Difference between revisions of "Albert Montefiore Hyamson"
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| − | [[Albert Montefiore Hyamson]], (Born London, 27 August 1875; died 5 Oct. 1954) was a civil servant and historian; He was active in Ango-Jewish intellectual life and initially in the Zionist movement, but became anti-Zionist while an official in Palestine under the British Mandate. | + | [[Albert Montefiore Hyamson]], (Born London, 27 August 1875; died 5 Oct. 1954)<ref>‘HYAMSON, Albert Montefiore’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U238989, accessed 22 Jan 2013] </ref> was a civil servant and historian; He was active in Ango-Jewish intellectual life and initially in the Zionist movement, but became anti-Zionist while an official in Palestine under the British Mandate. |
Educated at Swansea Grammar School and Beaufort College, St Leonards; entered British Civil Service (Post Office), 1895; Editor, ''Jewish Literary Annual'', 1903-06; Joint Hon Secretary, Whitehall Conference Celebration, 1906; married Marie Rose Lavey, 1911; Joint Editor, ''[[Zionist Review]]'', 1917-19; Director, Dept of Immigration, Government of Palestine, 1921-1934; OBE, 1931; Joint Editor, 'Vallentine's Jewish Encyclopædia', 1938; Editor, ''[[Jewish Year Book]]'', 1940-50; Vice-President, Editor of Publications, President (1945-1947), Jewish Historical Society of England; Secretary, Vice-President, Union of Jewish Literary Societies; Vice-President, Jewish Book Council; Archives Committee member, Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community; Executive Committee member, Anglo-Jewish Tercentenary Council; Executive Committee member, Jewish Society for Human Service; Editorial Board member, 'Journal of Jewish Studies'; Council and Executive Committee member, Treasurer, Palestine Exploration Fund; Hon Member, Jericho Excavation Fund; Treasurer, British School of Archæology in Jerusalem; Fellow, Royal Historical Society; died 1954.<ref>UCL Archives [http://archives.ucl.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=RefNo=='GASTER/1/A/HYA/4'&dsqDb=Catalog Hyamson; Albert Montefiore (1875-1954)]</ref> | Educated at Swansea Grammar School and Beaufort College, St Leonards; entered British Civil Service (Post Office), 1895; Editor, ''Jewish Literary Annual'', 1903-06; Joint Hon Secretary, Whitehall Conference Celebration, 1906; married Marie Rose Lavey, 1911; Joint Editor, ''[[Zionist Review]]'', 1917-19; Director, Dept of Immigration, Government of Palestine, 1921-1934; OBE, 1931; Joint Editor, 'Vallentine's Jewish Encyclopædia', 1938; Editor, ''[[Jewish Year Book]]'', 1940-50; Vice-President, Editor of Publications, President (1945-1947), Jewish Historical Society of England; Secretary, Vice-President, Union of Jewish Literary Societies; Vice-President, Jewish Book Council; Archives Committee member, Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community; Executive Committee member, Anglo-Jewish Tercentenary Council; Executive Committee member, Jewish Society for Human Service; Editorial Board member, 'Journal of Jewish Studies'; Council and Executive Committee member, Treasurer, Palestine Exploration Fund; Hon Member, Jericho Excavation Fund; Treasurer, British School of Archæology in Jerusalem; Fellow, Royal Historical Society; died 1954.<ref>UCL Archives [http://archives.ucl.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=RefNo=='GASTER/1/A/HYA/4'&dsqDb=Catalog Hyamson; Albert Montefiore (1875-1954)]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:47, 24 January 2013
Albert Montefiore Hyamson, (Born London, 27 August 1875; died 5 Oct. 1954)[1] was a civil servant and historian; He was active in Ango-Jewish intellectual life and initially in the Zionist movement, but became anti-Zionist while an official in Palestine under the British Mandate.
Educated at Swansea Grammar School and Beaufort College, St Leonards; entered British Civil Service (Post Office), 1895; Editor, Jewish Literary Annual, 1903-06; Joint Hon Secretary, Whitehall Conference Celebration, 1906; married Marie Rose Lavey, 1911; Joint Editor, Zionist Review, 1917-19; Director, Dept of Immigration, Government of Palestine, 1921-1934; OBE, 1931; Joint Editor, 'Vallentine's Jewish Encyclopædia', 1938; Editor, Jewish Year Book, 1940-50; Vice-President, Editor of Publications, President (1945-1947), Jewish Historical Society of England; Secretary, Vice-President, Union of Jewish Literary Societies; Vice-President, Jewish Book Council; Archives Committee member, Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community; Executive Committee member, Anglo-Jewish Tercentenary Council; Executive Committee member, Jewish Society for Human Service; Editorial Board member, 'Journal of Jewish Studies'; Council and Executive Committee member, Treasurer, Palestine Exploration Fund; Hon Member, Jericho Excavation Fund; Treasurer, British School of Archæology in Jerusalem; Fellow, Royal Historical Society; died 1954.[2]
Notes
- ↑ ‘HYAMSON, Albert Montefiore’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 Jan 2013
- ↑ UCL Archives Hyamson; Albert Montefiore (1875-1954)
