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Jizah, Al

(Encyclopedia)Jizah, Al, Egypt: see Giza.

Al-taschith

(Encyclopedia)Al-taschith: see Aijeleth Shahar. ...

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia)Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El. ...

Al-Jadida

(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Fayyum, Al

(Encyclopedia)Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt. ...

Hirschfeld, Al

(Encyclopedia)Hirschfeld, Al (Albert Hirschfeld) hûrshˈfĕld [key], 1903–2003, American graphic artist, b. St. Louis. He and his family moved to New York City when he was 12, and he studied art there and in Par...

Jolson, Al

(Encyclopedia)Jolson, Al jōlˈsən [key], 1888–1950, American entertainer, whose original name was Asa Yoelson, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States c.1895. The son of a rabbi, Jolson first planned to be...

Al Fatah

(Encyclopedia)Al Fatah: see Arafat, Yasir; Palestine Liberation Organization. ...

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