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intellectual and civil servant who took part in the drafting of the
190:(11 July 1881 – 27 April 1965) was a leading British
823:"Collection of Documents from the Estate of Sir Aryeh (Leon) Simon"
623:"Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester - Leon Locker"
528:"The birth of modern Israel: A scrap of paper that changed history"
846:"Draft of 1917 Balfour Declaration Sells at Auction for $ 900,000"
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A clash of heroes--Brandeis, Weizmann, and
American Zionism
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published in 1920. A collection of his papers are held at
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and others in 1918 to begin talks with the government of
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234:Simon was the son of Rabbi Isadore Simon of the
684:The Palgrave dictionary of Anglo-Jewish history
416:and from 1949-50 as its President, preceded by
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380:Simon accompanied Weizmann as a member of the
16:British Zionist intellectual and civil servant
353:'s Dialogues, work for which he received the
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963:People educated at Manchester Grammar School
743:"British Jewry Birth & Marriage Records"
424:(1949-1952). He also served as President of
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558:(3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p.
914:"Collection of bibliography of Leon Simon"
479:The Elements of Zionism for Young Zionists
337:He also wrote the first translations into
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315:Simon came under the influence of
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756:Lyon, Meghan (13 February 2014).
473:Synopsis of the Haskalah Movement
772:"Selected Essays by Ahad Ha-am"
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458:Zionism and the Jewish Problem
438:Zionism and the Jewish Problem
333:Revival of the Hebrew language
224:Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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396:on the establishment of a
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212:revival of Hebrew language
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878:"Sir Leon Simon - Person"
864:"Office of the President"
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588:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
294:In 1904 Simon joined the
244:Manchester Grammar School
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361:Balfour Declaration
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279:Marks & Spencer
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394:David Lloyd George
382:Zionist Commission
269:, Samuel Landman,
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152:political activist
590:. 21 August 1949.
469:(1927, Biography)
418:Judah Leon Magnes
414:Hebrew University
206:. An advocate of
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275:Simon Marks
163:Ellen Simon
101:Nationality
932:Categories
918:google.com
786:25 January
514:References
499:Recipients
467:Ahad Ha-Am
390:M. D. Eder
384:alongside
317:Ahad Ha'am
230:Early life
216:Ahad Ha'am
146:, writer,
122:Occupation
68:1881-07-11
30:Leon Simon
402:Palestine
246:and read
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150:scholar,
135:1904–1949
104:British,
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