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Sharon, plain, Israel

(Encyclopedia) SharonSharonshāˈrən, shârˈən [key], plain between the Samarian Hills of central Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, extending c.50 mi (80 km) from Jaffa to Caesarea, and mentioned…

Sharon, Ariel

(Encyclopedia) Sharon, ArielSharon, Arielärˈēĕl shärōnˈ [key], 1928–2014, Israeli general and politician, b. Kfar Malal as Ariel Scheinerman. As a teenager he joined the Haganah, the underground…

Olmert, Ehud

(Encyclopedia) Olmert, EhudOlmert, Ehudāˈkh&oomacr;d ōlˈmârt [key], 1945–, Israeli politician. After serving in the army and working as a lawyer, he won election to the Knesset in 1973 as a Likud…

Sharon, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SharonSharonshârˈən [key], city (1990 pop. 17,493), Mercer co., NW Pa., on the Shenango River, near the Ohio line; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1920. An industrial city, its chief…

Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon was prime minister of Israel from 2001 until 2006, when a massive stroke ended his political career. Ariel Sharon already had a long history of service in Israel's military and…

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate was a rising young movie star when she was killed by followers of Charles Manson in 1969. A former homecoming queen with smart blonde good looks, Sharon Tate broke through in 1967,when…

Sharon Stone

A cool blonde who combined brainy sex appeal and old-fashioned Hollywood glamour, Sharon Stone was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1990s. Stone was a Ford Agency model in the late 1970s and…

Sharon Olds Biography

American poetBorn: November 19, 1942Birthplace: San Francisco Sharon Olds has published seven volumes of poetry, including The Dead and the Living, which won the…