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Israel
Israel the Hebrew nation or people. According to tradition they are descended from the patriarch Jacob (also named Israel), whose twelve sons became founders of the twelve tribes. Also called children of Israel.Israel was also used as the name of the northern kingdom of the Hebrews (c.930–72... Read more
Bene Israel
Bene Israel or Beni Israel [Heb.,=sons of Israel], Jewish community of India, living mostly in and near Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Many thousands of others have settled in Israel since 1948. According to their own legend, they are descended from Jews who fled persecutions in Palestine in the 2d ... Read more
Israel Zangwill
Israel Zangwill 1864-1926, English author, b. London. He became a journalist and founded Ariel, a humorous paper. Zangwill wrote Children of the Ghetto (1892), later dramatized and performed in England and America, and Dreamers of the Ghetto (1898), a series of biographical studies. His other... Read more
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam 1718-90, American Revolutionary general, b. Salem (now Danvers), Mass. A farmer at Pomfret, Conn., he fought in the French and Indian Wars , seeing action at Montreal (1760) and at Havana (1762). In 1764, he was commander of the Connecticut force sent to relieve Pontiac's siege of De... Read more
Manasseh ben Israel
Manasseh ben Israel 1604-57, Jewish scholar and communal leader, b. Portugal. Early in his life he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a rabbi and started (1627) the first Hebrew press there. He is best known for his efforts to obtain the readmission of Jews into England, where they had been forb... Read more
Moses ben Israel Isserles
Moses ben Israel Isserles , c.1525-1572, Polish rabbi, annotator, and philosopher, b. Kraków, known as Remah. He is best known for his glosses on the code of Jewish law of Joseph ben Ephraim Caro . Isserles became chief rabbi in Kraków, where he established a yeshiva. In 1553 he built... Read more
Israel Joshua Singer
Israel Joshua Singer 1893-1944, Polish-American novelist and playwright who wrote in Yiddish, older brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer . Living variously in Poland and Russia, he earned a literary reputation in both countries. His collection of stories Perl un Andere Dertzeylungen (1922; tr. Pear... Read more
Aholah and Aholibah
Aholah and Aholibah , in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry. ... Read more
Eli
Eli , in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel. ... Read more
Girgashite
Girgashite or Girgasite , in the Bible, Canaanite nation, whose land was occupied by Israel. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Israel"

Bene Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Bene Israel ETHNONYMS: Beni Israel, Shanwar Teli Orientation Identification. The Bene Israel Indian Jews lived in Bombay and in villages on the Konkan Coast, south of Bombay, in Maharashtra State. Today less than 5,000 Bene Israel live in...
Agudat Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa AGUDAT ISRAEL Organization of Orthodox Jewry; political party of Orthodox Jews in Israel. The organization was founded in Katowice...the Orthodox community. In Palestine, Agudat Israel was established to be independent of the organized...
Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies ISRAEL State of Israel Medinat Yisrael Dawlat Israel COUNTRY OVERVIEW LOCATION AND SIZE. Israel, a country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, is located in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea for a length of...
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a national advocacy group that lobbies for U.S. support to the nation of Israel. Founded in 1951, AIPAC has grown into a 65,000-member...
Israel, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ISRAEL, RELATIONS WITH During most of the Soviet...military support (via Czechoslovakia) to Israel during its war of independence (1948...position and it broke diplomatic relations with Israel during the June 1967 Six-Day War. From...
Israel: Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL: OVERVIEW Officially, the State of Israel, a democratic republic established by proclamation 15 May 1948. Israel (in Hebrew, Medinat Yisrael) is a small state in both population — estimated at 6.7 million in September 2003...
Jews of Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Jews of Israel ETHNONYMS: Yahudim (pl.), Yisraelim...Orientation Identification. The state of Israel came into formal existence on 14 May 1948...the cease-fire defined the state of Israel until the 1967 War (the "Six Day War...
Israel: Political Parties in
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL: POLITICAL PARTIES IN Major or significant political parties in Israel, including pre-state forerunners. Agudat Israel ("Society of Israel") Agudat Israel is political party founded in Poland in 1912, created by the ultraorthodox...
Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL a remnant of the larger arab community...mandate palestine that became the state of israel in 1948. Until 1948, both Jewish and...1948, both Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel were called Israelis. In recent years...
Manasseh ben Israel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Manasseh ben Israel The Dutch rabbi, author, publisher, and communal leader Manasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) is best known for his indefatigable...auto-da-fé, and Manasseh ben Israel was born in France the following year. The...

