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Ben-Zvi, Yizhak

(Encyclopedia) Ben-Zvi, YizhakBen-Zvi, Yizhakyĭtshˈhäk bĕn-tsvē [key], 1884–1963, president of Israel (1952–63), b. Russia, originally named Issac Shimshelevitz. A Zionist, he fled Russia in 1905…

Ben Bella, Ahmed

(Encyclopedia) Ben Bella, AhmedBen Bella, Ahmedäkhmĕdˈ bĕn bĕlˈlä [key], 1919–2012, Algerian statesman. After World War II he joined the Algerian nationalist movement and soon became a leader of its…

Ben-Gurion, David

(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…

Bostanai ben Chaninai

(Encyclopedia) Bostanai ben ChaninaiBostanai ben Chaninaibôsˈtänī bĕn khänēnīˈ [key], c.618–670, first Jewish exilarch (i.e., ruler of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia) under Arab rule. He is the…

Bernanke, Ben Shalom

(Encyclopedia) Bernanke, Ben ShalomBernanke, Ben Shalombĕrnăngkˈē [key], 1953–, U.S. economist and government official, b. Augusta, Ga.; grad. Harvard (B.A., 1975), Massachusetts Institute of…

Prusiner, Stanley Ben

(Encyclopedia) Prusiner, Stanley Ben, 1942–, American neurologist, b. Des Moines, Iowa, M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1968. Prusiner has been a professor at the Univ. of California,…

Rabbi Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Rabbi Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir.

Ben Garrido BLAZ, Congress, GU (1928)

BLAZ, Ben Garrido, a Delegate from Guam; born in Agana, Guam, February 14, 1928; lived on the island during the 3 years of Japanese occupation during World War II; was graduated from the…

Ben JOHNSON, Congress, KY (1858-1950)

JOHNSON, Ben, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., May 20, 1858; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from St. Mary’s College, Marion County, Ky.,…