Morris Lissack
English-Jewish author, communal worker, and activist
About Morris Lissack
Lived 1814 – 1895 (aged 80–81).
Morris Lissack (1814 – January 13, 1895) was an English author, communal worker, and activist.
Biography 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. 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.
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Who was Morris Lissack?
english-Jewish author, communal worker, and activist
When was Morris Lissack born?
Morris Lissack was born in 1814.
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Morris Lissack died on 13 January 1895.
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