Moses Montefiore / / Abigail Green.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Green, Abigail,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674056442; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674056442
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Abigail Green.

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.