EVEN-SHOSHAN, AVRAHAM — (1906–1984), Hebrew educator, writer, and editor. His father, Chaim David Rosenstein (1871–1934), was an educator and Zionist leader, who was imprisoned by the Soviet government for his activities. Avraham was born in Minsk, and went to Palestine … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LAMDAN, YIẒḤAK — (1899–1954), Hebrew poet and editor. Born in Mlinov, Ukraine, Lamdan received a traditional and secular education. During World War I he was cut off from his family and wandered through southern Russia with his brother, who was later killed in a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TABENKIN, YIẒḤAK — (1887–1971), Israeli labor leader and one of the founders of ha kibbutz ha Me uḥad and Aḥdut ha Avodah , member of the First and Third Knessets. Born in Bobruisk, Belorussia, Tabenkin attended a ḥeder there. Later he went on to study in Warsaw … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TEL YIẒḤAK — (Heb. תֵּל יִצְחָק), kibbutz in central Israel, near Even Yehudah, affiliated with Ha No ar ha Ẓiyyoni. Tel Yiẓḥak was founded by a group from Galicia in 1938. Since 1963, Neveh Hadassah, a youth village belonging to Hadassah and youth aliyah ,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OCHBERG, ISAAC — (1879–1938), South African philanthropist and Zionist. Ochberg was born in the Ukraine and went to South Africa in 1894. A successful Cape Town businessman, he was best known for his humanitarian project in bringing some 200 Jewish pogrom orphans … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Jackie Chan Adventures characters — This is a list of characters from the animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Jackie Chan 1.2 Jade Chan 1.3 Uncle Chan … Wikipedia
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
