Judaica / Zionism - Great Britain, 300th Anniversary of the Resettlement of the Jews in England - Menasseh Ben ...

Judaica / Zionism - Great Britain, 300th Anniversary of the Resettlement of the Jews in England - Menasseh Ben Israel and Oliver Cromwell - Bronze Medal An impressive bronze medal commemorating the 300th anniversary of the resettlement of the Jews in England, 1656-1956. The medal honors Rabbi Menasseh Ben Israel and Oliver Cromwell for their role in permitting the return of Jews to England after their medieval expulsion. Obverse: Seated female figure beside tablets marked with the dates 1656-1956 and the Hebrew inscription: “ידעתי כי שלום אהלך” ("I know that your tent is in peace"). Around appears the inscription: “RESETTLEMENT OF THE JEWS IN GT. BRITAIN - 300th ANNIVERSARY”. Reverse: Portraits of Oliver Cromwell and Menasseh Ben Israel within oval frames. At center is a seven-branched menorah, with their names below: “OLIVER CROMWELL” and “MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL”. An important historical medal with strong significance to the history of Anglo-Jewry and the return of Jews to Britain in the 17th century.