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| Mickey Marcus David Daniel Marcus (22 February 1901–11 June 1948), commonly known as Mickey Marcus, was a United States Army colonel who assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and who became Israel's first general (Hebrew:Aluf).Marcus is the best known Israeli Machal (the Hebrew acronym for Mitnadvei Chutz Laaretz/"volunteers from outside Israel") soldier. He was portrayed in the 1966 Hollywood movie Cast a Giant Shadow that starred Kirk Douglas as Marcus. Mickey_Marcus | |
| Herta Oberheuser Talk:Herta_Oberheuser | |
| Seventeenth of Tammuz The Seventeenth of Tammuz () is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple. It falls on the seventeenth day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B'Av.The day also commemorates the destruction of the Twin Tablets of the Ten Commandments. Seventeenth_of_Tammuz | |
| Arab World Talk:Arab_World | |
| Operation Moses Operation Moses, (, Mivtza Moshe) refers to the covert removal of Ethiopian Jews (known as the "Beta Israel" community or "Falashas") from Sudan during a famine in 1984. The operation, named after the biblical figure Moses, was a cooperative effort between the Israel Defense Forces, the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States embassy in Khartoum, mercenaries, and Sudanese state security forces. Operation_Moses | |
| Mount Scopus Mount Scopus (Hebrew הַר הַצּוֹפִים (Har HaTzofim), Arabic جبل المشارف 'جبل المشهد 'جبل الصوانة) (meaning Lit. Mount "Look Out") is a mountain (elevationJerusalem, Israel. Overlooking Jerusalem, Mount Scopus has been strategically important as a base from which to attack the city since antiquity. Mount_Scopus | |
| African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem (also known as The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem or Black Hebrews) is a small spiritual group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 2,000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel, with additional families in Arad, Mitzpe Ramon, and the Tiberias area. African_Hebrew_Israelites_of_Jerusalem | |
| Jewish Combat Organization The Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (ŻOB, Polish for the Jewish Combat Organization; called in Yiddish יידישע קאמף ארגאניזאציע) was a World War II resistance movement, which was instrumental in engineering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. ŻOB took part in a number of other resistance activities as well. Jewish_Combat_Organization | |
| Tikkun olam Tikkun olam () is a Hebrew phrase that means, "repairing the world" or "perfecting the world." In Judaism, the concept of tikkun olam originated in the early rabbinic period. The concept was given new meanings in the kabbalah of the medieval period and further connotations in modern Judaism. Tikkun_olam | |
| Karaite Judaism Karaite Judaism or Karaism (; , or Biblical Judaism"), is a Jewish movement characterized by the recognition of the Tanakh as its scripture, and the rejection of Rabbinic Judaism and the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) as binding. The movement crystallized in Baghdad, in present day Iraq.When interpreting the Tanakh, Karaites strive to adhere to the plain, or most obvious meaning (p'shat) of the text. Karaite_Judaism | |
| Doug Danner User:Doug_Danner | |
| Yom Yerushalayim Jerusalem Day (, Yom Yerushalayim) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967.The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank God for the 6-day victory and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of "Next Year in Jerusalem". Yom_Yerushalayim | |
| Doug Danner User_talk:Doug_Danner | |
| Hashomer Hatzair Hashomer Hatzair (, also transliterated Hashomer Hatsair or HaShomer HaTzair, translating as The Youth Guard) is a Socialist-Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine. Hashomer_Hatzair | |
| Nachman Syrkin Nachman Syrkin or Nahman Syrkin (1868-1924) was a political theorist and founder of Labour Zionism. Born in Russian Empire (now Belarus), Syrkin was influenced by Zionism and socialism in his youth and dedicated himself to synthesising the two concepts. In this task he was joined by Ber Borochov, although, unlike Borochov, Syrkin was not a Marxist. Nachman_Syrkin | |
| Conversion to Judaism Conversion to Judaism (, giyur) is a formal act undertaken by a non-Jewish person who wishes to be recognised as a full member of the Jewish community. A Jewish conversion is both a religious act and an expression of association with the Jewish people. A formal conversion is also sometimes undertaken to remove any doubt as to the Jewishness of a person who wishes to be considered a Jew. Conversion_to_Judaism | |
| Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson (born February 14, 1983 in Dunwoody, Georgia) is an American fencer. She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist and 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist. Sada_Jacobson | |
| Abayudaya The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for "People of Judah", analogous to Children of Israel) are a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale who practice Judaism. Although they are not genetically or historically related to other ethnic Jews, they are devout in their practice of the religion, keeping their version of kashruth, and observing Shabbat. Abayudaya | |
| African Jews Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, beginning with Abraham's sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharaohs. Some Jewish communities in Africa are among the oldest in the world, dating back more than 2700 years. African Jews have ethnic and religious diversity and richness. African Jewish communities include African_Jews | |
| List of teetotalers List of well-known people who are now teetotal or were during their lifetime. Note that some have abstained their entire lives, but others have only abstained after prolonged alcohol use. List_of_teetotalers | |
| Yamit Yamit () was an Israeli settlement. It was home to about 2,500 people in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula that was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as part of the terms of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Yamit | |
| Ezer Weizman Ezer_Weizman | |
| CH-53 Sea Stallion CH-53_Sea_Stallion | |
| New antisemitism New antisemitism is the concept that a new form of antisemitism has developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, emanating simultaneously from the left, the right, and fundamentalist Islam, and tending to manifest itself as opposition to Zionism and the State of Israel.The concept generally posits that much of what purports to be criticism of Israel by various individuals and world bodies, is, in fact, tantamount to demonization, and that, together with an international resurgence of attacks on Jews and Jewish symbols, and an increased acceptance of antisemitic beliefs in public discourse, such demonization represents an evolution in the appearance of antisemitic beliefs. New_antisemitism | |
