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* The Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter 
 
The *Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter - at 82 Leman Street, Aldgate, rapidly grew into one of the most important sources of assistance organised by Anglo-Jewry for immigrants and transmigrants alike. From the 1880s till the outbreak of the First World War, every ship carrying Jewish migrants was met by a representative of the Shelter. Officials at the Shelter were notified in advance by telegram if there were any Jewish migrants on board, and could then make arrangements to meet passengers off the ships at Gravesend, or off the boat-trains arriving in London from Grimsby or Harwich.

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Hermann Landau (1844-1941), who founded the Jews' Temporary Shelter in 1885.
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Hermann Landau (1844-1941), who founded the Jews' Temporary Shelter in 1885. Born in Constantinov, Poland, he came to Britain in 1864. He became Vice-President of the Federation of Synagogues, and was also founder and president of the Talmud Torah Trust. He was awarded the OBE for his work with Belgian refugees in the First World War.
* Moving Here catalogue reference (JML) 80.32
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Interior of the Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter.
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Interior of the Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter. The Shelter offered accommodation to Jewish strangers for a period of up to 14 days. Women and children were accommodated in approved lodgings nearby. This illustration shows the dining and sleeping facilities provided for inmates.
* Moving Here catalogue reference (JML) 1988.507.2
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Register of Inmates, Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter.
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Register of Inmates, Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter. The Shelter accommodated both immigrants and transmigrants. For their services to migrants, the Shelter was compensated by the various shipping lines that used its services, especially the Union Castle Line
* Moving Here catalogue reference (LMA) LMA/4184/03/01/019
Between 1885 and 1914 the Shelter (which moved from 82 to 84 Leman Street in 1906) housed over 40,000 migrants. Catering only for adult men, it met their short-term needs for up to 14 days, whilst women and children were cared for by its sister organisation, the Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls, Women and Children. Families were housed in approved lodging houses.

By such means, the Shelter protected newly-arrived Jews from being duped into paying exorbitant prices for temporary lodgings. As well as providing accommodation, the Shelter exchanged money and sold tickets to Jewish transmigrants heading for South Africa, South America, the United States, Canada and Australia.

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