BENTWICH — BENTWICH, English Zionist family who settled in Palestine during the 1920s. HERBERT BENTWICH (1856–1932), British Zionist leader and lawyer. An authority on copyright law, for many years he edited the Law Journal. Bentwich was born in London. He… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bentwich, Norman — (1883–1971) English Zionist. Norman Bentwich was the son of Herbert Bentwich, a well known London lawyer and early English Zionist. In 1920, when the mandate was assumed by Great Britain, Norman accepted the post of attorney general in… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
List of British Jews — is a list that includes Jewish people from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.Although the first Jews may have arrived on the island of Great Britain with the Romans, it wasn t until the Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror in 1066 … Wikipedia
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FRIEDLAENDER, ISRAEL — (1876–1920), scholar, Zionist, community activist. Friedlander was born In Kovel, Poland, and raised In Praga Warsaw. After proving his ability at an early age to master biblical and rabbinic texts, he moved, like many promising scholars of his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Maccabaeans — See also: Maccabees (disambiguation) The Maccabaeans (known in full, as the Order of Ancient Maccabeans or the Ancient Order of Maccabeans) is an Anglo Jewish charity. Started in 1891[citation needed], it is a friendly society, established in… … Wikipedia
Isaac Snowman — (1874, London 1947, London) was an English artist.He was educated at the City of London School. In 1890 he entered the Royal Academy School, where he gained a free medal, and afterward a scholarship in the Institution of British Artists. He… … Wikipedia
L. J. Greenberg — L. J. Greenberg, born Leopold Jacob Greenberg (1861 1931), was an accomplished British Jewish journalist. Early Zionism He was born in Birmingham in 1861, the son of Simeon Greenberg, a successful jewellery manufacturer. He was educated in London … Wikipedia
MACCABEANS, ORDER OF ANCIENT — MACCABEANS, ORDER OF ANCIENT, a friendly benefit society in Britain whose members are Zionists. Founded in 1896 by Ephraim Ish Kishor and registered under the Friendly Societies Act, the Order of Ancient Maccabeans still exists. Its aims are… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ENGLAND — The British Isles were unknown to the Jews until a late date, and the settlement of the Jews in medieval England was among the latest in Europe. It is possible that a small nucleus was to be found there under the Romans and that in the Saxon… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
