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Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir
(Encyclopedia) Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben MeirIbn Ezra, Abraham ben Meirmâr [key], c.1089–1164, Jewish grammarian, commentator, poet, philosopher, and astronomer, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled widely and…Vitebsk
(Encyclopedia) VitebskVitebskvēˈtĕpsk, vēˈtyĭpsk [key], city (1989 pop. 350,000), Belarusian Vitsyebsk, capital of Vitebsk region, N Belarus, on the Western Dvina River. It is a river port and large…Schneerson, Menachem Mendel
(Encyclopedia) Schneerson, Menachem Mendel, 1902–94, American rabbi, b. Nikolayev, Russia (now in Ukraine). The son of a prominent rabbi, he studied at the Univ. of Berlin and the Sorbonne,…Falashas
(Encyclopedia) FalashasFalashasfäläˈshəs [key] [Amharic,=exiles], Jews of Ethiopia who refer to themselves as Beta Israel (House of Israel). Long isolated from mainstream Judaism, they practice a…Galicia, historic region, Poland and Ukraine
(Encyclopedia) GaliciaGaliciagəlĭˈshə, –shēə, –ə [key], Pol. Galicja, Ukr. Halychyna, Rus. Galitsiya, historic region (32,332 sq mi/83,740 sq km), SE Poland and W Ukraine, covering the slopes of the…Branches of Judaism
Jewish traditions from Ashkenazic to Zionist Judaism Links Jewish Holidays Conservative East Asian Ethiopian Hasidic Israeli Holidays Reconstructionist Reform…Judaism
(Encyclopedia) JudaismJudaismj&oomacr;ˈdəĭzˌəm, j&oomacr;ˈdē–, the religious beliefs and practices and the way of life of the Jews. The term itself was first used by Hellenized Jews to…Trending
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