Background
He was born in London in 1861. Educated at King"s College School and Saint John"s College, Cambridge (Bachelor 1884).
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Harry Lewis
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Street John"s College; King"s College School.
Career
At Cambridge he was one of the earliest to take honors in the Semitic languages tripos (1886) and was Hebrew scholar at his college. After leaving college he took residence at Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, and devoted himself to social work among the Jews of the East End. In connection with this he published, with East. J. Russel, The Jew in London (London, 1900).
He edited The Targum on Isaiah i.
5, with Commentary (London, 1889).
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April 27, 1940 (aged 79) -
Nationality
English