Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
LEVINTHAL — LEVINTHAL, U.S. family, descended from an old rabbinical family. BERNARD LOUIS LEVINTHAL (1865–1952) was born in Lithuania and went to the United States in 1891 after having studied at the yeshivot of Kovno, Vilna, and Bialystok. Settling in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MATT, C. DAVID — (1887–1951), U.S. rabbi. Born in Kovno, he was raised in Philadelphia where he came with his family in 1890. C. (Calman) David Matt grew up in Rabbi Bernard Levinthal s synagogue; Levinthal s sons Rabbi Israel Levinthal and Judge Louis Levinthal… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Molecular graphics — (MG) is the discipline and philosophy of studying molecules and their properties through graphical representation.[1] IUPAC limits the definition to representations on a graphical display device .[2] Ever since Dalton s atoms and Kekulé s benzene … Wikipedia
PREACHING — In the Talmudic Period NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE SERMON The sermon, delivered in the synagogue or in the house of study, mainly on Sabbaths and festivals, is a very ancient institution. Nothing is known of its beginnings. It may have originated… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEW 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… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA, fifth largest city in the United States, in the State of pennsylvania . The area s Jewish population (2001), sixth largest in the nation, was estimated at 206,000. Origins of the Jewish Community Jews came from New Amsterdam to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
National Football League — NFL redirects here. For other uses, see NFL (disambiguation). For other leagues of the same name, see National Football League (disambiguation). National Football League Current season or competition: 2011 NFL season … Wikipedia
History of the Jews in Philadelphia — The Jews of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can trace their history back to Colonial America. Jews have lived there since the arrival of William Penn in 1682.Early historyJewish traders were operating in southeastern Pennsylvania long before Penn. The … Wikipedia
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, city in S. California with approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants occupying 469 square miles of territory; the third most populous city in the U.S. and the largest city in area in the world. Los Angeles County is the home of some… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
