The British-Israel-World Federation (also stylized as the British-Israel World Federation) is a United Kingdom-based organization that promotes British Israelism, a pseudohistorical belief that the people of the British Isles are direct descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel. The group was founded in London on 3 July 1919, although its roots can be traced back to the 19th century.
The main patron of this movement was HRHThe Countess of Athlone. She attended the federation's first Congress in July 1920, and remained a patron of the BIWF until her death in January 1981.[1][2]: 24
One of its founders was Reuben H. Sawyer, a clergyman in Portland, Oregon, where he was involved in setting up an Anglo-Israelism group and as leader of the Oregon Ku Klux Klan. He spoke to the Federation's first conference in 1920. Sawyer's supremacist views were influential in the development of the anti-semitic Christian Identity movement out of the philo-semitic British Israelism.[3][4]
William Pascoe Goard was involved in early negotiations of developing the BIWF, and became vice president of the organisation in 1921. In 1922, Goard founded Covenant Publishing, the BIWF's publishing company. He also became the first editor of The National Message.[5]The National Message was published until 1981. The federation now publishes The Covenant Nations magazine.[1]
The British-Israel-World Federation, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom, has expanded to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the Netherlands.
Patronsedit
The following is a list of patrons and vice-patrons of The British-Israel-World Federation.
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Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom or British Jews The British Israel World Federation also stylized as the British Israel World Federation is a United Kingdom based organization that promotes British Israelism a pseudohistorical belief that the people of the British Isles are direct descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel The group was founded in London on 3 July 1919 although its roots can be traced back to the 19th century The British Israel World FederationFormationJuly 3 1919 104 years ago 1919 07 03 PurposePromoting and informing about British Israelism HeadquartersBishop AucklandLocationAustralia Canada New Zealand South Africa Netherlands and the United KingdomPresidentDr Clifford SmythPatronsLady Sara Allenby Websitebritishisrael wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Background 2 Beliefs 3 International endeavors 4 Patrons 4 1 Patrons 4 2 Vice Patrons 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editIn the 19th century much of the British Israel movement was made up of smaller localized associations In 1919 some 80 independent associations throughout the British Isles Australia New Zealand the Union of South Africa Canada and the United States joined into the British Israel World Federation 1 The main patron of this movement was HRH The Countess of Athlone She attended the federation s first Congress in July 1920 and remained a patron of the BIWF until her death in January 1981 1 2 24 One of its founders was Reuben H Sawyer a clergyman in Portland Oregon where he was involved in setting up an Anglo Israelism group and as leader of the Oregon Ku Klux Klan He spoke to the Federation s first conference in 1920 Sawyer s supremacist views were influential in the development of the anti semitic Christian Identity movement out of the philo semitic British Israelism 3 4 William Pascoe Goard was involved in early negotiations of developing the BIWF and became vice president of the organisation in 1921 In 1922 Goard founded Covenant Publishing the BIWF s publishing company He also became the first editor of The National Message 5 The National Message was published until 1981 The federation now publishes The Covenant Nations magazine 1 From 1924 the organization maintained an office next to Buckingham Palace In 1990 it moved to Putney on the Thames but since 2003 has been based near Bishop Auckland in County Durham Beliefs editBritish Israelism also called Anglo Israelism states that people of Western Europe descent particularly those in Great Britain are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel The doctrine often includes the tenet that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David 6 7 The central tenets of British Israelism have been refuted by evidence from modern genetic archaeological 8 ethnological 9 and linguistics and philological research 10 11 International endeavors editThe British Israel World Federation with its headquarters in the United Kingdom has expanded to Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa and the Netherlands Patrons editThe following is a list of patrons and vice patrons of The British Israel World Federation Patrons edit HRH Princess Alice Countess of Athlone 1919 1981 Rt Hon The Countess Dowager of Radnor circa 1920 The Duke of Buccleugh K T circa 1920 Rt Hon Lord Gisborough circa 1920 Rt Hon Lord St John of Bletsoe circa 1920 Rt Hev The Bishop of the Falkland Islands circa 1920 Rt Hon William Massey P C circa 1920 Major General C A Hadfield circa 1920 Rt Rev Bishop Primus emeritus John D M McLean Rev Dr Barrie Williams Lady Sara Allenby Vice Patrons edit Countess Dowager of Clanwilliam circa 1920 Countess Dowager of Castlestewart circa 1920 Marchioness Dowager of Headfort circa 1920 Dowager Lady Lurgan Lady Wilma Lawson Hon Mrs Adolphus Graves Lady Smith Dodsworth Laura Lady Grant Lady Peirse Lady Standley Rev J H Allen USA Rt Rev Bishop Vaughan Admiral Sir Richard H Peirse Lt Col Hon Stuart Plevdell Bouverie Sir James Outram Mrs Henry Byron C J Clements Rev Samuel Clements USA E Cooke M Vincent Cox M T Dalison Col J Garnier Rev W Pascoe Goard Rev A B Grimaldi Col F Gosset T Holbein Hendley Col Frederick Horniblow Rev Mark Jukes Canada His Hon Judge Colbert Locke Canada Col C E R Mackesy circa 1920 New Zealand Landseer MacKenzie Rev H H Macready Rev Wm Patterson Canada Rev R H Sawyer USA Rev Merton Smith Canada Fordyce Thompson Mary Woodward Col F Weldon Rev Philip Young See also editCanadian British Israel Association Covenant Publishing Company William Pascoe GoardReferences edit a b c History of The British Israel World Federation Retrieved 1 May 2020 Stanley Brian 2018 Christianity in the Twentieth Century A World History Princeton NJ Princeton University Press p 24 ISBN 9781400890316 Retrieved 19 April 2021 Ingram William L 1995 God and Race British Israelism and Christian Identity In Miller Timothy ed America s Alternative Religions State University of New York Press p 124 ISBN 978 0791423974 Retrieved 19 April 2021 Katz David S 2001 Chapter 5 Israel in America The Wanderings of the Lost Ten Tribes from Mikveigh Yisrael to Timothy McVeigh In Fiering Norman Bernardini Paolo eds The Jews and the Expansion of Europe to the West 1450 to 1800 New York NY Berghahn Books p 116 ISBN 1 57181 153 2 Retrieved 18 February 2021 British Israel Movement Loses Great Leader with Death of Dr Pascoe Goard Winnipeg Evening Tribune 27 February 1937 Retrieved 25 April 2020 Beliefs of the Orange Street Church orange street church org Retrieved 2 May 2021 The British Israel World Federation Beliefs British Israel World Federation Retrieved 2 May 2021 Melton J Gordon ed 2005 Encyclopedia of Protestantism New York Facts on File p 107 ISBN 978 0 8160 5456 5 Cross Frank Leslie Livingstone Elizabeth A 2005 The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Oxford University Press p 241 ISBN 978 0 19 280290 3 Retrieved 2 May 2021 via Google Books Ostrer Harry 2021 Legacy A Genetic History of the Jewish People Oxford University Press p 126 ISBN 978 0 19 970205 3 Retrieved 2 May 2021 via Google Books Quarles Chester L 2014 Christian Identity The Aryan American Bloodline Religion McFarland amp Company pp 33 34 ISBN 978 0 7864 8148 4 Retrieved 16 February 2021 External links editBritish Israel World Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British Israel World Federation amp oldid 1182160507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
