Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
LEVY, MOSES ELIAS — (c. 1782–1854), pioneer Jewish settler in Florida, visionary exponent of Jewish colonization and educational schemes, and father of the first congressman and senator of Jewish birth, david l. yulee . Levy led a life which was fascinating in its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEVY, BENJAMIN — (c. 1650–1704), founder of the London Ashkenazi community, son of Loebel or Levy Moses of Hamburg. He arrived in London in about 1670, made a fortune, and in 1697 became one of the 12 original Jewish brokers in London. He is said to have been… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
David Levy Yulee — United States Senator from Florida In office July 1, 1845 – March 3, 1851 March 4, 1855 – January 21, 1861 P … Wikipedia
David Levy Yulee — (né le 12 juin 1810 – mort le 10 octobre 1886) est un politicien américain et le premier juif pratiquant à avoir été élu au Sénat des États Unis. B … Wikipédia en Français
Yulee (Levy), David — (1810 66) American politician. Born in St Thomas, he was the son of Moses Elias Levy. He was a lawyer in Florida and was elected to the US Senate for the state of Florida. During the Civil War, he was a member of the Confederate Congress … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
FLORIDA — FLORIDA, most southeasterly U.S. state, with a warm climate and long coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. This combination creates a desirable quality of life that has attracted large numbers of people of all ages, among them many … 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
Gomperz (Familie) — Stadtansicht 1647 (Stich von Matthäus Merian) Die Familie Gomperz, ist eine der ältesten und bedeutendsten jüdischen Familien, welche bereits im 16. Jahrhundert am Niederrhein, in Emmerich am Rhein, nachweisbar war und sich europaweit verzweigt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
AGRICULTURE — in the land of israel in prehistory from the beginning of the bronze age to the conquest of joshua early israelite the period of the first temple the period of the return and the second temple the hasmonean period the mishnaic and talmudic period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
