TY - BOOK AU - Green,Abigail TI - Moses Montefiore SN - 9780674048805 U1 - 305.8924041092 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Jews KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - Philanthropists KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Maps --; Illustrations --; Preface --; Note to Readers --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. Livorno and London --; Chapter 2. Making a Fortune --; Chapter 3. A World beyond Business --; Chapter 4. The Road to Jerusalem --; Chapter 5. Rise, Sir Moses --; Chapter 6. The Land of Milk and Honey --; Chapter 7. The Damascus Affair --; Chapter 8. Unity and Dissent --; Chapter 9. Winds of Change in Russia --; Chapter 10. Trial and Error --; Chapter 11. The Crimean War and After --; Chapter 12. The Mortara Affair --; Chapter 13. Grief and Sore Troubles --; Chapter 14. Mission to Marrakesh --; Chapter 15. Building Jerusalem --; Chapter 16. Crisis in Romania --; Chapter 17. Fading Glory --; Chapter 18. The Final Pilgrimage --; Chapter 19. End of an Era --; Conclusion --; Appendix A: Barent-Cohen Family Tree, Showing Judith's Cohen and Rothschild Relatives --; Appendix B: Montefiore Family Tree --; Notes --; Archives Consulted --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A New Republic Best Book of the Year Finalist, National Jewish Book Award Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was the preeminent Jewish figure of the nineteenth century-and one of the first truly global celebrities. His story, told here in full for the first time, is a remarkable and illuminating tale. UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674056442 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674056442.jpg ER -