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71William of Malmesbury — (fl. 12th cent.) Historian, was an inmate of the great monastery at Malmesbury. His name is said to have been Somerset, and he was Norman by one parent and English by the other. The date of his birth is unknown, that of his death has sometimes …
72judgement — n. (also judgment) 1 the critical faculty; discernment (an error of judgement). 2 good sense. 3 an opinion or estimate (in my judgement). 4 the sentence of a court of justice; a decision by a judge. 5 often joc. a misfortune viewed as a deserved… …
73BASOLA, MOSES BEN MORDECAI — (1480–1560), Italian rabbi. Basola was apparently of French extraction, since he signed himself Ẓarefati ( The Frenchman ); it has been conjectured that his surname is identical with Basilea, i.e., Basle. From the age of nine he resided in… …
74BERLIN, ISAIAH BEN JUDAH LOEB — (Isaiah Pick; 1725–1799), rabbi and author. Berlin was known also as Isaiah Pick after his father in law, Wolf Pick of Breslau, who supported him for many years. He was born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, but his father, an eminent talmudic scholar (who …
75IBN BALʿAM, JUDAH BEN SAMUEL — (Ar. Abu Zakariyyā Yaḥyā; second half of the 11th century), biblical commentator and Hebrew grammarian. Ibn Balʿam came from Toledo from a respected family and settled later in Seville. Moses ibn Ezra, in his poems, extols his critical faculty,… …
76LANDSHUTH, ELIEZER — (Leser; 1817–1887), liturgical scholar and historian. Born in Lissa (now Lezno) to poor parents, Landshuth decided to study for the rabbinate and at the age of 20 proceeded to Berlin, where he studied for some years in the yeshivah of R. Jacob… …
77PSANTIR, JACOB — (1820–1902), historian of Romanian Jewry. Born in Botosani, Romania, Psantir was orphaned in childhood and received no formal education apart from a few years in a Jassy talmud torah. He earned a meager living in a variety of occupations,… …
78education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
79Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
80California College of the Arts — infobox University name= California College of the Arts motto= endowment= president= Michael S. Roth (Former) established= 1907 type= Private staff= faculty= 480 students= 1,670 undergrad= postgrad= colors= city= Oakland, California and San… …
