Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX; prior to 1939, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen, and from 1928 to 1939, the Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Legion) is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women.^[1][2][3][4]

Tokens of remembrance in the plot for the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX), at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster

History

The association is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women, and was founded in Whitechapel in East London in 1928 as the Jewish Ex-Servicemen's Legion.^[4][5] In 1936 it changed its name to AJEX.^[4] It holds an annual Commemoration of Remembrance and Parade every November to pay tribute to servicemen and women who have died in battle.^[6][7][8][9] As of 2013, it had 40 branches in the United Kingdom.^[9][10]

See also

• Jewish Military Museum