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Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1890-1961) was a Jewish philanthropist, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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From a prominent Jewish family, Henriques was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford. After serving with distinction in the Tank Regiment during the World war I, he married in 1917 Rose Loewe, she was to assist him in his work throughout their marriage. In addition to writing reforms to religious Jewish ceremonies, Henriques set up boy's clubs for deprived Jewish children, where the members received, education, vocational training and holidays in the country. His attitude to the care of less fortunate children was one of understanding through love and kindness, which was not always the case at that time. In this way he was a forerunner of today's attitude to the social welfare of children. He later became a magistrate, and was knighted in 1948. Harrow School Chapel Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill, in North West London. ...
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From 1923 until 1950 he would frequently send deprived, sick or merely tired children to his country home at Linslade in Buckinghamshire for rest and recuperation. During her widowhood in 1966, Lady Henriques published "50 Years in Stepney" a biography of her husband. Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ...
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Basil Henriques was the author of several books, mostly concerned with the care of youth, these included:
- (1945) What is Judaism.
- (1950) The indiscretions of a magistrate.
- (1951) Fratres : club boys in uniform, an anthology.
- (1955) The home-menders : the prevention of unhappiness in children.
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