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Israel, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ISRAEL, RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL, RELATIONS WITH. The phrase "special relationship" describes...the two countries is extraordinary, and the U.S. commitment to Israel encompasses moral, religious, diplomatic, economic, and strategic...
Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Israel Used for the twelve tribes, who trace their descent from Jacob , who was also called Israel (Gen. 32: 28). After the one kingdom...northern kingdom from 924 to 721 BCE is called Israel, as distinct from Judah . But the OT text...
tribes of Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible tribes of Israel The nation of Israel was divided into twelve tribes, recognizably related but each...traced their corporate existence to the eponymous ancestor Jacob or Israel (Gen. 32: 28; 35: 10). Six tribes were regarded as descended...
Erez Israel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Erez Israel (Heb., ‘Land of Israel’). The Jewish Promised Land . Erez Israel was the Hebrew name given to the land governed by the British mandate, 1919–48.
Israel of God
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Israel of God Paul asserts that the promises made by...continuing relationship to the twelve tribes of Israel, even if the form of the saying at Matt. 19...comprising both Jews and Gentiles ‘the Israel of God’.
Bene Israel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Bene Israel (Heb. ‘Sons of Israel’). Early Jews (of the biblical period), but...in complete isolation. By 1969, 12,000 had emigrated to Israel , although the religious establishment initially raised questions...
Holy One of Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Holy One of Israel A title for the God of Israel often used in all parts of the book of Isaiah (e.g. Isa. 41: 14) affirming the absolute separation of God from humanity, but also his special relationship to the nation of Israel.
Tribes of Israel
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Tribes of Israel the twelve divisions of ancient Israel, each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Ten of the tribes...bc, leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Also called Twelve Tribes of Israel .
Israel ben Eliezer, Baal Shem Tov
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Israel ben Eliezer, Baal Shem Tov, or Besht (1700–60). Founder of E. European Ḥasidism . Many legends are circulated about the life of Israel Ben Eliezer. On his thirty-sixth birthday, he is said to have revealed...
Manasseh ben Israel
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Manasseh ben Israel (1604–57). Jewish scholar. He founded the first Hebrew...Rembrandt who also painted his portrait. He dedicated his Esperanca De Israel to the English Parliament in 1650 and was closely involved in the negotiations...

Thesaurus entries related to "Israel"

tribe
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English tribe • noun   1. the tribes of Israel synonyms : ethnic group, family, dynasty, clan, sept.   2. meet a tribe of doctors at the conference synonyms : group, crowd, company, party, band, number, gang, assembly, collection; inf. bunch.
fulfill
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus fulfill • verb   1. she fulfilled a lifelong ambition to visit Israel synonyms : achieve, attain, realize, actualize, make happen, succeed in, bring to completion, bring to fruition, satisfy...

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Israel: the necessity of developing a second-strike capability.(Israel)
Magazine article from: Midstream; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Lebanon war was a brutal reminder that Israel continues to face enemies bent on its...many different existential threats as Israel has during the last 58 years. At various...declared their overt goal of annihilating Israel. Yet even as the means to achieve this...
Israel programs for Cleveland teens
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 1/24/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...sea, from the desert to the cities, Israel is a place like no other, and a visit...for a young person. Whether a trip to Israel is for a few weeks, a few months, or...teens will never forget their time in Israel. Sponsored by many Jewish organizations...
Pro-Israel Activism Makes Comeback on Campus
Newspaper article from: Forward; 12/26/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...war movement first burst on the scene, Israel's core detractors recognized an opportunity...burgeoned on campus and a radical anti-Israel orientation continued to pervade much...witness a continued upsurge of anti-Israel campus activity. During the last year...
Israel programs for teens
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 1/25/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...sea, from the desert to the cities, Israel is a place like no other, and a visit...for a young person. Whether a trip to Israel is for a few weeks, a few months, or...teens never never forget their time in Israel. Sponsored by many Jewish organizations...
Israel: To Go or Not To Go? Many put fears aside and talk of plans to tour Israel; others, postponing, clam up
Newspaper article from: Jewish Exponent; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Alexandra Jewish Exponent 11-01-2001 Israel: TO GO or NOT TO GO? Many put fears aside and talk of plans to tour Israel; others, postponing, clam up Judy...prove her theory. Judy, who lived in Israel for five years, and Yigal, her Israeli...
ISRAEL HAS RIGHT -- AND DUTY -- TO WAGE WAR.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/29/2001; 700+ words ; ...MICHAEL KELLY Two weeks ago, I wrote that Israel was in a war, and that the only way for Israel to win was to fight the war on its terms...Palestinian forces that have declared war on Israel.'' Dozens of readers wrote to denounce...
Israel seminar engages Jewish teens
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 12/15/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Jewish teenagers feel as passionately about Israel as their elders do? Rabbi Sid Schwarz...1970s, about 90 percent of Jews said Israel was a central component of what it meant...Rockville-based Panim launched its first Israel Education and Advocacy Seminar Sunday...
Israel Bonds celebrates 50 during economic revolution
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 6/8/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Jewish Telegraphic Agency 06-08-2000 Israel Bonds celebrates 50 during economic revolution...raised more than $22 billion. But as Israel Bonds celebrates its 50th anniversary...critical role is gradually declining. Israel's official position, as voiced by Prime...
Israel's cash mountain
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/10/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Jerusalem Post 08-10-2005 Headline: Israel's cash mountain Byline: JONATHAN LIPOW...Most people don't realize it, but Israel is sitting on a mountain of cash. Between 1995 and 1997, Israel's foreign currency reserves ballooned...
Israel advocates hope winter trips will inspire campus activism in spring
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 1/14/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Michigan with concrete plans for promoting Israel's cause on campus. "The trick is to translate" passion for Israel "into something that somebody else would...says Goldberg, a sophomore who went to Israel for an advocacy workshop run by Hillel...