Medals of the Jewish Lads' Brigade

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The JLGB (Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade) is a national Jewish youth organisation based in and primarily serving the United Kingdom. The UK's oldest Jewish youth movement, it was founded in 1895 as the Jewish Lads' Brigade by Colonel Albert E. W. Goldsmid, a senior army officer, to provide an interest for children of the many poor immigrant families who were coming into England at that time.

The first company was launched in London's East End but others soon appeared throughout the city and the provinces. The movement later spread as far as South Africa and Canada. Modelled on the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade (and often referred to as its "Sister Organisation"), The Brigade catered for boys only in the early days, providing them with more than just spare-time activities. It offered food, clothes and the chance to learn skills which might help in finding a job, and it sought to turn young Jewish immigrant boys into good Englishmen.

 Just 19 boys attended the first summer camp in 1896. Girls were admitted to membership in the 1963 (as the Jewish Girls' Brigade) and in 1974 the JLB and JGB amalgamated to become the JLGB.

Nowadays, several hundred youngsters camp with JLGB throughout the year. JLGB still gives young people the type of valuable training which helps them to succeed in today's world. It also offers a Summer tour to Israel for its members. King Charles III is the organisation's royal patron. He was appointed to the role in 2020, when he was Prince of Wales, to mark the brigade's 125th anniversary.

		Goldsmid memorial medal  for long and efficient service.
		The Ernest M. Halsted Medal or "Adjutant's medal" This medal was given for work at a minimum of three summer camps in the Adjutant's department, with the attainment of a required standard of proficiency in drill.
		"The Lewis Emanuel Medal'' This medal was given for at least four passes in the Proficiency Badge Scheme.The obverse shows a mounted officer inspecting a rank of cadets. Behind the officer is a flag bearing a Hebrew inscription, most likely the text "They go from strength to strength", the Brigade's motto, taken from the 84th psalm. The reverse shows in the center the initials of the brigade within a laurel wreath.

Source of information: Bulletin of "The Military Historical Society", August 1975
All pictures @ Igor Ostapenko