hospital and of the Jewish Free Reading Room. A vice-president of the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) and a president of B’nai B’rith Women’s Lodge. She died 20 March, 1940. |