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- ↑ Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman; et al. "Montefiore". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Board of Deputies of British Jews". The National Archives . 18 December 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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