GRAYZEL, SOLOMON — (1896–1980), U.S. historian and communal leader. Grayzel was born in Minsk, Belorussia, but was educated in the United States. He received his B.A. from the City College of New York in 1917 and his M.A. in sociology from Columbia University in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Solomon Grayzel — Solomon Grayzel, né à Minsk en Russie en 1896 et mort en 1980 aux États Unis, était un rabbin et historien américain, précurseur de l étude des rapports entre le judaïsme et l Église chrétienne au Moyen Âge. Sommaire 1 Biographie 1.1 Parco … Wikipédia en Français
Salomon Grayzel — Solomon Grayzel est un rabbin conservative et historien américain du XXe siècle (Minsk, 1896 Pennsylvanie, 1980), précurseur de l étude des rapports entre le judaïsme et l Église chrétienne au Moyen Âge. Sommaire 1 Biographie … Wikipédia en Français
SKOSS, SOLOMON LEON — (Zalman Leib; 1884–1953), Arabic scholar. Skoss, born in Chusovoi, Siberia, studied at the yeshivah of Dubrovno and then served in the Russian army. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1907 and began a prolonged period of unrewarding employment,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Military history of Jewish Americans — Jewish Americans have served in the United States armed forces dating back to before the colonial era, when Jews have served in militias of the Thirteen Colonies. Jewish military personnel have served in all branches of the armed forces and in… … Wikipedia
Forced conversion — A forced conversion is the religious conversion or acceptance of a philosophy against the will of the subject, often with the threatened consequence of earthly penalties or harm. These consequences range from job loss and social isolation to… … Wikipedia
HISTORIOGRAPHY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the bible second temple period chronicles of the jews early middle ages spanish and portuguese sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries systematic histories early studies the wissenschaft … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY, THE (JPS) — JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY, THE (JPS), a nonprofit, non denominational association established to disseminate works of Jewish content in English, founded on June 3, 1888, as a membership organization and publisher. Two earlier attempts to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism