| Description | Programme for the Centenary Festival of the Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum, consisting of a menu, list of toasts, and programme of music. Held at the Holborn Restaurant. Chairman, Alderman G. Faudel Phillips, High Sheriff for the County of London. Music by the Coldstream Guards Band, conductor Mr. C. Thomas. |
| AdminHistory | Founded by Abraham and Benjamin Goldsmid, 1795; Jews' Hospital established in Mile End, London, 1807, as a trade boarding school for the children of poor families and old age home; moved to new premises in West Norwood, 1866. Jews' Orphan Asylum established in London, 1831; merged with Jews' Hospital in 1876 and moved to Norwood; known as the Jewish Orphanage after World War II; name changed to Norwood Home for Jewish Children, 1956; established 9 family homes in 1950s; old orphanage became redundant and was demolished in 1963; began working with adults and children with learning disabilities, 1985; last family home closed in 1992; merged with the Ravenswood Foundation and became known as Norwood Ravenswood, 1996; name changed to Norwood, 2002; now based in Stanmore, it is the UK's largest Jewish charity supporting children and families with learning disabilities or coping with social difficulties. |