Sir Henry Lesser Rothband (ROT5372)

Synagogues

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Manchester Great Synagogue

Charity Work

Henry donated to he Manchester Guardian Christmas Fund for soldiers every year of the war - in 1914 he donated £5 (nearly £600 in today’s money)

Being Honoured for his Work

Henry was created a baronet, of Higher Broughton, Salford, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1923, in recognition of his "public services", most notably his work on 'The Rothband Employment Scheme'.

The Rothband Employment Scheme

After four years of tireless campaigning, several pamphlets and the release of a widely read book on the subject, Henry's employment scheme became a reality under the name the 'King's National Roll Scheme' in September 1919.
The scheme called for 5% of any business to be reserved for employment of those who had been disabled during the war. Those who fulfilled this quota were given permission to imprint a special design, known as the Seal of Honour, on their business stationary, with the words 'National Scheme for Disabled Men'.
By 1920, 17,000 establishments were employing 155,000 under the scheme.
Read more on the History Window: https://www.jewsfww.uk/i-wonder-who-will-employ-me-now-the-rothband-employment-scheme-for-disabled-ex-servicemen-3451.php

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Occupation:

Author of "Employment for Disabled Sailors and Soldiers - A Scheme for a National Roll of Employers"

What was the impact of this:

Henry began campaigning for an employment scheme for disabled ex-servicemen in 1915, issuing pamphlets detailing his proposals for a "royal roll of employers willing to employ one or more disabled men, that is to say, a permanent guarantee of employment embodied in book form and distributed to all employment agencies, and not a mere agency itself."

Mr Rothband then published all of his ideas into a book entitled "Employment of Disabled Sailors and Soldiers", published in 1917.

Finally, in 1919, the Scheme was given national recognition, and King George V issued a special proclamation appealing to employers to support it. In November 1919, the Manchester Guardian reported that 7000 firms were on the National Roll, and that these undertakings covered 1,100,000 workpeople, and would guarantee employment to nearly 70,000 disabled men.

Sir Henry's book
See more on the Collection https://www.jewsfww.uk/rothband-employment-scheme-3448.php

Gallery

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Obituary in the Manchester Guardian November 1940
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Obituary in the Manchester Guardian continued
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Announcement of Baronet title
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Poster encouraging employers to sign up to the National Roll Scheme
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Seal of Honour
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Manchester Guardian 'Christmas Gifts for the Front' Appeal December 4th 1914
Mrs Rothband is listed as donating £5
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Third Pamphlet Issued by Henry
Manchester Guardian, October 1918
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Second Pamphlet Issued by Henry
Manchester Guardian November 1917
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Article on Progress of Rothband Scheme
Manchester Guardian November 1919
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'Work for Disabled Soldiers' Letter to the Editor
By Henry to the Manchester Guardian, August 1915

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