(Encyclopedia) Baal-Shem-TovBaal-Shem-Tovbäl-shĕm-tôv [key], c.1698–1760, Jewish founder of modern Hasidism, b. Ukraine. His life is the subject of many tales that circulated even before his death.…
actor, screenwriterBorn: 10/8/1970Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts A Harvard University dropout, Damon struggled for years as a screenwriter and actor before becoming Hollywood's boy wonder as…
(Encyclopedia) NahmanidesNahmanidesnähmänˈĭdēz [key], 1194–c.1270, Jewish scholar, exegete, and kabbalist, b. Spain. He wrote commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. A mystic, he rejected…
(Encyclopedia) Ginsburg, Christian DavidGinsburg, Christian Davidgĭnzˈbərg [key], 1831–1914, English Hebrew scholar, b. Warsaw. He was converted to Christianity in 1846 and settled in England. He…
(Encyclopedia) ErtéErtéĕrtāˈ [key], 1892–1990, French designer and illustrator, b. St. Petersburg as Romain de Tirtoff. He moved to France and worked for a time sketching for Paul Poiret and…
(Encyclopedia) Benbridge, Henry, 1744–1812, American portrait painter and miniaturist, b. Philadelphia, studied in Italy and with Benjamin West in London. His portraits are characterized by technical…
The Question: We all know that when Ben Johnson was disqualified at the Seoul Olympics, Carl Lewis consequently won the gold medal. Who were third and fourth…
(Clorinda Fiorentino)actressBorn: 3/9/1960Birthplace: Philadelphia Regularly cast among well-known actors, this dark, sexy leading lady proved she had what it takes in movies such as After Hours (…
actor; directorBorn: 3/17/1955Birthplace: Chicago A founding member of Chicago's influential Steppenwolf Theatre Company, he is an award-winning stage actor and director who conquered film and…
