all things, but they are only superior in some things such as washing the baby and washing up. The proper place for the mother is in her home, and there is no greater cause of juvenile delinquency than when the relationship between mother and child has been cast away.The motion was eventually defeated by 145 votes to 126. Written work Basil Henriques was the author of several books, mostly concerned with the care of youth, including: (1933) Club Leadership. (1937) The Indiscretions of a Warden. (1945) What is Judaism. (1950) The Indiscretions of a Magistrate. (1951) Fratres: Club Boys in Uniform, an Anthology. (1955) The Home-menders: the Prevention of Unhappiness in Children. In his role as a children's court magistrate, he also wrote the foreword to the Enid Blyton novel, The Six Bad Boys (1951), which relates the bad consequences of family breakdown for six boys, culminating in their appearing in a children's court for theft. Henriques, in his foreword, praises Blyton for her treatment of this subject, and stresses the negative effects of broken homes on children – one of the major themes of this novel. Personal life Henriques married Rose Loewe in 1916, and they worked together throughout their marriage. His sister was married to the well known angler Reginald Beddington, and their son was the artist and writer Roy Beddington. Death Henriques died on 2 December 1961, aged 71. In 1966, Rose, Lady Henriques published a biography of her husband, entitled Years in Stepney. See also Henriques family References External links Oxford and St George Clubs Henriques papers, 1854, 1894-1970s Recollections of Basil Henriques 1890 births 1961 deaths British Jewish writers English people of Portuguese-Jewish descent People educated at Harrow School Alumni of University College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War I Royal Tank Regiment officers English Sephardi Jews Burials at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor 20th-century British philanthropists English people of Portuguese descent