Albert Montefiore Hyamson
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Albert Montefiore Hyamson OBE
(1875 - 5 October 1954) was a British
zionist and historian who served as chief immigration officer in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1921 to 1934.
Hyamson was a strong advocate of creating a Jewish state from Palestine, which was administered by the British following the defeat of the Ottoman empire
in 1918. He argued that Christians should assist the Jews in creating and protecting the new state to atone for their persecution of the Jews in the past. He said "Let Britain remember her past, think of her future, and secure for the Jews, under her protection the possibility of building a new Palestine on the ruins of her ancient past".
Hyamson was appointed officer in charge of the Jewish branch of the Department of Information after the Balfour Declaration of 1917.
From 1917 to 1919 he edited the Zionist Review.
In 1921 Hyamson was appointed to the Immigration Department.
In June 1931 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
.
Hyamson was President of the Jewish Historical Society of England from 1945–1947, and Honorary Editor of Publications for the society from 1944 until his death in 1954.
Order of the British Empire
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(1875 - 5 October 1954) was a British
United Kingdom
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zionist and historian who served as chief immigration officer in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1921 to 1934.
Hyamson was a strong advocate of creating a Jewish state from Palestine, which was administered by the British following the defeat of the Ottoman empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1918. He argued that Christians should assist the Jews in creating and protecting the new state to atone for their persecution of the Jews in the past. He said "Let Britain remember her past, think of her future, and secure for the Jews, under her protection the possibility of building a new Palestine on the ruins of her ancient past".
Hyamson was appointed officer in charge of the Jewish branch of the Department of Information after the Balfour Declaration of 1917.
From 1917 to 1919 he edited the Zionist Review.
In 1921 Hyamson was appointed to the Immigration Department.
In June 1931 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
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Hyamson was President of the Jewish Historical Society of England from 1945–1947, and Honorary Editor of Publications for the society from 1944 until his death in 1954.