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Katie Magnus

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Katie Magnus, Lady Magnus (née Emanuel; 2 May 1844 - March 1924), was a British author and communal worker.

A Jew,[1] she was born to E. Emanuel in Portsmouth, and married Sir Philip Magnus. She was a member of various committees of the Berkeley Street Synagogue, engaged in the Jews' Deaf and Dumb Home, and was a treasurer of the Jewish Girls' Club. She wrote several popular books, and also contributed with articles to several periodicals.

She died in London in March 1924.[2]

Works

  • Little Miriam's Bible Stories
  • Holiday Stories
  • About the Jews Since Bible Times (London, 1881)
  • Salvage (1899)
  • First Makers of England (London, 1901)

References

  1. ^ William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 110
  2. ^ "International Jewish News". The Modern View. 28 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Magnus, Lady Katie". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.