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G e o r g e CHARLES RAPHAEL of 37 Portland Place Lon- don, died at his country residence Castle Hill, Englefield Green Sept. 1906. He was the youngest son of the late Lewis Raphael and had been for many years associated with his brothers Edward (d. 1903) and Henry (d. 1899) in the well-known firm of R. Ra­ phael & Sons, and like them was a man of great capacity and judgement. These three brothers were prominent in every chari­ table movement within the community and beyond it. Among EDWARD’s munificient gifts to charity was a Jewish ward to the London Hospital in memory of his wife Helene. HENRY LEWIS, head of the firm, was a great power in the City. He had given evidence before the Currency Commis­ sion, and rendered valuable assistance to the Bank of England at the time of the Baring crisis. He was also a prince of philanthro­ pists. He gave £ 20,000 to Guy’s Hospital to endow the Henriette Raphael Nurse’s Home’ in memory of his wife. George Raphael, following the traditions of his family was a leading contributor to many Jewish and general charities. CHARLOTTE HANNE RAPHAEL, née Melchior, died at Monte Carlo, April 1905. She was a keen communal worker — she was Treasurer of the Jewish Convalescent Home — a member of the Committee of Tudor House Convalescent Home, Vice-President of the Ladies’ committee of the Jewish Emigration Society, besides sharing with her husband a warm interest in the local charities at Englefield Green, notably the Cottage Hospital. She was Lady President for the League of Mercy for Egham. Her private cha­ rities were very numerous, she was devoted in her attentions to