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  • 111ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… …

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  • 112ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …

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  • 113TAKKANOT — (Heb. תַּקָּנוֹת pl.; sing. תַּקָּנָה). This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition and substance legislation in the halakhah nature of halakhic legislation rules of legislation role of the public annulment of takkanot …

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  • 114WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …

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  • 115quarter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. one of four equal parts into which something is divisible ; a fourth part < in the top quarter of his class > 2. any of various …

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  • 116Jacques-Louis David — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #EEDD82 name = Jacques Louis David imagesize = 200px caption = Self portrait of Jacques Louis David, 1794, Musée du Louvre birthname = Jacques Louis David birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1748|8|30|mf=y location = Paris,&#8230; …

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  • 117Military of Mexico — The Mexican military forces are composed of the Mexican Army (which includes the Mexican Air Force as a subordinate entity) and the Mexican Navy (including marines). Organization The Army There are three main components of the Army: a national&#8230; …

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  • 119Martin Luther King, Jr. — Martin Luther King and MLK redirect here. For other uses, see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr …

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  • 120Battle of Trafalgar — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Trafalgar partof=the Napoleonic Wars caption= The Battle of Trafalgar, as seen from the mizzen starboard shrouds of the Victory by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1806 to 1808) date=21 October, 1805&#8230; …

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