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Johanan ben Zakkai
(Encyclopedia) Johanan ben ZakkaiJohanan ben Zakkaijōhănˈən bĕn zăkˈāī [key], leader of the Pharisees of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Temple in a.d. 70, afterward founder of the Jewish…Gershom ben Judah
(Encyclopedia) Gershom ben JudahGershom ben Judahgrˈshəm bĕn j&oomacr;ˈdə [key], c.965–c.1040?, rabbi, religious poet, and scholar. He was also called Me'or ha-Golah [light of the exile]. He…Lahontan, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Lahontan, LakeLahontan, Lakeləhŏnˈtən [key], extinct lake of W Nev. and NE Calif. It was formed by heavy precipitation caused by the Pleistocene glaciers and with Lake Bonneville (see…Carson, Rachel Louise
(Encyclopedia) Carson, Rachel Louise, 1907–64, American writer and marine biologist, b. Springdale, Pa., M.A. Johns Hopkins, 1932. Her well-known books on sea life—Under the Sea-Wind (1941), The Sea…Manasseh ben Israel
(Encyclopedia) Manasseh ben Israel, 1604–57, Jewish scholar and communal leader, b. Portugal. Early in his life he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a rabbi and started (1627) the first Hebrew…Eau Claire
(Encyclopedia) Eau Claire Eau Claire ō klâr [key], city (2020 pop. 69,421), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on…Sayles, John
(Encyclopedia) Sayles, John (John Thomas Sayles), 1950–, one of America's most influential independent filmmakers as well as a screenwriter, fiction writer, playwright, and actor, b. Schenectady, N.Y…Ben Jackson Biography
Ben JacksonAge: 22 Valdosta State (Ga.) pitcher who was 13-8 during his three seasons with the team; was playing in a men's over-40 summer league when he was struck by lightning while on the…Ben Gregory Biography
Ben GregoryAge: 50 University of Colorado assistant football coach in charge of running backs since 1991; is credited with developing Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam; a two time All-Big…Ben Hogan Biography
Ben HoganAge: 84 one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game; career numbers include 63 victories (second to only Sam Snead's 81 and Jack Nicklaus' 70), nine major championships, four…Trending
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