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Ioanna 2000 Deaths
IoannaAge: 92 Bulgarian queen and former Italian princess who was exiled in 1946 when Communists broke up the monarchy. During World War II, she arranged to have many Jews flee to Argentina.…Will Eisner
Will Eisner was the innovative and influential illustrator who is often referred to as the "grandfather" of the graphic novel. Eisner got his start drawing comic strips in New York in the 1930s. His…U.S. Jewish Population?
The Question: What is the approximate Jewish population in the United States? The Answer: According to the Jewish Virtual Library,…Giorgio Bassani 2000 Deaths
Giorgio BassaniAge: 84 Italian novelist whose experience as a Jew under the clenched fist of Fascist Italy served as a recurrent theme in his complex, analytic narratives. He's best known for…Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus was an American writer of Portugese-Jewish ancestry whose 1883 poem, "The New Colossus," is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus grew up in a prosperous Jewish…Definition of Menorah
The Question: Your information about the menorah and hannukiah is mistaken. A hannukia has 9 branches and its ninth branch is the shamash. A menorah only has…Joseph Goebbels
Name at birth: Paul Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels was Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda and a member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle during World War II. Although he was of age, Goebbels did not…Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is the founder and leader of the French political party known as the National Front, a coalition of nationalist groups formed in 1972. A staunch and sometimes outrageous defender…A Whisper Of AIDS
by Mary Fisher Address To The Republican National Convention Less than three months ago, at platform hearings in Salt Lake City, I asked the Republican Party to lift the shroud of…June 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldEuropean Union Plans Military Role (June 3): Will create command headquarters and forces of its own for peacekeeping and peacemaking missions.African National…Trending
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