Joseph Prag

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'''Joseph Prag''' (1859, [[Liverpool]] – 23 June 1929, [[London]]) was an [[History of the Jews in England|English Jewish]] communal leader. He was educated at the [[Liverpool Institute High School for Boys|Liverpool Institute]] and [[The Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's College]]. A leader in [[Zionism|Zionist]] circles, Prag founded the English section of [[Hovevei Zion]] and frequently contributed articles on the [[Aliyah|emigration]] of Jews to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He was a member of the [[Anglo-Jewish Association]], acted as its delegate to the International Conference on the Jews of Rumania in 1901, and served as treasurer of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews|Board of Jewish Deputies]] (as well as a member of its Committee on Palestine).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Prag took an active part in arranging matters after the [[Limerick boycott|Limerick pogroms]] of 1904.

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[[Category:1859 births]]
[[Category:1929 deaths]]
[[Category:British Zionists]]
[[Category:English Jews]]
[[Category:Jewish activists]]
[[Category:People educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys]]
[[Category:People from Liverpool]]

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