Morris Lissack
Morris Lissack | |
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| Born | 1814 Schwerin-on-the-Wartha, Duchy of Warsaw |
| Died | January 13, 1895 (aged 80–81) London, United Kingdom |
Morris Lissack (1814 – January 13, 1895) was an English author, communal worker, and activist.
Biography[edit]
Morris Lissack was born into a Jewish family in Schwerin-on-the-Wartha in 1814. He emigrated to England in 1835, initially working as a pedlar in London.[1] In 1839 settled as a language teacher and jewelry dealer in Bedford, where he lived for nearly fifty years.
In 1851 he published a book entitled Jewish Perseverance, or The Jew at Home and Abroad, an autobiography interwoven with pious meditations and moral reflections. In Bedford, Lissack became a trustee of the Harpur Charity, and through his position secured concessions benefiting Jewish pupils. He was also an active worker in the cause of Jewish emancipation.[1]
References[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1904). "Lissack, Morris". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 108.
- ^ a b Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). "Lissack, Morris". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.