Lily Montagu

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Lily Montagu was a pioneering British religious reformer and social activist who co-founded Liberal Judaism in the UK and became one of the first female Jewish religious leaders.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious leader
human
religious reformer
social activist
activeIn United Kingdom
affiliation Liberal Judaism (UK)
surface form: "Liberal Jewish movement in the United Kingdom"
areaOfActivism Jewish community welfare
religious education
social justice
centuryOfActivity 20th century
coFounded Liberal Judaism (UK)
surface form: "Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)"
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
ethnicGroup Jewish people
familyName Montagu
fieldOfWork Jewish education
religious reform
social reform
givenName Lily
hasHonorific pioneer of Liberal Judaism in Britain
hasRole pioneer of women’s leadership in Judaism
religious reform pioneer in British Jewry
influenced acceptance of women in Jewish religious leadership roles
development of progressive Judaism in the United Kingdom
languageSpoken English
movement Jewish religious reform
Liberal Judaism (UK)
surface form: "Liberal Judaism"
name Lily Montagu
notableAchievement helped establish a formal structure for Liberal Judaism in Britain
served as a prominent female voice in Jewish religious leadership
notableFor being one of the first female Jewish religious leaders
co-founding Liberal Judaism in the United Kingdom
occupation religious leader
social activist
social worker
writer
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: "London"
positionHeld leader in Liberal Judaism
religion Judaism
sexOrGender female

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Reform Judaism hasKeyFigure Lily Montagu
Lily Montagu name Lily Montagu

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