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2002 - January.
January 1 - The Republic of China officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.
January 1 - The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially enters in to force.
January 5 - Charles Bishop, a 15 year-old student pilot, crashes a light aircraft into a Tampa, Florida building, evoking fear of a copycat 9/11 terrorist attack.
January 9 - The United States Department of Justice announces it is going to pursue a c ...
See also:2002, 2002 - Overview of the year, 2002 - Events, 2002 - January, 2002 - February, 2002 - March, 2002 - April, 2002 - May, 2002 - June, 2002 - July, 2002 - August, 2002 - September, 2002 - October, 2002 - November, 2002 - December, 2002 - Unknown Date, 2002 - Births, 2002 - August, 2002 - December, 2002 - Deaths, 2002 - January, 2002 - February, 2002 - March, 2002 - April, 2002 - May, 2002 - June, 2002 - July, 2002 - August, 2002 - September, 2002 - October, 2002 - November, 2002 - December, 2002 - Nobel Prizes, 2002 - Fields Medalists Read more here: » 2002: Encyclopedia II - 2002 - Events |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - History See main article: History of the Jews in the United States
Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th century, many secular Jews from the former Holy Roman Empire arrived in the United States and primarily became merchants and shop-owners. There were approximately 250,000 Jews in the United States by 1880, and many of them were middle class and secular. As a result of persecution in parts of Eastern Europe, Jewish American immigration ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and Population Changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - List of Major Jewish American Communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - History |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - History The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York State. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the town of ...
See also:The Bronx, The Bronx - History, The Bronx - Landmarks, The Bronx - Famous Bronxites, The Bronx - Law and government, The Bronx - Geography, The Bronx - Street Layout, The Bronx - Neighborhoods, The Bronx - Demographics, The Bronx - Trivia Read more here: » The Bronx: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - History |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - 1929 - Events
1929 - January.
January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls.
January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee).
January 10 - Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages, and loved across the world.
January 15 - First issue of Annales d'histoire écono ...
See also:1929, 1929 - Events, 1929 - January, 1929 - February, 1929 - March, 1929 - May, 1929 - June, 1929 - July, 1929 - August, 1929 - September, 1929 - October, 1929 - November, 1929 - December, 1929 - Unknown dates, 1929 - Births, 1929 - January-March, 1929 - April-June, 1929 - July-September, 1929 - October-December, 1929 - Deaths, 1929 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1929: Encyclopedia II - 1929 - Events |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period
Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim.
The Geonim are the rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha, in Babylon (650 - 1250) :
She'iltoth of Acha'i [Gaon]
Halachoth Gedoloth
Emunoth ve-Deoth (Saadia Gaon)
The Siddur by Amram Gaon
Responsa
Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators.
The Rishonim are the rabbis of the early medieval period (1250 - 1550)
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See also:Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography Read more here: » Rabbinic literature: Encyclopedia II - Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture See also: Secular Jewish culture
As the last major wave of Jewish immigration to America was the two million Eastern European Jews who arrived between 1890 and 1924, Jewish secular culture in the United States has become integrated in almost every important way with American culture more broadly. Many aspects of Jewish American culture have, in turn, become part of the wider culture of the United S ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Religion Although Judaism is generally considered an ethnic identity as well as a religious one, the Jewish religion is the root of Jewish identity and culture. Jewish religious practice in America is quite varied. Among the 4.3 million strongly connected American Jews, over 80% have some sort of engagement with Judaism, ranging from Passover seders to lighting Hanukkah candles.
The survey found that of the 4.3 million strongly connected Jews, 46% belong to a synagogue. Among those who belong to a synagogue, 38% are members of Reform synagogue ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Religion |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Population As of 2005, there are somewhere between 5.1 and 5.8 million Jews in the United States, accounting for around 2% of the population. Jews in the U.S. settled largely in and near the major cities, first in the Northeast and Midwest but in recent decades increasingly in the South and West. In descending order, the metropolitan areas with the highest Jewish populations are: New York City (1,750,000), Miami (535,000), Los Angeles (490,000), Philadelphia (254,000), Chicago (248,000), San Francisco (210,000), Boston (208,000), and Washington DC (165 ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Population |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Population As of 2005, there are somewhere between 5.1 and 5.8 million Jews in the United States, accounting for around 2% of the population. Jews in the U.S. settled largely in and near the major cities, first in the Northeast and Midwest but in recent decades increasingly in the South and West. In descending order, the metropolitan areas with the highest Jewish populations are: New York City (1,750,000), Miami (535,000), Los Angeles (490,000), Philadelphia (254,000), Chicago (248,000), San Francisco (210,000), Boston (208,000), and Washington DC (165 ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and Population Changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - List of Major Jewish American Communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Population |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States
American Jews - Popular culture.
