LORD ROTHSCHILD AND THE BARBER. 
The struggle to establish the London Jewish Hospital by Gerry Black.

In 1907, a group of working class, Yiddish-speaking, Jewish immigrants, led by Isidor Berliner, a barber, launched a campaign to open a Jewish hosptial in the East End of London.  Their aim was to provide comfort for Jewish patients who did not speak English and felt uneasy in a non-Jewish environment.  Berliner and his friends, who collected one shilling and sixpence at their inaugural meeting, were opposed by the leadership of the Jewish community, by Viscount Knutsford the Chairman of the London Hospital, and by the King's Fund. 
A David and Goliath battle ensued, with London Rothschild taking the part of Goliath and Berliner in the role of David. 

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