Manasseh was nothing if not a Zionist, if we look upon Zionism in the light of his time. He was undoubtedly a dreamer, but one of those dreamers to whom the word of the Psalmist applies, “... We were like unto them that dream.”¹ He combined worldly wisdom with the prophetic spirit. There was some ancient magic about him; there was a deep sense of religion in all his writings. This religious character enabled Manasseh to stir up Christian England at a time when there was a great rekindling of the religious consciousness. No wealthy Jew could have influenced England as did this poor _Hebrew_ scholar; no powerful Jewish community could have produced an impression equal to that produced by this Jewish dreamer, not only by his boundless activity, determination and persistence, but chiefly because he was an inspired man. He brought to his task deep religious feeling, and a mind ripened by Jewish historical studies. He thus set himself to perform with energy and moral courage an exceedingly responsible service to the Jewish people, which he carried out with singular fidelity, inspiration and enthusiasm, as well as with discretion and tact. ¹ Psalms, _chap._ cxxvi., _v._ 1. He sent his brother-in-law, David Abrabanel [Manuel Martinez Dormido]¹ to England in 1654, to present to the Council a petition for the readmission of the Jews, and followed up this visit by his own journey to England, in order to support this petition. ¹ He was a native of Andalusia, Spain, and was imprisoned for five years (1627‒1632) by the Inquisition, and tortured, together with his wife and her sister. On being released he went to Bordeaux, and in 1640 to Amsterdam. In the preliminary leaves of _Thesouro dos Dinim_, by Manasseh Ben-Israel, Amsterdam, 5405 (1645), his name appears as one of the dedicatees and is described as the _Parnas da Sedaká e Talmud Tora_. In 1663 he settled here, and in the following year “David ABrabanel dormido” appears as one of the signatories to the first _Ascamot_ of the _Sephardi Kahal_ in London in the year 5424. He died 2 _Nisan_ 5427, and was interred in the second _carera_ at the _Beth Haim_ in the rear of the _Beth Holim_ at Mile End.