MONTAGU, LILY (1873–1963), founder of the Liberal Jewish movement in England. Born in London on December 22, 1873, Lily H. Montagu was the sixth child of Ellen Cohen Montagu and Samuel Montagu. Her father was a wealthy banker and leading member...

An English *Progressive movement. Liberal Judaism was founded by Lily Montagu and Claud Montefiore. It is the most radical of the English movements and, arguably, closest to American *Reform. Liberal *synagogues are affiliated to the Union of Liberal...

Liberal Judaism in the United Kingdom in one of the two forms of Progressive Judaism found in the United Kingdom, the other being Reform Judaism. Liberal Judaism, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century is less conservative than UK...