Jews, Church & Civilization
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Of Aging: Wistar Researchers Shed New Light on Getting Old
ocus F Summer 2008 The Science of Aging: Wistar researchers shed new light on getting old Wistar Launches High-Tech Research Center The Federal Funding Crunch: What Does It Mean for Wistar? FROM THE PRESIDENT Wistar: Research at the Frontier he Wistar Institute has a pioneering tradition. TCaspar Wistar, for whom the Institute is named, was a forward-thinking 18th-century physician who wrote the first American anatomy textbook and was an early proponent of vaccination. His great-nephew, Insti- tute founder Isaac J. Wistar, was a pioneer in his own right who trekked west by wagon train to spend winters as a trapper in the wilds of California. Isaac Wistar founded The Wistar Institute in 1892 with the stated intention of creating a center for “new and original research” in the biological and medical sci- Peter Olson ences. In the ensuing century, Wistar lived up to that charge, and it continues to do so today. massive amounts of data and pinpoint disease-causing Wistar’s first scientific advisory board, convened in genes and proteins. The center supports work like that of 1905, declared research as the Institute’s principal objec- David W. Speicher, Ph.D., who is developing blood tests tive and specified three areas of focus: comparative for the early detection of the deadliest cancers. anatomy, embryology, and neurology—fields that repre- Likewise, the Institute’s new chemical screening facil- sented the leading edge of science and medicine at the ity, set to launch this fall, will allow investigators to turn of the century. screen vast numbers of compounds and identify those The Institute’s research focus has evolved over the years. -
Reciprocal Sites Membership Program
2015–2016 Frank Lloyd Wright National Reciprocal Sites Membership Program The Frank Lloyd Wright National Reciprocal Sites Program includes 30 historic sites across the United States. FLWR on your membership card indicates that you enjoy the National Reciprocal sites benefit. Benefits vary from site to site. Please check websites listed in this brochure for detailed information on each site. ALABAMA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA 1 Rosenbaum House 2 Taliesin West 3 Hollyhock House 4 Florida Southern College 601 RIVERVIEW DRIVE 12621 N. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD BARNSDALL PARK 750 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WAY FLORENCE, AL 35630 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85261-4430 4800 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LAKELAND, FL 33801 256.718.5050 480.860.2700 LOS ANGELES, CA 90027 863.680.4597 ROSENBAUMHOUSE.COM FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT.ORG 323.644.6269 FLSOUTHERN.EDU/FLW WRIGHTINALABAMA.COM FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION BARNSDALL.ORG FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION TOUR HOURS: 9AM–4PM FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION TOUR HOURS: TOUR HOURS: BOOKSHOP HOURS: 8:30AM–6PM TOUR HOURS: THURS–SUN, 11AM–4PM OPEN ALL YEAR, EXCEPT OPEN ALL YEAR, EXCEPT TOUR TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW Experience firsthand Frank Lloyd MAJOR HOLIDAYS. HOLLYHOCK HOUSE VISITOR’S CENTER YEAR’S DAY. 10AM–4PM Wright’s brilliant ability to integrate TUES–SAT, 10AM–4PM IN BARNSDALL PARK. VISITOR CENTER & GIFT SHOP HOURS: SUN, 1PM–4PM indoor and outdoor spaces at Taliesin Hollyhock House is Wright’s first 9:30AM–4:30PM West—Wright’s winter home, school The Rosenbaum House is the only Los Angeles project. Built between and studio from 1937-1959, located Discover the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed 1919 and 1923, it represents his on 600 acres of dramatic desert. -
I. the Rodef Shalom in Rabbinic Texts Study the Following Mishnah (3Rd Century CE, Land of Israel) Carefully in Havruta (Study Partner)
The Rodef Shalom: From Text to History to Global Network Rabbi Daniel Roth, PhD Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution [email protected] I. The Rodef Shalom in Rabbinic Texts Study the following Mishnah (3rd Century CE, Land of Israel) carefully in havruta (study partner). Make a list of all of the questions you can think of on this Mishnah. משנה אבות א:יב Mishnah, Avot, 1:12 הלל אומר: :Hillel says הווי תלמידו של אהרן. .Be a student of Aaron אוהב שלום A lover of peace ורודף שלום ,(A pursuer of peace (rodef shalom אהב את הבריות ,A lover of people ומקרבן לתורה. .Who brings them closer to Torah ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ [Save for Group Discussion] 1. Why Be a Student of Aaron? Why do you think the Mishnah first said to be a student of Aaron’s, instead of just “a lover of peace and pursuer of peace"? How does Rabbi Shmuel de Ozedah (16th century Tzfat, Land of Israel) answer this question in his commentary on the mishnah? ר' שמואל די אוזידא, מדרש שמואל אבות Midrash Shmuel, Avot 1:12 (Rabbi Shmuel de א:יב (Ozedah And it is possible that he said "be of the students of ואיפשר עוד שאמר "הוי מתלמידיו של Aaron," and did not (just) say "be a lover of peace" since אהרן" ולא אמר 'הוי אוהב שלום' לפי שכל every person in their own eyes is a lover of peace, and אדם בעיני עצמו הוא אוהב שלום ואף אם even if he is a person of strife and conflict, he does not הוא איש ריב ומדון אינו רואה חובה לעצמו see any fault with himself. -
