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Birobidzhan
(Encyclopedia) Birobidzhan: see Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia.John Hyrcanus
(Encyclopedia) John Hyrcanus: see Maccabees, Jewish family.Judas Maccabeus
(Encyclopedia) Judas Maccabeus: see Maccabees, Jewish family.Salome Alexandra
(Encyclopedia) Salome Alexandra: see Maccabees, Jewish family.Masada
(Encyclopedia) MasadaMasadaməsāˈdə [key], ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel, the final outpost of the Zealot Jews in their rebellion against Roman authority (a.d. 66–73). Located in the Judaean…Wingate, Orde Charles
(Encyclopedia) Wingate, Orde CharlesWingate, Orde Charlesôrd [key], 1903–44, British general. He served with the Sudan defense force (1928–33) and on special duty in Palestine (1936–39). It was in…Amok
(Encyclopedia) AmokAmokāˈmŏk [key], in the Bible, post-Exilic Jewish family.Jewish Community Centers of North America
(Encyclopedia) Jewish Community Centers of North America: see Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Associations.Montefiore, Sir Moses Haim
(Encyclopedia) Montefiore, Sir Moses HaimMontefiore, Sir Moses Haimmŏnˌtĭfēôˈrē [key], 1784–1885, British-Jewish philanthropist, b. Italy. He married a Rothschild and became affiliated with the…Kohler, Kaufmann
(Encyclopedia) Kohler, KaufmannKohler, Kaufmannkoufˈmən kōˈlər [key], 1843–1926, American rabbi, scholar, and leader in Reform Judaism, b. Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1869 and…