With the outbreak of civil war in Syria, more Druze turn to Israel for citizenship.
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The Question:
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Israel's Lost Tribes
Scientists discover Jewish chromosome in Zimbabwe by David Johnson According to the Bible, the Jewish leader Jacob had 12 sons. Each of these sons—…
Known as "Bruddah Iz," Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a beloved figure in Hawaiian music during the 1990s. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's pure, light tenor was as famous as his sumo-sized physique; at one point…
(Encyclopedia) Putnam, Israel, 1718–90, American Revolutionary general, b. Salem (now Danvers), Mass. A farmer at Pomfret, Conn., he fought in the French and Indian Wars, seeing action at Montreal (…
(Encyclopedia) Bene Israel or Beni IsraelBeni Israelboth: bāˈnē [key] [Heb.,=sons of Israel], Jewish community of India, living mostly in and near Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Many thousands of others…
(Encyclopedia) Zangwill, Israel, 1864–1926, English author, b. London. He became a journalist and founded Ariel, a humorous paper. Zangwill wrote Children of the Ghetto (1892), later dramatized and…
