Myer Lyon — (Leoni) in the role of Carlos in Sheridan s The Duenna. Myer Lyon (b. circa 1750, Germany; d. 1797, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Michael Leoni, was a hazzan at the Great Synagogue of London who achieved fame a … Wikipedia
Franklin J. Moses, Sr. — Franklin J. Moses, Sr., born Israel Franklin Moses, (August 13, 1804 ndash; March 6, 1877) was an attorney, planter, politician and judge in South Carolina.Early lifeMoses was born in Charleston to Major Myer Moses and Esther (Hetty) Phillips,… … Wikipedia
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) — This is the complete list of men s Olympic medalists in athletics from 1896 to 2008. See also: List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women), Athletics at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists Contents 1 Current program … Wikipedia
SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MYERS, SAMUEL — (1755–1836), U.S. merchant. Samuel Myers was the second child of New York silversmith myer myers and his first wife, Elkaleh Myers Cohen. As a child he worked in his father s silver shop, but soon joined his friend moses myers as a junior partner … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lambeth North (UK Parliament constituency) — Lambeth North Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Greater London 1885 (1885 … Wikipedia
ISAACS — ISAACS, U.S. family prominent in New York City. Founder of the family was SAMUEL MYER ISAACS, born in Leeuwarden, Holland, who immigrated to the United States in 1839 from London, where he had been the principal of an orphan asylum. He was the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish history in Pennsylvania — dates back to Colonial America.First mentionOne of the original thirteen states of the American Union; named after William Penn, who received a grant of the territory from King Charles II in 1681. When Peter Stuyvesant, in 1655, conquered the… … Wikipedia
ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian … Encyclopedia of Judaism
