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81FRENCH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The influence of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish writings on early French literature is limited. With the exception of the 12th century Jeu d Adam, an Anglo Norman verse play, and the 15th century Mistère du Viel …
82KORN, RACHEL HÄRING — (1898–1982), Yiddish poet. Korn was born on the farming estate of Sucha Gora (Dry Mountain) near Podliski, East Galicia, the eldest of three children and an only daughter. Her family on both sides had owned and managed farmland for several… …
83New York dialect — The New York dialect of the English language is spoken by many European Americans, and some non European Americans who were raised in New York City and much of its metropolitan area. It is one of the most recognizable dialects within American… …
84RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …
85Jacob Pavlovitch Adler — Infobox actor name = Jacob Pavlovitch Adler caption = Adler in 1920 birthname = birthdate = February 12, 1855 birthplace = Odessa, Russia deathdate = death date and age|1926|04|1|1855|02|12 deathplace = New York, New York, U.S. restingplace =… …
86English language — English Pronunciation /ˈ …
87Mordkhe Schaechter — Mordkhe Schaechter, a world renowned Yiddish linguist. Itsye Mordkhe Schaechter (Yiddish: דר איציע מרדכי שעכטער; December 1, 1927 February 15, 2007) was a leading Yiddish linguist, as well as a writer and educator who spent a lifetime studying,… …
88NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… …
89LITHUANIA — (Lithuanian Lietuva; Pol. Litwa; Rus. Litva; Heb. Lita ליטא or ליטה; Yid. Lite ליטע), southernmost of Baltic states of N.E. Europe; from 1940 Lithuanian S.S.R. (for early period, see poland lithuania ). (See Map: Lithuanian Communities). For the… …
90Chabad messianism — Main article: Chabad Part of a series on Chabad Rebbes of Lubavitch …
