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  • 11SWITZERLAND — SWITZERLAND, central European republic. The Medieval Community Since the frontiers of Switzerland have undergone a long process of evolution, it is difficult to determine where and when the Jews appeared for the first time. In Kaiseraugst a… …

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  • 12pedagogy — /ped euh goh jee, goj ee/, n., pl. pedagogies. 1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching. 2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods. [1575 85; < Gk paidagogía office of a child s tutor. See PEDAGOGUE, Y3] * * *&#8230; …

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  • 13Nuri as-Said — ▪ Iraqi statesman born 1888, Baghdad died July 14, 1958, Baghdad  Iraqi army officer, statesman, and political leader who maintained close ties with Great Britain and worked for Arab unity.       Nuri was commissioned in the Turkish Army in 1909 …

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  • 14Bo Brantz — Infobox animanga character name = Bo Brantz series = Spriggan caption = Bo after confronting Yu Ominae in Egypt first = Crystall Skull Arc last = creator = Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa voiced by = alias = age = born = nationality = German …

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  • 15Marion Barry — This article is about the former mayor of Washington, D.C. For the former U.S. House member, see Robert Marion Berry. For the fruit, see Marionberry. Marion Barry Member of the D.C. City Council for the 8th Ward At large (1975 1979) …

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  • 16History of the United States National Security Council 1981–1989 — This article is about the history of the United States National Security Council during the Reagan Administration, 1981 1989.The Haig initiativeOn inauguration day, Secretary of State designate Alexander Haig presented a draft National Security&#8230; …

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  • 17Joseph B. Soloveitchik — Infobox Person name = Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik image size = 186px caption = Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik of Yeshiva University birth date = February 27, 1903 birth place = Pruzhany, Belarus death date = Death date and age|1993|4|9|1903|2|27&#8230; …

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  • 18Pee Wee Reese — Infobox MLB retired name=Pee Wee Reese position=Shortstop bats=Right throws=Right birthdate=July 23 1918 city state|Ekron|Kentucky deathdate=death date and age|1999|8|14|1918|7|23 city state|Louisville|Kentucky debutdate=April 23&#8230; …

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  • 19O'Donovan family — Ó Donnabháin Country Ireland Ancestral house Ceinél Laippe [1] (Uí Ímair)?(see below) Mac Carthaigh (mat.) …

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  • 20Yugoslavia, People’s Republic Of —    After the end of German occupation in World War II, Yugoslavia emerged deeply split along ethnic and national lines. Josip Tito and his Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) succeeded in uniting the country behind the cause of communism, and one …

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