Elias Hayyim Lindo

Elias Lindo was a British Sephardic Jewish merchant, author and historian.[1]

Early life

He was born in London in 1783.

His father, Moses Lindo, was a sworn broker on the Royal Exchange in London and President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Career

He spent the first half of his life in the island of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies where he was a leading merchant and president of the Synagogue. [2]

He was the first Junior Warden of Harmonic Lodge 356 EC in St. Thomas. [3]

He settled in England about 1832 and became an author and historian. He published calendars in 1832 and 1860, with an essay on the structure of the Jewish calendar, tables and general information.[4]

In 1842 he published a translation of the "Conciliador" of Manasseh ben Israel. In 1849 he published "History of the Jews if Spain and Portugal".[5]

He was warden of Bevis Marks Synagogue several times warden and published a catalogue of the works in its library.

References

Cohen, Judah M. (2004). Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Brandeis University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv102bg2p. ISBN 978-1-58465-341-7. JSTOR j.ctv102bg2p.
"LINDO, ELIAS ḤAYYIM - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
Cohen, Judah M. (2012-06-26). Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. UPNE. ISBN 978-1-61168-297-7.
"A Jewish Calendar for Sixty-Four Years, by Elias Hayim Lindo – London, 1838 | kedem Auction House Ltd". www.kedem-auctions.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
Lindo, Elias Hiam (2018-10-11). The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal, From the Earliest Times to Their Final Expulsion From Those Kingdoms, and Their Subsequent Dispersion: With Complete Translations of All the Laws Made Respecting Them During Their Long Establishment in the Ib. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-0-342-25331-9.

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[1] Cohen, Judah M. (2004). Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Brandeis University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv102bg2p. ISBN 978-1-58465-341-7. JSTOR j.ctv102bg2p.

[2] "LINDO, ELIAS ḤAYYIM - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.

[3] Cohen, Judah M. (2012-06-26). Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. UPNE. ISBN 978-1-61168-297-7.

[4] "A Jewish Calendar for Sixty-Four Years, by Elias Hayim Lindo – London, 1838 | kedem Auction House Ltd". www.kedem-auctions.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.

[5] Lindo, Elias Hiam (2018-10-11). The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal, From the Earliest Times to Their Final Expulsion From Those Kingdoms, and Their Subsequent Dispersion: With Complete Translations of All the Laws Made Respecting Them During Their Long Establishment in the Ib. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-0-342-25331-9.