Montefiore, Montifiore, and Montefiori is a surname associated with the Montefiore family,

Sephardi Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

who were diplomats and bankers all over Europe and who originated from the

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, namely

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and

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, and also

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Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, and

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. Meaning "flower mountain", its Ashkenazi equivalent would be "

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" or "

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". Notable people with the surname include:

People

* Adam Montefiore (born 1957), British-born Israeli wine trade veteran and wine critic * Alan Montefiore (born 1926), British philosopher and Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford * Albert Montefiore Hyamson (1875–1954), British civil servant and historian, chief immigration officer in British Palestine 1921–1934 *

Claude Montefiore Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore, also Goldsmid–Montefiore or just Goldsmid Montefiore (1858–1938) was the intellectual founder of Anglo- Liberal Judaism and the founding president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, a schola ...

(1858–1938), philosopher *

Dora Montefiore Dorothy Frances Montefiore (; 20 December 1851 – 21 December 1933), known as Dora Montefiore, was an English-Australian women's suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer. Early life Born Dorothy Frances Fuller at Kenley Manor near Cou ...

(1851–1933), English-Australian women's suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer *

Eliezer Levi Montefiore Eliezer Levi Montefiore (1820 – 22 October 1894) was a businessman, art enthusiast, and the first director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Montefiore was born in Barbados to merchant Isaac Jacob Levi (who also had a home in Brussels) a ...

, businessman and art collector in Melbourne and Adelaide (nephew of Jacob and Joseph Barrow) * Fausto Montefiore (1906–not known), Italian boxer * Georges Montefiore-Levi (1832–1906), Belgian politician, inventor and philanthropist * Hugh Sebag-Montefiore (born 1955), author, attorney, and journalist * Hugh Montefiore (1920–2005), bishop of Birmingham 1977–1987 and environmentalist (born Hugh Sebag-Montefiore) * Jacob Barrow Montefiore (1801–1895), Colonial Commissioner for South Australia resident in London (brother of Joseph Barrow, cousin to Sir Moses) * Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819–1885), Australian politician (brother of Eliezer Levi, nephew of Jacob and Joseph Barrow) *

John Israel Montefiore John Israel Montefiore (1807 – 14 February 1898), also known as John Julius Montefiore, was one of the first Jewish settlers in New Zealand. He became a trader and merchant in the Far North District of the country, and was later active in ...

(1807–1898), New Zealand trader and merchant * Joseph Barrow Montefiore (1803–1893), merchant and financier in the Australian colonies (brother of Jacob Barrow, cousin to Sir Moses) * Joseph Sebag-Montefiore (1822–1903) financier * Judith Montefiore (1786–1862), British linguist, musician, and philanthropist, wife of Sir Moses * Sir

Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, (24 October 1784 – 28 July 1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in London, aft ...

(1784–1885), prominent British financier, stockbroker, banker and philanthropist, husband of Judith * Moses Eliezer Montefiore (born 1798?), probably brother of Jacob and Joseph Barrow * Leonard A. Montefiore (1853–1879), British author and philanthropist * Leonard G. Montefiore (1889–1961), Anglo-Jewish community leader and philanthropist * Karlo Montefiore Gordeziani (1938–2005), Professor of Physics at

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

, Georgia * Santa Montefiore (born 1970), British author *

Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (; born 27 June 1965) is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels, including ''Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar' (2003), Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and ...

(born 1965), British historian and author

Places

* Montefiore, a neighborhood in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

, north of the Central Station * Montefiore Conca, a municipality in the

Province of Rimini The province of Rimini ( it, provincia di Rimini) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The provincial capital is the eponymous city of Rimini. The province borders the independent Republic of San Marino. As of 2019, the prov ...

, Italy *

Montefiore dell'Aso Montefiore dell'Aso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno. One of several Hilltowns in Central Italy, Montefiore del ...

, a municipality in the

Province of Ascoli Piceno The province of Ascoli Piceno ( it, Provincia di Ascoli Piceno) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno, and the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Province of Fermo to the nor ...

in Italy *

Montefiore Hill Montefiore Hill is a small hill in North Adelaide, South Australia, which affords a view over the Adelaide city centre. Location and description The hill lies within the northern Adelaide Parklands, within the area known as Park 26: Adelaide O ...

, small hill with lookout and memorial in North Adelaide, South Australia, and named after Jacob Barrow Montefiore * Montefiore Road, continuation of

Morphett Street, Adelaide Morphett Street is a main street in the west of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia, parallel to King William Street and numbered from north to south. At its northern end it is part of the West End of Adelaide, a thriving cultural and ...

which leads up to Montefiore Hill

Hospitals

* Montefiore Medical Center, teaching hospital of the

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a research-intensive medical school located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Founded in 1953, Einstein operates as an independent degree-granting institution as part of t ...

, located in the Norwood section of the Bronx * Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, a teaching hospital in New Rochelle, New York * Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home, residential elderly care facilities in Hunters Hill and Woollahra * The Montefiore Hospital in Hove, United Kingdom *

UPMC Montefiore The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a $23billion integrated delivery system, integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 800 clinical locations includ ...

, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Schools

* Montefiore Residency Program in Social Medicine, one of the oldest primary care training programs in the U.S., active in

Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

* Moses Montefiore Academy, special school of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for students with severe emotional disorders * Montefiore House,

Wessex Lane Halls Wessex Lane Halls is a halls of residence complex owned by the University of Southampton. It is situated in the Swaythling district of Southampton, approximately one mile north-east of the University campus in Highfield. The complex is for ...

of the University of Southampton * The Montefiore Institute, the EECS département of the University of Liège

Synagogues

B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States, consists of a Reform Jewish congregation and its synagogue; and the congregation's related cemetery. Both the synagogue building and the cemetery ...

, in Grand Forks, North Dakota *

Congregation Montefiore Synagogue The Congregation Montefiore Synagogue is a historic synagogue in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The synagogue was built in 1903 for the local congregation of Jews who followed Conservative Judaism. In the 1970s, the congregation merged with Con ...

, historic synagogue in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah *

Montefiore Cemetery Montefiore Cemetery, also known as Old Montefiore Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, established in 1908. The cemetery is called by several names, including Old Montefiore, Springfield, or less commonly, just ...

, Jewish cemetery in St. Albans, Queens, New York * Moses Montefiore Congregation, synagogue in Bloomington, Illinois * Montefiore Synagogue the former private synagogue of Sir Moses Montefiore, an 1833, Grade II* listed building in Ramsgate, Kent, England

Other

Montefiore Club The Montefiore Club was a private social and business association, catering to the Jewish community, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History Founded in 1880, the club was originally called the "Montefiore Social and Dramatic Club", named fo ...

, a private social and business association, catering to the Jewish community, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Montefiore Windmill, a landmark windmill in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, Israel

References

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