| AdminHistory | Born in Portsmouth, daughter of Emanuel Emanuel, a goldsmith and the first Jewish mayor of Portsmouth, and his wife, Julia Moss, 1844; taught at the Portsmouth sabbath school and synagogue and at West London Synagogue and the Bayswater Jewish schools; married her second cousin Philip Magnus, 1870; founded the Jewish Girls' Club in the East End, 1886; assisted Lily Montagu at the West Central Girls' Club, 1893; involved with several philanthropic causes within the Jewish community, including the ladies' committee of the Jews' Deaf and Dumb Home and the Jewish Home for Incurables; active in the Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls and Women; died 1924. Publications include: 'About the Jews in Bible Times (1881); 'Outlines of Jewish History' (1886); 'Jewish Portraits' (1888); traditional and historical tales for young readers (some under the nom de plume H N); and articles for journals such as the 'National Review', the 'Westminster Gazette', and the 'Jewish Chronicle'. |