SCHAPIRO, ISRAEL — (1882–1957), bibliographer, Orientalist, and librarian. Schapiro, born in Sejny, poland , was the son of R. Toviyyah Pesah Schapiro (1845–1924), a Hebrew and Yiddish writer and educator in russia and the U.S. Israel Schapiro studied at the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
mosaic — mosaically, adv. /moh zay ik/, n., adj., v., mosaicked, mosaicking. n. 1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. 2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration. 3. something resembling … Universalium
Mosaic — /moh zay ik/, adj. of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics. Also, Mosaical. [1655 65; < NL Mosaicus, equiv. to LL Mos(es) MOSES + aicus, on the model of Hebraicus Hebraic] * * * Surface… … Universalium
Operation Arabian Knight — On June 5, 2010, in a covert anti terrorism operation named Operation Arabian Knight , Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Omar Eduardo Almonte, two Muslim men from New Jersey,[1][2] were arrested at Kennedy International Airport in New York… … Wikipedia
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contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score * * * ▪ 2003 For a sample contract bridge… … Universalium
List of Jewish historians — List of Jewish historians:See also lists of Jews by country and List of Jewish American historians.A* David Abulafia, professor of history, University of Cambridge (Jewish Year Book 2005, p.218) * Ignac Acsady, Hungarian social and economic… … Wikipedia
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List of chess players — This list of chess players depicts men and women who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
