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Benjamin of Tudela / בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה MP (1130 - 1173)

"בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה", "Benjamin of Tudela"

Benjamin of Tudela: The Wandering Jew Video Lecture Benjamin of Tudela בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה, بنيامين التطيلي‎;‎ (Tudela, Kingdom of Navarre, 1130 – Castile, 1173) was a medieval Jewish traveler who ...

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1/28/2015
1/28/2015
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1/28/2015

Benjamin of Tudela / בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה MP (1130 - 1173)

"בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה", "Benjamin of Tudela"

Benjamin of Tudela: The Wandering Jew Video Lecture Benjamin of Tudela בִּנְיָמִין מִטּוּדֶלָה, بنيامين التطيلي‎;‎ (Tudela, Kingdom of Navarre, 1130 – Castile, 1173) was a medieval Jewish traveler who ...

1/28/2015

Moses Elias Levy Yulee MP (1781 - 1854)

Moses Levy's Jewish Utopia in Micanopy, Florida Forward Magazine>>* Moses Levy of Florida : Jewish Utopian and Antebellum Reformer, by C. S. Monaco Moses Elias Levy (1782 Mogador, Morocco - September 7...

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11/16/2010
12/9/2014
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11/16/2010

Moses Elias Levy Yulee MP (1781 - 1854)

Moses Levy's Jewish Utopia in Micanopy, Florida Forward Magazine>>* Moses Levy of Florida : Jewish Utopian and Antebellum Reformer, by C. S. Monaco Moses Elias Levy (1782 Mogador, Morocco - September 7...

12/9/2014

Meir Amit (1921 - 2009)

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6/2/2007
5/11/2014
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6/2/2007

Meir Amit (1921 - 2009)

ויקיפדיה

5/11/2014

Abraham ibn Ezra MP (1089 - 1164)

Rabbi Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra אברהם בן מאיר אבן עזרא or ראב"ע, ابن عزرا; Abenezra (1089–1164) was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra. He was one of the most ...

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10/31/2011
4/3/2013
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Abraham ibn Ezra MP (1089 - 1164)

Rabbi Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra אברהם בן מאיר אבן עזרא or ראב"ע, ابن عزرا; Abenezra (1089–1164) was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra. He was one of the most ...

4/3/2013

Rabbi Jacob Ha-Levi Moelin (Maharil ) MP (c.1365 - 1427)

"Rabbi Jacob ben Moshe haLevi Moelin"

MOELLIN, JACOB BEN MOSES (c1360 – 1427), usually referred to as Maharil (Morenu ha-Rav Jacob ha-Levi) and also as Mahari Segal and Mahari Molin ), the foremost talmudist of his generation and head of t...

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3/19/2013
3/19/2013
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3/19/2013

Rabbi Jacob Ha-Levi Moelin (Maharil ) MP (c.1365 - 1427)

"Rabbi Jacob ben Moshe haLevi Moelin"

MOELLIN, JACOB BEN MOSES (c1360 – 1427), usually referred to as Maharil (Morenu ha-Rav Jacob ha-Levi) and also as Mahari Segal and Mahari Molin ), the foremost talmudist of his generation and head of t...

3/19/2013

Rabbi Yaakov Beirav MP (1474 - 1546)

"Jacob Berab", "Jacob Berav", "Jacob Bei-Rav", "Yacob Berav", "Yacob Bei-Rav"

Jacob Berab , Berav or Bei-Rav, (b. Moqueda, nr. Toledo, Castilian Spain, 1474 - d. Safed, Ottoman sanjak of Safed, April 3, 1546), was an influential rabbi and talmudist best known for his attempt to ...

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8/4/2007
3/14/2013
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Rabbi Yaakov Beirav MP (1474 - 1546)

"Jacob Berab", "Jacob Berav", "Jacob Bei-Rav", "Yacob Berav", "Yacob Bei-Rav"

Jacob Berab , Berav or Bei-Rav, (b. Moqueda, nr. Toledo, Castilian Spain, 1474 - d. Safed, Ottoman sanjak of Safed, April 3, 1546), was an influential rabbi and talmudist best known for his attempt to ...

3/14/2013

Isaac Israel Hayes (1832 - 1881)

Israel Hayes (March 5, 1832 – December 17, 1881) was an Arctic explorer and physician.Hayes was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. After completing his medical studies at the University of Pennsylva...

