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Bene Israel
(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…Allen, Ira
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ira, 1751–1814, political leader in early Vermont, b. Cornwall, Conn. He was the younger brother and the assistant of Ethan Allen. Although he was a member of the Green Mountain…Paton, Alan
(Encyclopedia) Paton, AlanPaton, Alanpāˈtən [key], 1903–88, South African novelist. A devoted leader in the struggle to end the oppression of the South African blacks, he served (1935–47) as…Chabon, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Chabon, Michael, 1963–, American writer, b. Washington, D.C., B.A. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1984, M.A. Univ. of California, Irvine, 1987. Chabon's novels combine intriguing plots, usually…Portsmouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 205,056), S England, on Spithead Channel. The city includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and…Bennett, Alan
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Alan, 1934–, British playwright and actor, b. Leeds, England, grad. Exeter College, Oxford (1957). Bennett became a fixture of the British cultural scene as part of the…Abbott, George
(Encyclopedia) Abbott, George, 1887–1995, American theatrical producer, director, and playwright, b. Forestville, N.Y. He began (1913) in the theater as an actor and, during a career that spanned…Moody, Dwight Lyman
(Encyclopedia) Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837–99, American evangelist, b. Northfield, Mass. He became successful in business in Chicago, where he settled in 1856. His activities there as a Sunday-school…Walt Whitman: O Tan-Faced Prairie-Boy
O Tan-Faced Prairie-BoyO tan-faced prairie-boy, Before you came to camp came many a welcome gift, Praises and presents came and nourishing food, till at last among the recruits, You came…Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Leetla Boy
Da Leetla BoyThomas Augustine DalyDa spreeng ees com'! but oh, da joy Eet ees too late! He was so cold, my leetla boy, He no could wait.I no can count how manny week, How manny day, dat he…Trending
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