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19For Goodness’ Sake // Abigail Green
Montefiore’s philanthropy was legend not only among Jews. Working with Christian activists, he promoted Jewish causes in the name of humanity and civilization, and gave without regard for creed or nationality
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A Lady’s Influence // Yemima Hovav
For half a century, Lady Judith Montefiore was the proverbial great woman behind a great man, partnering her famous in his husband philanthropic activities and strengthening his commitment to Judaism
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Judith’s Kitchen // Edna Assis
Lady Judith Montefiore as the author of an anonymous 18th century cookbook
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Recipe for Disaster // Uri Melamed
Our in-house chef tries his hand at one of Lady Montefiore’s recipes
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Gone with the Wind // Tamar Hayardeni
Almost nothing remains of Sir Moses Montefiore’s costly efforts to bring the impoverished Jews of the Holy Land into the modern world. But though the institutions he established swiftly disintegrated, his vision laid the foundations of a functional Jewish society in the land of Israel
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Brave New Philanthropy // Yochai Ben-Ghedalia
Sir Moses Montefiore was just one of a new breed of Jewish philanthropists converging on Jerusalem to challenge the status quo in the Holy Land
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At Rest in Ramsgate // Tal Kra-Oz
Not content with having the soil of Bethlehem strewn on his coffin, Sir Moses Montefiore recreated a piece of the Holy Land for his family mausoleum
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From the Archives
Head Count // Hadassa Assouline
Montefiore’s census taking was an essential part of his attempts to modernize the Holy Land, but many saw it as the source of all their ills
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Rhyme and Reason
Rolling Through Jerusalem // Hili Moyal
Montefiore’s horse-drawn carriage rolled through the streets of Jerusalem only once – and he wasn’t the one inside it
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Meet Sir Moses
Excerpts from his diaries and his wife’s, edited by Dr. Louis Loewe