German Jews in the United States: a Guide to Archival Collections
GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE,WASHINGTON,DC REFERENCE GUIDE 24 GERMAN JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES: AGUIDE TO ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS Contents INTRODUCTION &ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 ABOUT THE EDITOR 6 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS (arranged alphabetically by state and then city) ALABAMA Montgomery 1. Alabama Department of Archives and History ................................ 7 ARIZONA Phoenix 2. Arizona Jewish Historical Society ........................................................ 8 ARKANSAS Little Rock 3. Arkansas History Commission and State Archives .......................... 9 CALIFORNIA Berkeley 4. University of California, Berkeley: Bancroft Library, Archives .................................................................................................. 10 5. Judah L. Mages Museum: Western Jewish History Center ........... 14 Beverly Hills 6. Acad. of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Margaret Herrick Library, Special Coll. ............................................................................ 16 Davis 7. University of California at Davis: Shields Library, Special Collections and Archives ..................................................................... 16 Long Beach 8. California State Library, Long Beach: Special Collections ............. 17 Los Angeles 9. John F. Kennedy Memorial Library: Special Collections ...............18 10. UCLA Film and Television Archive .................................................. 18 11. USC: Doheny Memorial Library, Lion Feuchtwanger Archive ................................................................................................... -
Guggenheim Musem, Ground Level Interior
landmarks Preservation Commission August 14, 1990; Designation List 226 LP-1775 GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, GROUND LEVEL INTERIOR consisting of the entrance loggia (nCM the bookstore), the entrance vestibule, the main gallery space including the fountain, adrnissionjinfo:rma.tion desk, and telephone alcove, and the coat room foyer; AUDITORIUM LEVEL INTERIOR consisting of the staircase in the triangular stai:rhall leading from the auditorium level to the ground level, the elevator foyer, the auditorium, the auditorium mezzanine, the stairs and areas providing access to the auditorium mezzanine, and the stage/platform; the GROUND 1EVEL 'IHROUGH SIXTH LEVEL INTERIORS, up to and including the glass dome, consisting of the continuous rarrp; the space enclosed by the continuous rarrp; the adjacent gallery spaces, among them the grand gallery at the first and second levels, including the fixed planters at the bottom and top of the first level, at the top of the second level, and at the top of the third level, and the skylights; the elevator foyers; and the elevator cabs; the GROUND LEVEL THROUGH FaJRIH LEVEL INTERIORS consisting of the triangular stairhall and staircases which terminate at the top of the fourth level which is the beginning of the fifth level; the SEa:>ND LEVEL INTERIOR consisting of the Justin K. Thannhauser Wing; the SIXTH LEVEL INTERIOR consisting of the triangular gallery adjacent to the elevator shaft; and the fixtures and interior components of these spaces, included but not limited to, floor surfaces, wall surfaces, ceiling surfaces, doors, wind.CMS, brass railings, triangular light fixtures, trough light fixtures, signs, and metal museum seal, 1071 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. -
OVERVIEW of ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): a Handbook for Corps Managers
Pamphlet #5 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE US Army Corps RESOLUTION SERIES of Engineers® OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): A Handbook for Corps Managers ..ON a,'Jl'!'DIENT I A;;proved tm ;uclic reieo.NI ~- I>----• JULY 1996 IWR PAMPHLET 96-ADR-P-5 19970103 016 The Corps Commitment to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) This pamphlet is one in a series of pamphlets describing techniques for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This series is part ofa Corps program to encourage its managers to develop and utilize new ways ofresolving disputes. ADR techniques may be used to prevent disputes, resolve them at earlier stages, or settle them prior to formal litigation. ADR is a new field, and additional techniques are being developed all the time. These pamphlets are a means ofproviding Corps managers with up-to-date information on the latest techniques. The information in this pamphlet is designed to provide a starting point for innovation by Corps managers in the use ofADR techniques. Other ADR case studies and working papers are available to assist managers. The current list ofpamphlets, case studies, and working papers in the ADR series is listed in the back ofthis pamphlet. The ADR Program is carried out under the proponency ofthe U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, Office ofChief Counsel, Lester Edelman, ChiefCounsel, and with the guidance ofthe U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers' Institute for Water Resources (!WR), Alexandria VA. Frank Carr serves as ADR Program Manager. Jerome Delli Priscoli, Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst of!WR currently serves as Technical Monitor, assisted by Donna Ayres, ADR Program Coordinator. James L. -
