David Lindo (1772–1852)[1] was an English Sephardi communal worker and elder of Bevis Marks Synagogue.[2]
David Abarbanel Lindo | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 14 August 1772 London, England |
| Died | 26 February 1852 (aged 79) London, England |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Sarah (née Mocatta) |
| Children | 18, including Abigail Lindo |
| Parent(s) | Elias Lindo and Grace Lumbroso de Mattos (Mocatta) |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Occupation | Communal worker; mohel |
| Position | Warden |
| Synagogue | Bevis Marks Synagogue |
| Began | 1809 |
| Ended | 1838 |
| Buried | Brentwood Jewish Cemetery, Essex |
He was born in London on 14 August 1772[1] to Elias Lindo (1740–1785), a Royal Exchange broker, and Grace Lumbroso de Mattos, the daughter of Moses Lumbroso de Mattos (1700–1759).
Lindo had at least eighteen children, including the lexicographer Abigail Lindo, many of whom married into well established Sephardi families.[1][3] He was an uncle of Benjamin Disraeli and he carried out Disraeli's circumcision in 1804.[4][5][6] He was an uncle by marriage of Moses Montefiore.
Lindo, who opposed the founders of the Reform movement in London, was warden of Bevis Marks Synagogue several times between 1809 and 1838.[7]
He died in London on 26 February 1852[1] and was buried on 27 February at the Novo Cemetery in Mile End, London. His remains, along with those of about 7500 other Jews buried there, were removed in 1974 and re-interred at Brentwood Jewish Cemetery, Essex.[8]
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- ^ a b c d Jacobs, Joseph. "Lindo, David Abarbanel". In Singer, Isidor (ed.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk & Wagnalls. p. 91. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Lindo". Jewish Virtual Library. 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Gaster, Moses (1901). History of the Ancient Synagogue of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews: The Cathedral Synagogue of the Jews in England, Situate in Bevis Marks. A Memorial Volume Written Specially to Celebrate the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Its Inauguration, 1701-1901. With Illustrations and Facsimiles of Deeds and Documents. Harrison & Sons. ISBN 978-0-243-73208-1.
- ^ Wolf, Lucien (1885). Sir Moses Montefiore: A Centennial Biography, with Extracts from Letters and Journals. New York: Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Wolf, Lucien (10 November 2011). Sir Moses Montefiore: A Centennial Biography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-03668-9.
- ^ Disraeli, Benjamin (1884). Lord Beaconsfield on the Constitution: "What is He?" and "A Vindication of the English Constitution". Field & Tuer, Ye Leadenhalle Presse.
- ^ Barnett, Lionel David, ed. (1993). Bevis Marks Records: Being Contributions to the History of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation of London, part 5. London: Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation.
- ^ "Lindo, David Abarbanel". Cemetery Scribes. Retrieved 25 April 2024.