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30/04/2013 - 12:30

Yaakov Dov Agushewitz was born in 1911 in Swislocz, a town just outside of Bialystok, a descendant of illustrious rabbinical families on... →

24/04/2013 - 13:57

In the first experiment aimed at determining the brain’s “numeral area,” participants looked at single digits, letters, foreign numeral... →

20/04/2013 - 13:21

A paradox of war in the modern era -- a time distinguished by the mass production of advanced weapons and the ability to mobilize millions... →

14/04/2013 - 15:20

Almost $1b., about 28 percent of the budget, will be spent on defense, compared to 16% for education and 10% for medical services. In other... →

09/04/2013 - 13:09

The duke’s protection was to Oppenheimer’s detriment. On March 12, 1737, Carl Alexander died of a sudden stroke, and that very evening... →

02/04/2013 - 12:33

In the second part of the book in question, Shifman goes into what could be called the "intra-religious" issue because, in his opinion, it... →

27/03/2013 - 17:15

That’s not to say Marx was entirely correct. His “dictatorship of the proletariat” didn’t quite work out as planned. But the consequence of... →

19/03/2013 - 12:24

Boianjiu, 25, was nominated for her first book, “The People of Forever Are Not Afraid,” ‏(Hogarth‏) which she wrote in English. The book is... →

13/03/2013 - 13:12

The reasons for this disregard ultimately lie in the vicissitudes of Josephus' own life and fate. The son of a Jerusalem priestly family,... →

07/03/2013 - 14:26

Stalin is a hidden hero, and this status is part of the inherently vague nature of Russia's post-communist statehood and national identity... →

02/03/2013 - 16:22

Israel gives clear preference to the Orthodox when it comes to determining Jewish identity, as in the "Who is a Jew?" debate. Only Orthodox... →

24/02/2013 - 15:34

The WHO stops short of saying the chemicals actually caused the illnesses but did say that in some cases, the evidence was very strong. The... →

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