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Jewish Women in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)

Jewish Women in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)

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British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War period.

In this episode discover the stories of Jewish women who, wanting to ‘do their bit’ for the war effort, became members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (or VAD), serving as nurses and in other first aid roles as part of the British Red Cross.

Discover more about the We Were There Too project on our site www.jewsfww.uk

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