Baron Maurice von Hirsch, born in a noble family. Maurice's father was banker to the Bavarian king. For generations, the family occupied a prominent position in the German Jewish community. In 1855, working with the banking house of Bischoffsheim & Goldschmidt, of Brussels, London and Paris, he amassed a large fortune, by purchasing and working railway concessions in Austria, Turkey and the Balkans, and by speculating in sugar and copper. After the death of his only son, Lucien, Baron and Baroness de Hirsch initially devoted his large fortune to helping Russian Jews by raising emigration and...
Baron Maurice von Hirsch, born in a noble family. Maurice's father was banker to the Bavarian king. For generations, the family occupied a prominent p...
Maimonides, a seminal Jewish commentator, based his philosophical findings on Aristotle's logic as the exemplar of reason. Maimonides' views on creation, revelation, and redemption depart from Aristotle's views, even though he used Aristotelian methods. Creation, revelation, and redemption were the core of Maimonides' reality. In The Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides argued that the eternity of the world is not demonstrable. He found that God is the First Cause as Creator, which providentially governs the world with concern for the human beings created in its image. Through study of the...
Maimonides, a seminal Jewish commentator, based his philosophical findings on Aristotle's logic as the exemplar of reason. Maimonides' views on creati...
The American Joint Distribution Center, founded during World War 1, sought those Jews in Soviet Russia, who were now deprived of their civil rights. Jewish trades did not comport with Soviet Trades. To achieve civil rights, the Joint organized Jewish collective Farms (150,000 farmers) and established trade schools to teach acceptable trades.
The American Joint Distribution Center, founded during World War 1, sought those Jews in Soviet Russia, who were now deprived of their civil rights. J...
Terrorism is not just violence expressed on the spur of the moment, but an organized instrument to achieve political objectives. It has its own identity, comprising various issues. Terrorism defines here as an act or threat of an act of tactical violence by a group of trained individuals, having international linkage, to achieve political objectives. This group could exist as non-state or state agencies. This definition precisely covers all the aspects of terrorism.
Terrorism is not just violence expressed on the spur of the moment, but an organized instrument to achieve political objectives. It has its own identi...
Muckrakers were investigative journalists during the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) who shone a light on corrupt business and government leaders as well as major social problems like racism.Ida B. Wells wrote graphically about the horrors of lynching in the South. Her newspaper office was burned to the ground, and she was forced to move to Chicago after her own life became imperiled. Jacob Riis photographed immigrant children who lived among the garbage dumps underneath the wharves in New York City. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, revealing the unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the...
Muckrakers were investigative journalists during the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) who shone a light on corrupt business and government leaders as wel...
The women's suffrage movement was sparked by the First Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. The movement was a mass effort that involved several generations of women and employed sophisticated political strategy and organization. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified, many women remained unable to vote due to discriminatory laws.
The women's suffrage movement was sparked by the First Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. The movement was a mass effort tha...
This updated edition of the classic "Shofar Reference Manual" demonstrates how to buy and sound the Shofar, the ancient ram's horn sounds, at the Jewish High Holidays. It instructs how to master the tones of the ancient Shofar, how to clean it, and how to maintain it. The author, a 50-year practitioner, taught hundreds of Balei Tekehah and is a consultant to the Reform Jewish Movement, The Catholic Church and the International Shofar Corps.
This updated edition of the classic "Shofar Reference Manual" demonstrates how to buy and sound the Shofar, the ancient ram's horn sounds, at the Jewi...
The book traces Foreign Trade from Mercantilism, to Bullionism, to the Tariff system, to Economic Globalization.Some nations sought to amalgamate to maximize their economic utility (European Union).Worldwide transportation and communication created economic globalization. However, some nations hold on to the tariff system. This study analyzes the efficacy of the tariff system and free trade.
The book traces Foreign Trade from Mercantilism, to Bullionism, to the Tariff system, to Economic Globalization.Some nations sought to amalgamate to m...
A police dog, also known as a K-9, is a highly intelligent and skilled animal trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties, which include searching for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding crime scene evidence, protecting officers and other people, and attacking suspects who flee from officers, demonstrate their remarkable abilities. The breeds most commonly used by law enforcement are the German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Bloodhound, Dutch Shepherd, and Labrador Retriever. In recent years, the Belgian Malinois has become the leading choice for...
A police dog, also known as a K-9, is a highly intelligent and skilled animal trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their dutie...
