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Miller, Glenn

(Encyclopedia)Miller, Glenn (Alton Glenn Miller), 1904–44, American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and composer, b. Clarinda, Iowa. Playing in Ben Pollack's band by 1927, he was a freelance musician in New York Cit...

Dipper, Big, and Little Dipper

(Encyclopedia)Dipper, Big, and Little Dipper: see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. ...

Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls)

(Encyclopedia) Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls): see Rap music. ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park

(Encyclopedia)Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: see under Big Bend National Park. ...

Bertha of the Big Foot

(Encyclopedia)Bertha of the Big Foot: see Bertrada. ...

Isserles, Moses ben Israel

(Encyclopedia)Isserles, Moses ben Israel ĭsˈərlĕs [key], c.1525–1572, Polish rabbi, annotator, and philosopher, b. Kraków, known as Remah. He is best known for his glosses on the code of Jewish law of Joseph...

Loria, Isaac ben Solomon

(Encyclopedia)Loria, Isaac ben Solomon: see Luria, Isaac ben Solomon. ...

Luria, Isaac ben Solomon

(Encyclopedia)Luria or Loria, Isaac ben Solomon lo͝orˈēə, lôrˈ– [key], 1534–72, Jewish kabbalist, surnamed Ashkenazi, called Ari [lion] by his followers, b. Jerusalem. In his 20s he spent seven years in s...

Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim

(Encyclopedia)Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim: see Caro, Joseph ben Ephraim. ...

Caro, Joseph ben Ephraim

(Encyclopedia)Caro or Karo, Joseph ben Ephraim käˈrō [key], 1488–1575, eminent Jewish codifier of law, b. Toledo, Spain. He left Spain as a child when the Jews were expelled (1492) and finally settled in Safed...