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Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff
(Encyclopedia) Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff, 1860–1930, Ukrainian microbiologist, b. Odessa, Russia (now in Ukraine). After studying (1879–83) at the Univ. of Odessa with the microbiologist Ilya…Ginzburg, Natalia Levi
(Encyclopedia) Ginzburg, Natalia LeviGinzburg, Natalia Levinətälˈyə lēˈvē gĭnˈsbûrg [key], 1916–91, Italian novelist. Because she and her husband Leone Ginzburg were Jewish, they were confined to a…Ibn Gabirol, Solomon ben Judah
(Encyclopedia) Ibn Gabirol, Solomon ben JudahIbn Gabirol, Solomon ben Judahĭˈbən gäbēˈrôl [key], c.1021–1058, Jewish poet and philosopher, known also as Avicebron, b. Malaga. His secular poetry deals…Lustig, Arnošt
(Encyclopedia) Lustig, Arnošt, 1926–2011, Czech writer, b. Prague. The more than 20 works of fiction that Lustig wrote often mirror his Holocaust experiences. From a Jewish family, he was sent to the…Mendele mocher sforim
(Encyclopedia) Mendele mocher sforim [Yid.,= Mendele the book peddler]Mendele mocher sforimmĕnˈdələ môkhˈər sfôˈrĭm [key], pseud. of Sholem Yakov AbramovichSholem Yakov Abramovichshōˈləm yäˈkôv…Eban, Abba
(Encyclopedia) Eban, AbbaEban, Abbaäbˈə ēˈbən [key], 1915–2002, Israeli statesman, b. Cape Town, South Africa. He was educated at Cambridge, where upon graduation he became (1938) a lecturer in…Kiefer, Anselm
(Encyclopedia) Kiefer, AnselmKiefer, Anselmkēˈfər [key], 1945–, German painter. One of the major figures of neoexpressionism, he studied (1970) with Joseph Beuys, who heavily influenced his work. His…Khabarovsk Territory
(Encyclopedia) Khabarovsk Territory, administrative division (1989 est. pop. 1,800,000), 305,000 sq mi (789,950 sq km), Russian Far East. Situated in the eastern and northeastern extremity of Siberia…Justin Martyr, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Justin Martyr, Saint, c.a.d. 100–c.a.d. 165, Christian apologist, called also Justin the Philosopher. Born in Samaria of pagan parents, he studied philosophy, and after his conversion…Juster, Norton
(Encyclopedia) Juster, Norton, 1929-2021, American author and architect, b. New York, N.Y. The son of a Jewish immigrant architect, Juster studied…Trending
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