| Sepharad Sepharad | |
| Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik (; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934), also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet. Hayyim_Nahman_Bialik | |
| Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10 1979, in Viña del Mar, Chile), nicknamed Vampiro (Spanish:tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Nicolás_Massú | |
| Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews or Mizrahim, (), also referred to as Edot HaMizrach (Communities of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The term Mizrahi is used in Israel in the language of politics, media and some social scientists for Jews from the Arab world and adjacent, primarily Muslim-majority countries. Mizrahi_Jews | |
| MS St. Louis MS_St._Louis | |
| Chief Rabbi Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a capitulation by Rabbi Uziel, Israel has had two chief rabbis, one Ashkenazi and one Sephardi.Cities with large Jewish communities may also have their own chief rabbis; this is especially the case in Israel but has also been past practice in major Jewish centres in Europe prior to the Holocaust. Chief_Rabbi | |
| Ardeatine massacre The Fosse Ardeatine massacre () was a mass execution carried out in Rome on 24 March 1944 by German occupation troops during the Second World War as a reprisal for a partisan attack conducted on the previous day in central Rome. Ardeatine_massacre | |
| Zealotry Zealotry was originally a political movement in first century Judaism which sought to incite the people of Iudaea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the holy land by force of arms, most notably during the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66-70). Zealotry | |
| David Franks David Salisbury Franks (1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – 1793, Philadelphia) was aide-de-camp for General Benedict Arnold during the American War of Independence. He was living in Quebec with his parents when the American Revolution broke out. According to the late historian Jacob Rader Marcus, because Franks publicly defended the right of a protester to compare King George III of England to the Pope and call him a fool, Franks was jailed and held for 16 days. David_Franks | |
| Jezreel Valley For the kibbutz, see Yizre'el. The Jezreel Valley (, Emek Yizre'el; , Marj Ibn Amer) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel. It is bordered to the south by the Samarian highlands and Mount Gilboa, to the north by the Lower Galilee, to the west by the Mount Carmel range, and to the east by the Jordan Valley. Jezreel_Valley | |
| Hanan Ashrawi Dr Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (b. October 8, 1946) is a Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar. She was a protégé and later colleague and close friend of Edward Said. Ashrawi was an important leader during the First Intifada, served as the official spokesperson for the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East peace process, and has been elected numerous times to the Palestinian Legislative Council. Ashrawi is a member of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's Third Way party. Hanan_Ashrawi | |
| List of kings of Persia Talk:List_of_kings_of_Persia | |
| Agrippa I Talk:Agrippa_I | |
| Abraham Cahan Abraham Cahan (1860—1951) was one of New York City's leading Jewish-American socialist newspaper editors, novelists, and politicians for over half a century. Abraham_Cahan | |
| Helena Rubinstein Helena Rubinstein (December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish cosmetics industrialist, founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated, which made her one of the world's richest women. Helena_Rubinstein | |
| Stephen Samuel Wise For the American legal scholar, please see Steven M. Wise.Stephen Samuel Wise (17 March, 1874 - April 19 1949) was a Austro-Hungarian-born U.S. Reform rabbi and Zionist leader. Stephen_Samuel_Wise | |
| Yitzhak Navon Yitzhak_Navon | |
| Beta Israel The Beta Israel (Beta Israel, "House of Israel"; Ge'ez:Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl) is the Jewish community from Ethiopia, but with most now living in Israel. They are also known as Falasha (Amharic for "Exiles" or "Strangers") by non-Jewish Ethiopians, but the Jews consider the term derogatory. Other terms by which the community have been known include Kayla (an Agaw group and language spoken by some members) and the Hebrew Habashim, associated with the non-Jewish Habesha people. Beta_Israel | |
| Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly centred around the Palestine issue. It was held by the UN in 1980, convened by Senegal and was the only special session to have been resumed besides the Tenth, which considered the same issue. Seventh_emergency_special_session_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly | |
| Umar Talk:Umar | |
| Gush Katif Gush Katif (, lit. Harvest Bloc) was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the 8,000 residents of Gush Katif were forcefully evicted from the area and their homes demolished as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. Gush_Katif | |
| Micrography Micrography | |
| Beth din A beth din, beit din or beis din (Hebrew:battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Land of Israel. Today, it is invested with legal powers in a number of religious matters (din Torah, "matter of litigation," plural dinei Torah) both in Israel and in Jewish communities in the Diaspora, where its judgments hold varying degrees of authority (depending upon the jurisdiction and subject matter) in matters specifically germane to Jewish religious life. Beth_din | |
| Parishan User_talk:Parishan | |
| Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin Rabbi Naphtali Tzvi Judah Berlin (in Hebrew, נפתלי צבי יהודה ברלין, also known as Reb Hirsch Leib Berlin, commonly abbreviated as Netziv (נציב, lit. "pillar")) was the Rosh yeshiva of the Volozhin Yeshiva and author of several works of rabbinic literature in Lithuania. He was born in Mir, Russia, in 1816, and died in Warsaw, Poland, on 10 August 1893. Naftali_Zvi_Yehuda_Berlin | |
| Front organization A front organization is any entity set up by and controlled by another organization, such as intelligence agencies, organized crime groups, banned organizations, religious or political groups, advocacy groups, or corporations. Front organizations can act for the parent group without the actions being attributed to the parent group.Front organizations that appear to be independent voluntary associations or charitable organizations are called front groups. Front_organization |
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