Deutsch, Emmanuel Oscar Menahem (1829-1873)

Emmanuel Menahem Deutsch was a friend of George Eliot's and George Henry Lewes's. Some critics have speculated that he may have been a model for Mordecai in Daniel Deronda. Deutsch gave Hebrew lessons to Eliot and answered her questions regarding Judaism, Jewish history, and the significance of the land of Israel. Deutsch and Eliot shared a close relationship between 1867 and his death in 1872 according to Eliot's letters.

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GE to Emanuel Deutsch, Ilmenau, 13 August 1867
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 16 December 1867
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 10 May 1868
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 23 May 1868
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, [24 May 1869]
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 18 December [?1869]
GE to Emanuel Deutsch, London, 14 September 1870
GE to [Emanuel Deutsch?], Shottermill, 7 July [1871]

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Emmanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch (1829-1873), Deutsch, Emmanuel Oscar Menahem (1829-1873), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97182