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  1. May 20, 2024 · This is a list of notable Israeli Ashkenazi Jews, including both original immigrants who obtained Israeli citizenship and their Israeli descendants.

  2. 5 days ago · Salo Wittmayer Baron (born May 26, 1895, Tarnow, Austria [now in Poland]—died Nov. 25, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an Austrian-born American historian who spent much of his life compiling the multivolume magnum opus A Social and Religious History of the Jews (1937), originally published in three volumes but later revised and expanded into 18...

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  3. May 13, 2024 · Julia Tellides discovered the rich Jewish heritage of Thessaloniki two years ago on a Harvard Summer School Study Abroad program. “It was the first time I heard about there being a large Jewish community anywhere in Greece,” said the graduating senior, a joint history and classics concentrator.

  4. May 13, 2024 · Nahum Sokolow (born Feb. 3, 1861, Wyszogród, Pol., Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died May 17, 1936, London, Eng.) was a Jewish journalist and Zionist leader. The descendant of an ancient Polish rabbinical family, Sokolow became well known for his contributions to the Jewish press in Hebrew and other languages.

  5. 3 days ago · Judaism in the Enlightenment. and the Industrial Age. During the Industrial Age, Jews in western and central Europe fought for political rights and new movements, both secular and neo-traditional (Hasidism) emerged. Jews increasingly became urbanized and assimilated into secular society.

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