CLAUDE J. G. MONTEFIORE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/19/1898 - HFSID 85484

CLAUDE J. G. MONTEFIORE
ALS requesting an open-minded appraisal of one of his books
Autograph Letter signed: "C. J. Montefiore", 3 pages (front and verso, integral leaf), 4½x7. 12 Portman Square (London), undated. To "dear Mr. Landau". In full: "When I get a bound copy of the 2nd edition of my book in which many misprints are corrected, I will send it bound to you and ask you to return this temporary copy of the first edition. I shall like to hear what you think of it. Read it like an outsider just without prejudice one way or the other. Can you give me that thinking & Levy's London address please? Sincerely". Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore (*1848-1938) was an influential English writer, interested in modern Jewish religious thought, Jewish-Christian relations, and Anglo-Jewish politics. He was editor of the Jewish Quarterly Review. Some of his fellows Jews believed that Montefiore went too far in trying to "modernize" the faith, and was too sympathetic to Christian figures Jesus and Paul. Among his influential essays were "Liberal Judaism" (1903), "Judaism and St Paul" (1914) and "What a Jew Thinks About Jesus" (1935). He was a member of the School Board of London, actively involved in both public and Jewish education. Horizontal fold at center. 1½x1 inch soil stain on verso (slight show through). Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.