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Philo Judaeus
Philo Judaeus Philo Judaeus (ca. 20 B.C.-ca. A.D. 45) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher. An important example of philosophical syncretism, he was a Diaspora Jew prepared to concede a good deal to Hellenism in his interpretation of the Scriptures. Philo Judaeus was born in Alexandria, but... Read more |
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the Wandering Jew
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Cochin Jew
Cochin Jews ETHNONYMS: Cochin Jews, Cochinis (Israel), Malabar Jews, Paradesi Jews, Black Jews Orientation Identification and Location. The Cochin Jews constitute one of the smallest Jewish communities in the world. They originate from the Malabar Coast in India and traditionally were... Read more |
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Chebar
Chebar , in the Bible, river of Mesopotamia, by which captive Jews were settled.... Read more |
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Crispus
Crispus , in the New Testament, prominent Corinthian Jew converted by St. Paul.... Read more |
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anti-Semitism
anti-Semitism , form of prejudice against Jews , ranging from antipathy to violent hatred. Before the 19th cent., anti-Semitism was largely religious and was expressed in the later Middle Ages by sporadic persecutions and expulsions—notably the expulsion from Spain under Ferdinand and... Read more |
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Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg 1912-47, Swedish diplomat and businessman. In 1944, he was assigned to Sweden's legation in Budapest, where he helped save approximately 100,000 Hungarian Jews from Nazi extermination. He issued Swedish passports to approximately 20,000 Jews and sheltered others in houses he bought... Read more |
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Ethiopian Jews
ETHIOPIAN JEWS Jews of Ethiopia, many of whom have emigrated to Israel. In Ethiopia, the Jews referred to themselves as Beta Israel (the House of Israel) but were most commonly known as Falashas (wanderers, outsiders). In Israel, these same people call themselves Ethiopian Jews,... Read more |
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Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Protocols of the Elders of Zion a fraudulent document that reported the alleged proceedings of a conference of Jews in the late 19th cent., at which they discussed plans to overthrow Christianity through subversion and sabotage and to control the world. The Protocols first appeared in their... Read more |
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