Abraham Lincoln — This article is about the American president. For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). Abraham Lincoln … Wikipedia
LEVI BEN ABRAHAM BEN ḤAYYIM — (c. 1245–c. 1315), French philosopher, whose teachings were the focus of the anti philosophical controversy which raged among Jews in Provence and Catalonia between 1303 and 1305. Levi b. Abraham was born at Villefranche de Conflent. Persecuted… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IBN EZRA, ABRAHAM BEN MEIR — (1089–1164), one of the most important Jewish Bible exegetes; also a poet, composer of piyyutim , grammarian, translator, philosopher, astronomer, and astrologer. Exceptionally erudite, he was among the last creative geniuses of the Spanish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EHRENFELD, SAMUEL BEN DAVID ẒEVI — (1835–1883), Hungarian rabbi known from his works as the Hatan Sofer, ( son in law of Sofer to indicate his connection by marriage with the famous moses sofer , and in assonance with the title of Sofer s responsa Ḥatam Sofer. Actually it was his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZARZA, SAMUEL IBN SENEH — (14th century), Spanish philosopher. Although there is little information on Zarza s life, it is known that he lived in Palencia, in Castille, in the second half of the 14th century. Samuel Shalom, the first printer of Sefer ha Yuḥasin (1566),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Johnson, Samuel — known as Dr. Johnson born Sept. 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. died Dec. 13, 1784, London British man of letters, one of the outstanding figures of 18th century England. The son of a poor bookseller, he briefly attended Oxford… … Universalium
JEHIEL MICHAEL (Michel) BEN ABRAHAM MEIR OF CIFER — JEHIEL MICHAEL ( Michel ) BEN ABRAHAM MEIR OF CIFER (d. 1844), Polish and Hungarian rabbi. After serving as rabbi in some communities of Poland, where he was born, Jehiel was appointed to Cifer near Bratislava. He was the author of Ḥayyei Olam… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TEITELBAUM, ABRAHAM — (1889–1947), Yiddish and English actor. Born in Warsaw, Teitelbaum worked in London with maurice moscovitch . This led to his appearance in English in a West End production of cumberland s The Jew, and Daughters of Shem by Samuel Gordon and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
USSISHKIN, ABRAHAM MENAḤEM MENDEL — (1863–1941), Zionist leader, member of Ḥovevei Zion, and the president of the jewish national fund (JNF). Born in Dubrovno in the district of Mogilev, Russia, Ussishkin moved to Moscow with his family in 1871. From 1878 he became an enthusiastic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Atlantic City Conference — The Atlantic City Conference of 1929 is considered by most crime historians as the earliest organized crime summit held in the United States and held a major impact on the future direction of the underworld, it held more importance and… … Wikipedia
