Ben Uri People The list below highlights those who have occupied significant positions – often more than one - within Ben Uri’s governanace and management and have made a lasting contribution to the organisation, beginning with its Yiddish Founders in Whitechapel. VC = Vice Chairman, VP= Vice President
Lazar Berson 1915–16 Founder / Director Edward Good 1915–56 Founder member, Council, VC, VP D Simkovitz c.1915–17 Founder member A Bezalel 1915–16 Secretary W Victor 1916–26 Council, Finance Committee, Honorary Treasurer L Good 1916–37, 1944 Council,brother of Edward Good Judah Beach 1916–49 Founder member, Finance, Exhibitions Committee, Yiddish Circle Max Rose 1916 Council Y Brindberg 1916–22 Council, Chairman H Brindberg 1916–21 Council Bernard 1916 Council Halpern 1916 Council Rowley 1916 Council Sofer 1916 Council Shapiro 1916 Council Gasson 1916 Council Jacob Slivko 1916–25 Council Polyikov 1917 Council Susman 1922 Council A M Kaiser 1921–37 Council, Secretary J Lash 1922–25 Council L Hersh 1922–38 Council Adolph Michaelson 1922–55 Council, Chairman, VP A Mundy 1922–37 Council, Chairman Miss Margolin 1922–24 Council Israel Zangwill 1922–23 President Pilichowski, L 1923–24, 1930–33 VP, Council, Hon President W J Simons 1923–33 Council, Secretary Alfred Wolmark 1923–59 Art Committee, Council, VP Solomon J Solomon 1924 Hon President Schlowsky 1924–25 Council Dr Mme Zarchi 1924 Council Wolfson 1924 Council Dr Fraenkel 1924–25 Council Newton 1924–25 Council David Checkanover 1924–34 Council, Chairman S White 1924–37 Council Jack Seres 1924–60 Council Ethel Solomon 1931–66, 1975, Art Committee, Council, Exhibition Committee, Chairman, Trustee (Mrs Robert B Solomon) Samuel Moses 1928–30 Hon Secretary Marcus Lipton 1933–38 Council, Secretary B Mlavsky 1933–39 Council J Dorf 1933–34 Council Israel Sieff 1934–37, 1948–68 VP, President H Snowman 1936 Council Otto Schiff 1936 Patron Jacob Epstein 1936–37 Patron Cecil Roth 1936–37 Art Committee Gilbert Solomon 1936–52 Art Committee, Chaired in absence of Ethel Solomon Cyril J Ross 1938–73 Press and Publications Committee, Treasurer Fritz Solomonski 1943–45 Administrator / Secretary / Curator – salaried
Clarica Davidson 1944–61 VP Hans Feibusch 1944–51 Council, Art Committee Siegfried Oppenheimer 1944–71 Exhibition Committee, Art Committee, Council Phillip Kaufmann 1944 Press & Publications Committee Mitzman 1944 Press and Publications Committee Sadie Buchler 1945–50 Secretary/Curator Kenneth Snowman 1946–56 Chairman Studio Group, Council Franz Reizenstein 1946–47 Music Committee Archibald Ziegler 1947–48, 1951, 1964–71 VP, Hanging Committee, Art Committee Ruth Gollancz 1947–48 Council J Yahuda 1947–48 Council Kalman Kemeny 1948–76 Council, Art Committee B Stross MP 1949–52 Council Max Sokol 1949–68 Art Committee Henry Sanders 1949–51 Studio Group committee W Scharf 1949–51 Studio Group committee Mrs A Lerner 1949–52, 1965–68 Council Fred Feigl 1949–63 Art Committee Maurice Sochachewsky 1949–68 Art Committee Barry Fealdman 1950–76, 1993 Curator / Secretary, Permanent Collection Committee Ian Stoutzker 1950–51, 1965–68 Music Committee Chair, Council Joseph Leftwich 1951 Art Committee Max Sokol 