See also: List of Jewish American writers, List of Jewish American artists, List of Jewish American musicians, and List of Jewish American show business figures
Many individual Jews have made significant and diverse contributions to American popular culture. Probably the most famous examples are the early Hollywood moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, Jesse L. Lasky, Carl Laemmle, Marcus Loew, Adolph Zukor, and the original Warner ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - 1929 - Births
1929 - January-March.
January 3 - Sergio Leone, Italian director (d. 1989)
January 4 - Dr. Thomas Lincoln, American Informatics Pioneer
January 6 - Babrak Karmal, third President of Afghanistan (d. 1996)
January 15 - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1968)
January 17 - Jacques Plante, Canadian hockey player (d. 1986)
January 20 - Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964)
January 2 ...
See also:1929, 1929 - Events, 1929 - January, 1929 - February, 1929 - March, 1929 - May, 1929 - June, 1929 - July, 1929 - August, 1929 - September, 1929 - October, 1929 - November, 1929 - December, 1929 - Unknown dates, 1929 - Births, 1929 - January-March, 1929 - April-June, 1929 - July-September, 1929 - October-December, 1929 - Deaths, 1929 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1929: Encyclopedia II - 1929 - Births |
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| | | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Chosen Chaim Potok - Themes
The Chosen Chaim Potok - External themes.
While the story is taking place, many references are made to outside events, including World War Two, the Holocaust, and the founding of the state of Israel. Potok reveals the reactions of different groups to each of these events.
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See also:The Chosen Chaim Potok, The Chosen Chaim Potok - Setting, The Chosen Chaim Potok - Characters, The Chosen Chaim Potok - Plot, The Chosen Chaim Potok - Themes, The Chosen Chaim Potok - External themes, The Chosen Chaim Potok - Quotes Read more here: » The Chosen Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Chosen Chaim Potok - Themes |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States
American Jews - Popular culture.
See also: List of Jewish American writers, List of Jewish American artists, List of Jewish American musicians, and List of Jewish American show business figures
Many individual Jews have made significant and diverse contributions to American popular culture. Probably the most famous examples are the early Hollywood moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, Jesse L. Lasky, Carl Laemmle, Marcus Loew, Adolph Zukor, and the original Warner ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - Rabbinic literature - Meforshim Meforshim is a Hebrew word meaning "(classical rabbinical) commentators" (or roughly meaning "exegetes"), and is used as a substitute for the correct word perushim which means "commentaries". In Judaism this term refers to commentaries by the commentators on the Torah (five books of Moses), Tanakh, the Mishnah, the Talmud, responsa, even the siddur (Jewish prayerbook), and more.
Classic Torah and/or Talmud commentaries have been written by:
Geonim
Saadia Gaon, 10th century Babylon
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See also:Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography Read more here: » Rabbinic literature: Encyclopedia II - Rabbinic literature - Meforshim |
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Rabbinic literature - Jewish law.
Halakha is the Jewish way of life. Notable works in this category include:
The major codes of Jewish law (See the Halakha article)
The Mishneh Torah and its commentaries.
The Arba'ah Turim and its commentaries.
The Shulhan Arukh and its commentaries.
The Responsa literature
Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics.
Jewish philosophy
Kabbalah
Aggada
The works of Hasidi ...
