The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 88
... Jewish Legion and sailed back to the Middle East to join the war for the liberation of Palestine from Ottoman rule . The British had already defeated the Turks when the Jewish Legion reached the battle- field , and , when Britain ...
... Jewish Legion and sailed back to the Middle East to join the war for the liberation of Palestine from Ottoman rule . The British had already defeated the Turks when the Jewish Legion reached the battle- field , and , when Britain ...
Page 92
... Jews of India who for centuries lived in Bom- bay and adjacent regions totally isolated from other Jewish influences . Their arrival in India is said to have been precipitated by a ship- wreck some 2,000 years ago , but this cannot be ...
... Jews of India who for centuries lived in Bom- bay and adjacent regions totally isolated from other Jewish influences . Their arrival in India is said to have been precipitated by a ship- wreck some 2,000 years ago , but this cannot be ...
Page 171
... Jewish communities under their jurisdiction . Thus , in Spain , because of its large Jewish population , the king granted the bet din jurisdiction over criminal cases , and in Poland , Jews had recourse to a bet din as a court of last ...
... Jewish communities under their jurisdiction . Thus , in Spain , because of its large Jewish population , the king granted the bet din jurisdiction over criminal cases , and in Poland , Jews had recourse to a bet din as a court of last ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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