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185:, leader of one of the largest Hassidic groups, on matters relating to Israel. Her husband was far more of a "dove", and Schneerson was quite "hawkish". This was made possible by a longstanding connection between them - she had even played football as a child with Schneerson in pre-war France. 169:(1900–1981), a rabbi and rabbinic scholar, and his wife, Fanny Frumet Munk, née Goldberger (1906–1979). In 1936, they moved to Paris, and after the Nazi invasion, moved to Switzerland in 1940, and remained there until Paris was liberated. 398: 393: 191:
She did extensive charity work, including Yad Sarah, Emunah and Kisharon. After her husband died, she became known as the "Queen Mother" of the UK's Jewish community.
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She led the first marches in support of the Soviet Jewry movement, supporting Jews being allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc for resettling in Israel.
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through a family friend, and Jakobovits proposed to her at the top of the
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Unusually in Orthodox Jewish life, she mediated between her husband and
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Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom
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Burials at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives
266: 375: 210:She was a cousin of the American writer on the 151:United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth 333: 331: 329: 327: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 264: 161:She was born Amélie Munk on 31 May 1928 in 97:"Queen Mother" of the UK's Jewish community 404:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom 314: 207:. They had two sons and four daughters. 274:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 409:German emigrants to the United Kingdom 376: 260: 258: 256: 254: 135:Amélie Jakobovits, Baroness Jakobovits 106:Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits 165:, Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of 251: 13: 365:Denial: Holocaust History on Trial 14: 445: 194: 357: 1: 419:German expatriates in England 244: 220: 156: 308:UK public library membership 265:Friedlander, Albert (2004). 7: 199:She met her future husband 10: 450: 179:Menachem Mendel Schneerson 172: 120: 112: 101: 93: 85: 77: 66: 51: 32: 20: 277:(online ed.). OUP. 128:Fanny Frumet Goldberger 283:10.1093/ref:odnb/73218 429:Spouses of life peers 23:The Right Honourable 414:People from Ansbach 227:Royal Free Hospital 201:Immanuel Jakobovits 143:Immanuel Jakobovits 59:Royal Free Hospital 27:The Lady Jakobovits 424:British baronesses 141:, and the wife of 46:, Bavaria, Germany 363:Deborah Lipstad, 339:"Lady Jakobovits" 306:(Subscription or 292:978-0-19-861412-8 183:Lubavitcher Rebbe 132: 131: 108:(married c. 1947) 61:, London, England 441: 434:Wives of knights 368: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 335: 312: 311: 303: 301: 299: 270: 262: 231:Shirehall Estate 225:She died at the 215:Deborah Lipstadt 18: 17: 449: 448: 444: 443: 442: 440: 439: 438: 374: 373: 372: 371: 362: 358: 348: 346: 337: 336: 315: 305: 297: 295: 293: 263: 252: 247: 239:Mount of Olives 223: 197: 175: 159: 127: 71:Mount of Olives 62: 56: 47: 41: 39: 38: 28: 25: 12: 11: 5: 447: 437: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 370: 369: 356: 313: 291: 249: 248: 246: 243: 222: 219: 196: 193: 181:, who was the 174: 171: 158: 155: 130: 129: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 103: 99: 98: 95: 94:Known for 91: 90: 89:charity patron 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 57: 53: 49: 48: 42: 36: 34: 30: 29: 26: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 446: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 366: 360: 345:. 26 May 2010 344: 340: 334: 332: 330: 328: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 309: 294: 288: 284: 280: 276: 275: 269: 261: 259: 257: 255: 250: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 218: 216: 213: 208: 206: 202: 195:Personal life 192: 189: 186: 184: 180: 170: 168: 164: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 69: 67:Resting place 65: 60: 54: 50: 45: 35: 31: 24: 19: 16: 364: 359: 347:. Retrieved 342: 296:. Retrieved 272: 224: 209: 205:Eiffel Tower 198: 190: 187: 176: 160: 134: 133: 15: 389:2010 deaths 384:1928 births 349:26 November 147:Chief Rabbi 78:Nationality 40:31 May 1928 37:Amélie Munk 378:Categories 310:required.) 298:9 December 245:References 241:, Israel. 221:Later life 157:Early life 86:Occupation 55:7 May 2010 343:Telegraph 212:Holocaust 167:Elie Munk 125:Elie Munk 121:Parent(s) 367:, p. 269 113:Children 73:, Israel 163:Ansbach 149:of the 81:British 44:Ansbach 304: 289:  235:Hendon 173:Career 139:patron 102:Spouse 351:2017 300:2017 287:ISBN 52:Died 33:Born 279:doi 233:in 380:: 341:. 316:^ 285:. 271:. 253:^ 217:. 145:, 353:. 302:. 281:: 116:6

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The Right Honourable
Ansbach
Royal Free Hospital
Mount of Olives
Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits
Elie Munk
patron
Immanuel Jakobovits
Chief Rabbi
United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
Ansbach
Elie Munk
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Lubavitcher Rebbe
Immanuel Jakobovits
Eiffel Tower
Holocaust
Deborah Lipstadt
Royal Free Hospital
Shirehall Estate
Hendon
Mount of Olives




"Amélie Jakobovits [née Munk] Lady Jakobovits (1928–2010)"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/73218

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