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Description: | Sir Basil Henriques (1890-1961), founder of the Oxford & St George's Club, served in World War I in the Tank Corps, where he commanded one of the first tanks ever to engage in battle. He married Rose Loewe in 1917, and two years later they opened the St George's Jewish Settlement. They lived on the premises, and were affectionately known as 'The Gaffer' and 'The Missus'. Basil Henriques went on to become a magistrate specialising in juvenile cases and received a knighthood in 1955. He was warden of the St George's Settlement until 1947. He was also a key figure in the Boys' Club movement, serving as Vice Chairman of the National Association of Boys' Clubs. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Jewish Museum, London | Rights holder: | Copyright holder unknown. | Subjects: | Communities | Temporal: | 1950-1955 | Source: | Jewish Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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