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... took place , just one hundred years ago . Little is known of the family history of the Monte- fiores beyond the four generations settled in this country . It is generally assumed that they must have come originally from the small town ...
... took place , just one hundred years ago . Little is known of the family history of the Monte- fiores beyond the four generations settled in this country . It is generally assumed that they must have come originally from the small town ...
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... took into his business his nephew Judah , who had come from Ancona to seek his fortune . Judah , in process of time , married a daughter of the Medinas , who presented him with four sons , the eldest of whom , Moses Haim ( or Vita ...
... took into his business his nephew Judah , who had come from Ancona to seek his fortune . Judah , in process of time , married a daughter of the Medinas , who presented him with four sons , the eldest of whom , Moses Haim ( or Vita ...
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... took a house in Mutton Lane , Hackney , then a rural district , much affected by wealthy Jews . Here dwelt at their ease such notable Israelites as Ephraim Aguilar , the father of Grace Aguilar , and a scion of one of the most dis ...
... took a house in Mutton Lane , Hackney , then a rural district , much affected by wealthy Jews . Here dwelt at their ease such notable Israelites as Ephraim Aguilar , the father of Grace Aguilar , and a scion of one of the most dis ...
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... took place , and the new colony was wrecked . Joshua Montefiore then travelled into the Papel country , met the Antula Indians , interviewed a native king , and dined with him on porcupine and squirrels . At Sierra Leone he visited ...
... took place , and the new colony was wrecked . Joshua Montefiore then travelled into the Papel country , met the Antula Indians , interviewed a native king , and dined with him on porcupine and squirrels . At Sierra Leone he visited ...
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... took up their abode in this country . Among them were the Mocattas , or Lumbroso de Mattos Mocattas , as they were called . In 1694 , Mr. Isaac de Mocatta established in Mansell Street the firm which , about three - quarters of a ...
... took up their abode in this country . Among them were the Mocattas , or Lumbroso de Mattos Mocattas , as they were called . In 1694 , Mr. Isaac de Mocatta established in Mansell Street the firm which , about three - quarters of a ...
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