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Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
(Encyclopedia) Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, nondenominational, coeducational Christian seminary; opened 1836, chartered 1839. Originally Presbyterian, Union Theological…Winton, Sir Nicholas George
(Encyclopedia) Winton, Sir Nicholas George, 1909–2015, British stockbroker who saved the lives of several hundred Czech children on the eve of World War II, b. London as Nicholas George Wertheim (…Suzman, Helen
(Encyclopedia) Suzman, Helen, 1917–2009, South African politician and anti-apartheid activist, b. Helen Gavronsky, grad. Univ. of Witwatersrand (1940). The daughter of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants,…Wouk, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Wouk, HermanWouk, Hermanwōk [key], 1915–2019, American writer, b. New York City. In The Caine Mutiny (1951; Pulitzer Prize), he made the protagonist-antagonist Captain Queeg a popular…U.K. Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2008
Society and Culture > Calendar & Holidays Related Links Holidays: Frequently Asked Questions National Holidays Around the World Holiday Census Facts In England and Wales there are…Yiddish Glossary
From my bashert to my zaide by Erin Teare Related Links Judaism PrimerEncyclopedia: YiddishBranches of JudaismAn amalgam of medieval German dialects, Yiddish was first used in the Jewish…Irena Sendler Biography
created rescue networkDied: May 12, 2008Best Known as: rescuer of Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII Deathplace: Warsaw, Poland Irena…The Book of Deuteronomy: Summary
Top of Page The Book of Deuteronomy was written during the Israelites' wanderings in the wilderness, just before they entered the Promised Land. The name "Deuteronomy" comes from the Greek word "…Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg 2006 Deaths
Rabbi Arthur HertzbergAge: 84 scholar and civil rights activist who was a former president of the American Jewish Congress and vice-president of the World Jewish Congress. Died: Westwood, N.J…Anne Frank
Name at birth: Annelies Marie FrankAnne Frank is the best-known victim of the Jewish genocide known as the Holocaust, which was ordered by Germany's Adolf Hitler during World War II. When German…Trending
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