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Moses Montefiore | |
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 Portrait, 1881 | |
| President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews | |
| In office 1835–1838 | |
| Preceded by | Moses Mocatta |
| Succeeded by | David Salmons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1784 Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Died | 28 July 1885 (aged 100) Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Elias Montefiore Rachel Mocatta |
| Relatives | Abraham Mocatta (maternal grandfather) Joshua Montefiore (paternal uncle) Levy Barent Cohen (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | Banker |
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Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (24 October 1784 – 28 July 1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in London, after he achieved success, he donated large sums of money to promote industry, business, economic development, education and health among the Jewish community in the Levant. He founded Mishkenot Sha'ananim in 1860, the first Jewish settlement outside the Old City of Jerusalem.
As President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, he corresponded with Charles Henry Churchill, the British consul in Damascus, in 1841–42; his contributions are seen as pivotal to the development of Proto-Zionism.[1][2] Queen Victoria's chaplain, Norman Macleod said of Montefiore: "No man living has done so much for his brethren in Palestine as Sir Moses Montefiore".[3][4] He stated in an interview in the 1860s that "Palestine must belong to the Jews".[5][6]
- ^ Adler, Joseph (1997). Restoring the Jews to their homeland: nineteen centuries in the quest for Zion. J. Aronson. pp. 150–6. ISBN 1-56821-978-4. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Wolf, Lucien (1919). "Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question with texts of protocols, treaty stipulations and other public acts and official documents". The Jewish Historical Society of England.
- ^ Macleod, N. (1867). Good Words. Strahan & Co. London. p. 72. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
No man living has done so much for his brethren in Palestine as Sir Moses Montefiore....
- ^ Creation of Israel. "Israel and You" (C) 2013 All Rights Reserved. 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
The modern legal attempts to establish a national homeland for the Jewish people began in 1839 with a petition by Sir Moses Montefiore to the Khedive of Egypt, for a Jewish homeland in the region of Palestine.
- ^ Penslar, D. (2023). Zionism - An Emotional State. Rutgers University Press. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
Palestine must belong to the Jews
- ^ Wolf, L. (1884). The Life of Sir Moses Montefiore. Cambridge University Press. p. 276. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
When questioned on the subject some years ago, he answered,"...Palestine must belong to the Jews..."
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