See also:Rabbinic literature, Rabbinic literature - The oral law, Rabbinic literature - The Midrash, Rabbinic literature - Later works by category, Rabbinic literature - Jewish law, Rabbinic literature - Jewish thought and ethics, Rabbinic literature - Liturgy, Rabbinic literature - Later works by historical period, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Geonim, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Rishonim the early rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Works of the Acharonim the later rabbinical commentators, Rabbinic literature - Meforshim, Rabbinic literature - Bibliography Read more here: » Rabbinic literature: Encyclopedia II - Rabbinic literature - Later works by category |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Religion Although Judaism is generally considered an ethnic identity as well as a religious one, the Jewish religion is the root of Jewish identity and culture. Jewish religious practice in America is quite varied. Among the 4.3 million strongly connected American Jews, over 80% have some sort of engagement with Judaism, ranging from Passover seders to lighting Hanukkah candles.
The survey found that of the 4.3 million strongly connected Jews, 46% belong to a synagogue. Among those who belong to a synagogue, 38% are members of Reform synagogue ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Religion |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Landmarks The Bronx's attractions include Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees baseball club of the American League; the Bronx Zoo, Bronx High School of Science, Walton High School, Morris Park, the New York Botanical Garden, Wave Hill, Little Italy on Arthur Avenue, Fordham University and Manhattan College. It includes two of the largest parks in NYC, Pelham Bay Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Pelham Bay Park also has a large man made public beach called Orchard Beach created by Robert Moses.
The Bronx also has The Hall of Fame for Great Americans: a national landmark which overlooks the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. It was designed by ...
See also:The Bronx, The Bronx - History, The Bronx - Landmarks, The Bronx - Famous Bronxites, The Bronx - Law and government, The Bronx - Geography, The Bronx - Street Layout, The Bronx - Neighborhoods, The Bronx - Demographics, The Bronx - Trivia Read more here: » The Bronx: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Landmarks |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - 2002 - Deaths For more deaths see: Deaths in 2002
2002 - January.
January 3 - Freddy Heineken, Dutch-born beer magnate (b. 1923)
January 8 - Alexander Prochorow, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
January 8 - Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (b. 1932)
January 12 - Stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
January 12 - Cyrus Vance, United States Secretary of State (b. 1917)
January 13 - Ted Demme, American film and television direc ...
See also:2002, 2002 - Overview of the year, 2002 - Events, 2002 - January, 2002 - February, 2002 - March, 2002 - April, 2002 - May, 2002 - June, 2002 - July, 2002 - August, 2002 - September, 2002 - October, 2002 - November, 2002 - December, 2002 - Unknown Date, 2002 - Births, 2002 - August, 2002 - December, 2002 - Deaths, 2002 - January, 2002 - February, 2002 - March, 2002 - April, 2002 - May, 2002 - June, 2002 - July, 2002 - August, 2002 - September, 2002 - October, 2002 - November, 2002 - December, 2002 - Nobel Prizes, 2002 - Fields Medalists Read more here: » 2002: Encyclopedia II - 2002 - Deaths |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Geography As a part of New York City, Bronx County contains no other political subdivisions. It is located at 40°42'15" North, 73°55'5" West (40.704234, -73.917927)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 148.7 km² (57.4 mi²). 108.9 km² (42.0 mi²) of it is land and 39.9 km² (15.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 26.82% water.
The Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltm ...
See also:The Bronx, The Bronx - History, The Bronx - Landmarks, The Bronx - Famous Bronxites, The Bronx - Law and government, The Bronx - Geography, The Bronx - Street Layout, The Bronx - Neighborhoods, The Bronx - Demographics, The Bronx - Trivia Read more here: » The Bronx: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Geography |
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| | | | | Chaim Potok: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Street Layout Many of the Bronx's streets are numbered, but unlike the street numbering systems in Brooklyn and Queens, the Bronx's system is a continuation of the Manhattan street grid. Because of this, the lowest numbered street in the borough is 132nd Street in the South Bronx, and the highest is 263rd Street in the Riverdale section. The numbered street grid is far from perfect as some numbers are just skipped altogether in Riverdale; other nei ...
See also:The Bronx, The Bronx - History, The Bronx - Landmarks, The Bronx - Famous Bronxites, The Bronx - Law and government, The Bronx - Geography, The Bronx - Street Layout, The Bronx - Neighborhoods, The Bronx - Demographics, The Bronx - Trivia Read more here: » The Bronx: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - Street Layout |
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