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21ALIYAH 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… …
22Blog — For the Polish band, see Blog 27. Journalism …
23Nicholas I — 1. Saint ( Nicholas the Great ), died A.D. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858 867. 2. 1796 1855, czar of Russia 1825 55. * * * Russian Nikolay Pavlovich born July 6, 1796, Tsarkoye Selo, near St. Petersburg, Russia died March 2, 1855, St.… …
24Xenophon — (ca. 430 b.c. 354 b.c.) A noted Greek historian, social commentator, soldier, and adventurer who visited and wrote about Mesopotamia and its peoples in some detail in his book the Anabasis (or March Up Country). Xeno phon (ZEN uh phon) was… …
25Larry Ellison — Infobox Celebrity name = Larry Ellison image size=200px birth date = birth date and age|1944|8|17 birth place = Manhattan, New York, USA death date = death place = occupation = Co founder and CEO, Oracle Corporation salary = $72.0 million USD… …
26Chris DiMarco — Personal information Full name Christian Dean DiMarco Born August 23, 1968 (1968 08 23) (age 43) Huntington, New York …
27Bolshevik — This article is about the Bolshevik faction in the RSDLP 1903 1912. For other uses, see Bolshevik (disambiguation). Bolshevik Party Meeting. Sitting (from left): Abel Yenukidze, Mikhail Kalinin, Nikolai Bukharin, Mikhail Tomsky, Mikhail Lashevich …
28Ricky Martin — Infobox musical artist Background = solo singer dancer Img capt = Birth name = Enrique Martín Morales Alias = Ricky Martin Born = birth date and age|1971|12|24 Nationality = Puerto Rican flagicon|PRI Origin = San Juan, Puerto Rico Instrument =… …
29john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …
30John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …
