The origin of Elpis Lodge can be traced to the earlier work of Alan Overton , a Christadelphian shopkeeper from Rugby . Overton had " always had a keen interest in the Jewish people and had watched with excitement their gradual return to Palestine " , to the extent that he had travelled to London to be in the audience of every major debate in Parliament over a Jewish homeland since 1918 , which would include also the major debate on Jewish refugees on 21 November 1938 , 11 days after Kristallnacht . Overton became involved with the new non-denominational " Movement for the Care of Children from Germany " , and set up The Rugby ( Christadelphian ) Refugee Committee , trying to find homes and raise the £ 50 eventual repatriation guarantee demanded by the British government . Soon he was receiving letters from the continent from families begging for sponsors for their children . Many letters were simply addressed “ OVERTON , RUGBY , ENGLAND . ” Overton first concentrated on fundraising and awareness in the Christadelphian community in Britain , and by articles overseas , but also for the townspeople of Rugby , and among his fellow shopkeepers
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