HOW MANY TYPES OF JUDAISM ARE THERE? HOW DO YOUNG BOYS COME OF AGE? TORAHHOLY DAYSFIND OUT MOREJudaism is the world’s oldest religion based on belief in one God. Jews believe that God made them…
(Encyclopedia) Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses AbbaDelmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abbadālmĕˈdēgō [key], c.1460–1497, Jewish philosopher and Talmudist, b. Crete, known also as Elijah Cretensis. He emigrated…
(Encyclopedia) Frederick VII, 1808–63, king of Denmark, duke of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg (1848–63), son and successor of Christian VIII. He accepted a liberal constitution in 1849 that…
(Encyclopedia) Muhlenberg, William AugustusMuhlenberg, William Augustusmy&oomacr;ˈlənbûrg [key], 1796–1877, American Episcopal clergyman, hymn writer, and philanthropist, b. Philadelphia. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Birkeland, Kristian or Olaf ChristianBirkeland, Kristian or Olaf Christiankrĭsˈtyän bērˈkəlän, ōˈläv [key], 1867–1917, Norwegian physicist. From 1898 Birkeland was a professor at the…
Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began attending Morehouse…
It is believed that the first “marriage” took place when a primitive man went into a primitive woman's cave and carried her off to be his mate. He chose her not for love but for her ability to do…