1951 Autumn Exhibition Hanging Committee Alexander Margulies 1951, 1958–1962, 1965–90 Art Committee, VC, Chairman, President A N Stencl 1951–1954 Friends Of Yiddish Selig Brodetsky 1952–1954 President Benno Elkan 1951 VC Paul Brandenburger 1951–52 Orchestra, Secretary J E Posnansky 1952–68 Council Israel Feldman 1953–80 VP Charles Aukin 1953–68, 1975 Council, Trustee Charles Spencer 1956 Exhibition Committee Mrs J Steinberg 1956 Exhibition Committee Alfred Harris 1956–68; 1972–73 Art Committee. Alex Lerner 1956–68 President Sydney Fixman 1958, 1962–92 Conductor of Ben Uri Orchestra, Council Jacob Bornfriend 1962–68; 1972 Art Committee Raymond Davoud 1965–69 Council Hazel Rose 1965–68 Council Mrs Basil Samuel 1965–68 Council F Worms 1965–68 Art Committee, Council Mrs I Stoutzker 1966–68 Art Committee Fritz Kormis 1967–68 Art Committee Ethel Solomon 1968–1985 President Joyce Lipman 1968–91 Council, Hon Secretary Mrs Neville Blond 1969–70 Council G Baron-Cohen 1972 Council Henry Lewis 1972 Music Committee Ernst Eisenmayer 1972 Art Committee Henry Inlander 1972 Art Committee Martin Paisner 1972, 1975, 1985–86 Literary Committee, Trustee, Council
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Lawrence Lowenthal 1974, 1976–85 Hon Secretary, VC Henry Rudolf 1974–77 Council, Treasurer Phineas May 1974–93 Council William Margulies 1975 Trustee Barnett Shine 1975 Trustee Cyril Stein 1975–76 Trustee, VP Trevor Chinn 1975 Patron Alan Nabarro 1975 Patron H Rothenberg 1975 Patron Samuel Sebba 1965–69 Council Concita Abrahams-Curiel 1968–88 Council Naomi Blake 1975–93 Art Committee, Council Alice Schwab 1975–99 Council, Hon Secretary, Hon Curator Chaim Bermant 1975–77 Council Agi Katz 1979–85 Curator Richard Fisher 1980–90 Hon Treasurer, VC Harvey Chesterman 1980–81 VC Walter Schwab 1985–95 Hon Secretary, Council, VP Mrs C Sebag-Montefiore 1986–89 Council Leslie Michaels 1987–2000 VC, Permanent Collection Committee, Council, Hon Treasurer, Chairman Sharon Lancer 1988 Curator Maggie Pope 1989–90 Curator/Administrator Edward Toledano 1990–92 Council Julia Weiner 1990–96 Curator Robert Lewin 1990–98 Permanent Collection Committee, Council Lewis Goodman 1990–2001 Council, VC Jack Lass 1990–93 Council Estelle Lovatt 1991–93 Art Committee Lois Peltz 1992–2000 Art Committee, VC Sydney Levinson 1992–2001 Council Joanne Shaw 1993 Council Caro Conrich 1993 Permanent Collection Committee Irene Scheinmann 1993 Art Committee Jo Velleman 1997–2000 Administration Director David Glasser 1997–99, 2000– Council, Chairman Irving Grose 1997, 2000–01 Council, Hon Secretary Michael Posen 1988, 2001– Council, VC Gerald Rothman 1997–2000 Hon Secretary Myra Waiman 2000–08 Council David Stern 2001–2006 VC Andrew Balcombe 1999–2000 Council, VC Andrew Coleman 1999–2000 Honorary Treasurer Peter Gross 2000–2004 VC Simon Bentley 2005, 2007–09 Co-chairman Peter Hoffman 2000, 2007–09 Council Simon Wagman 2007–09 Council, Hon Secretary Jonathan Horwich 2004, 2007–08 Council Marilyn Rosenfelder 2000, 2007–08 Council Keith Graham 2010–14 Finance current board David Glasser 2000– Exec Chair Mike Posen 2001– Deputy Chair Hillary Bauer 2014– Deputy Chair Amanda Lewis 2014– Trustee