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1JEWISH LEGION — JEWISH LEGION, military formation of Jewish volunteers in World War I who fought in the British army for the liberation of Ereẓ Israel from Turkish rule. When Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers (Oct. 30, 1914), two different …
2Jewish military history — focuses on the military history aspect of the Jewish people in Jewish history from ancient times until the modern age.Ancient IsraelitesWhile complete details in the Biblical account of a system of fighting forms are not extant, the Midrashic,… …
3Jewish name — For the article on Hebrew given names, see Hebrew name.The Jewish name has historically varied, encompassing throughout the centuries several different traditions. This article looks at the onomastics practices of the Jewish People, that is, the… …
4Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period — The Temple Mount …
5History of the Jews in Italy — The Great Synagogue of Rome Part of a series of articles on …
6History of the Jews in the Land of Israel — The History of the Jews in the Land of Israel begins with the ancient Israelites (also known as Hebrews), who settled in the land of Israel. The Israelites traced their common lineage to the biblical patriarch Abraham through Isaac and Jacob.… …
7The Passion of the Christ — This article is about the film. For the passions of Jesus Christ, see Passion (Christianity). The Passion of the Christ Theatrical release poster Directed by …
8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
9History of the Jews — History of the Jews † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jews (Yehúd m; Ioudaismos). Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races;… …
10EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …
