The Montefiore Endowment
Preserving and developing the legacy of Sir Moses Montefiore
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The College
The Montefiore College, established by Sir Moses in memory of his wife Judith who died in 1866, runs programmes of advanced Torah education. Its Semicha course was established to produce a new generation of rabbis for the Anglo-Jewish community. Five of its students have already graduated as rabbis; and most of the dozen or so students on its second course hope to qualify in July 2013. A third course is planned to commence in November 2013.
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Sir Moses Montefiore
The life and times of Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., described at the peak of Britain's imperial power as "the most famous Jew in the world"; the history and the current activities of the Montefiore Endowment, which has continued until now to administer Sir Moses's bequest in accordance with British Charity Law and in a manner that its trustees are confident he would have approved; and the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation, London of which Sir Moses was a member - the oldest synagogue in England and the one which he lead for many years.
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The Collections
The Montefiore Collections include items and papers once belonging to Sir Moses as well as manuscripts, books, silver and vestments from the Montefiore College and Synagogue.
NEW! The Montefiore Censuses were compiled between 1839 and 1876, covering Jewish inhabitants of the Holy Land, Alexandria, Sidon and Beirut.NEW! Work is in progress to catalogue the hundreds of Montefiore Petitions Petitions sent to Sir Moses from all over the world during his visits to the Holy Land. |
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Latest news» A Bath of Wine for Shabbat (12th April 2012) » Montefiore Censuses of Jews in the Holy Land and Alexandria (22nd February 2012) » Montefiore Petitions, Letters and Appeals (13th January 2012) » Semicha Course Partnership with the London School of Jewish Studies (13th January 2012) » Manuscripts and Printed Books on loan to University College London (12th September 2011) |
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