Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women


The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women is a non-political charitable organization that focuses on issues affecting Jewish British former servicemen and women.

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. In 1936 it changed its name to AJEX. It holds an annual Commemoration of Remembrance and Parade every November to pay tribute to servicemen and women who have died in battle. As of 2013, it had 40 branches in the United Kingdom.