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10/23/2009
12/8/2012
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10/23/2009

Isaac Israel Hayes (1832 - 1881)

Israel Hayes (March 5, 1832 – December 17, 1881) was an Arctic explorer and physician.Hayes was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. After completing his medical studies at the University of Pennsylva...

12/8/2012

"Isaac the Jew", Charlemagne's Diplomat MP (c.749 - c.836)

""Isaac the Jew" Diplomat of Charlemagne"

Seen as son of Natronai Ibn Habibai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Almeria & father of Yehudah Zakkai ben Yitzhak without supporting evidence. In 797 AD, Charlemagne, the founder of the Carolingian empire...

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11/18/2011
12/8/2012
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11/18/2011

"Isaac the Jew", Charlemagne's Diplomat MP (c.749 - c.836)

""Isaac the Jew" Diplomat of Charlemagne"

Seen as son of Natronai Ibn Habibai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Almeria & father of Yehudah Zakkai ben Yitzhak without supporting evidence. In 797 AD, Charlemagne, the founder of the Carolingian empire...

12/8/2012

Simon von Geldern (1720 - 1774)

Simon von Geldern (1720 - 1774) was a German traveler and author. He was the great-uncle of Heinrich Heine, who describes him in his "Memoirs" as an adventurer and Utopian dreamer. The appellation "Ori...

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1/23/2008
12/8/2012
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1/23/2008

Simon von Geldern (1720 - 1774)

Simon von Geldern (1720 - 1774) was a German traveler and author. He was the great-uncle of Heinrich Heine, who describes him in his "Memoirs" as an adventurer and Utopian dreamer. The appellation "Ori...

12/8/2012

Luis de Torres MP (b. - 1493)

Luis de Torres (died 1493), perhaps born as יוסף בן הלוי העברי, Yosef Ben Ha Levy Haivri, ("Joseph the Son of Levy the Hebrew") was Christopher Columbus's interpreter on his first voyage and the first ...

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11/14/2011
12/8/2012
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Luis de Torres MP (b. - 1493)

Luis de Torres (died 1493), perhaps born as יוסף בן הלוי העברי, Yosef Ben Ha Levy Haivri, ("Joseph the Son of Levy the Hebrew") was Christopher Columbus's interpreter on his first voyage and the first ...

12/8/2012

Harry Houdini MP (1874 - 1926)

"Harry Houdini", "Ehrich Weiss"

Births: 392 row Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) , considered one of the greatest illusionists in history, was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer ...

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12/2/2008
12/8/2012
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Harry Houdini MP (1874 - 1926)

"Harry Houdini", "Ehrich Weiss"

Births: 392 row Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) , considered one of the greatest illusionists in history, was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer ...

12/8/2012

RadhanitesThe Radhanites (al-Rādhāniyya) were Jewish [Qaraite and Rabbinic] merchants believed to have originated in the ninth century in the region of Rādhān, a district in southern Iraq. Their trade ...

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12/29/2011
12/8/2012
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12/29/2011

RadhanitesThe Radhanites (al-Rādhāniyya) were Jewish [Qaraite and Rabbinic] merchants believed to have originated in the ninth century in the region of Rādhān, a district in southern Iraq. Their trade ...

12/8/2012

Chaim Joseph David Azulai - The Chida MP (1724 - 1806)

"Chaim Haim Yosef Azulay", "Hida"

The Chida, Chaim Joseph David ben Isaac Zerachia Azulai (1724 – 21 March 1807) (Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Chida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א), was a rabbinical scholar ...

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7/6/2009
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Chaim Joseph David Azulai - The Chida MP (1724 - 1806)

"Chaim Haim Yosef Azulay", "Hida"

The Chida, Chaim Joseph David ben Isaac Zerachia Azulai (1724 – 21 March 1807) (Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Chida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א), was a rabbinical scholar ...

12/8/2012

Ilan Ramon MP (1954 - 2003)

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Ilan Ramon MP (1954 - 2003)

STS-107 STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg IDF Chief Of Staff Medal of Appreciation.pngSpaceMOH.jpgמדליית הטיסה בחלל של נאס"אPostscript-viewer-shaded.png ערכים מורחבים – STS-107, אסון הקולומביהSTS-107 ^ ^ Ila...

12/8/2012