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: Rosenbaum, Edward and Harriett, House Other names/site number: Dunn, Prescott & Beatrice House Name of related multiple property listing: (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: 1428 E. Circle Way City or town: Salt Lake City State: UT County: Salt Lake Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide X local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B X C D /Deputy SHPO Signature of certifying official/Title: Date Utah Division of State History/Office of Historic Preservation State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. -
Women's Torah Text
Index by Author . Foreword: The Different Voice of Jewish Women Rabbi Amy Eilberg . Acknowledgments . Introduction ......................................... What You Need to Know to Use This Book . Rabbinic Commentators and Midrashic Collections Noted in This Book . Bereshit/Genesis Bereshit ₍:‒:₎: The Untold Story of Eve Rabbi Lori Forman . Noach ₍:‒:₎: Mrs. Noah Rabbi Julie RingoldSpitzer . Lech Lecha ₍:‒:₎: What’s in a Name? Rabbi Michal Shekel. Va ye r a ₍:‒:₎: Positive Pillars Rabbi Cynthia A. Culpeper . Chaye Sarah ₍:‒:₎: Woman’s Life, Woman’s Truth Rabbi Rona Shapiro . Toldot ₍:‒:₎: Rebecca’s Birth Stories Rabbi Beth J. Singer. Vayetze ₍:‒:₎: Wrestling on the Other Side of the River Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso . Contents Vayishlach ₍:‒:₎: No Means No Rabbi Lia Bass. Vayeshev ₍:‒:₎: Power, Sex, and Deception Rabbi Geela-Rayzel Raphael . Miketz ₍:‒:₎: In Search of Dreamers Rabbi Debra Judith Robbins . Vayigash ₍:‒:₎: Daddy’s Girl Rabbi Shira Stern . Va ye c h i ₍:‒:₎: Serach Bat Asher—the Woman Who Enabled the Exodus Rabbi Barbara Rosman Penzner. Shmot/Exodus Shmot ₍:‒:₎: Rediscovering Tziporah Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert . Va-era ₍:‒:₎: The Many Names of God Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar . Bo ₍:‒:₎: Power and Liberation Rabbi Lucy H.F. Dinner. Beshalach ₍:‒:₎: Miriam’s Song, Miriam’s Silence Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell . Yitro ₍:‒:₎: We All Stood at Sinai Rabbi Julie K.Gordon . Mishpatim ₍:‒:₎: What Must We Do? Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer . Terumah ₍:‒:₎: Community as Sacred Space Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel . Tetzaveh ₍:‒:₎: Finding Our Home in the Temple and the Temple in Our Homes Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow . Contents Ki Tissa ₍:‒:₎: The Women Didn’t Build the Golden Calf—or Did They? Rabbi Ellen Lippmann . Vayakhel ₍:‒:₎: Of Women and Mirrors Rabbi Nancy H. -
2009 Annual Report
2009 ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents Letter from the President & CEO ......................................................................................................................5 About The Paley Center for Media ................................................................................................................... 7 Board Lists Board of Trustees ........................................................................................................................................8 Los Angeles Board of Governors ................................................................................................................ 10 Media Council Board of Governors ..............................................................................................................12 Public Programs PALEYDOCEVENTS ..................................................................................................................................14 INSIDEMEDIA Events .................................................................................................................................15 PALEYDOCFEST .......................................................................................................................................19 PALEYFEST: Fall TV Preview Parties ..........................................................................................................20 PALEYFEST: William S. Paley Television Festival ..........................................................................................21 Robert M. -
Tufts Fact Book 2013-14
Tufts University Fact Book 2013 2014 FACT BOOK 2013-2014 Tufts University Fact Book 2013 2014 Published by the Office of Institutional Research & Evaluation, Tufts University © 2014 Trustees of Tufts College Tufts University Fact Book 2013 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 3 Preface...................................................................................................................................................... 1 University Vision Statement ...................................................................................................................... 2 HISTORY ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Selected Highlights of 2013 ...................................................................................................................... 5 Aspects of Tufts University History ........................................................................................................... 8 Presidents ............................................................................................................................................... 19 ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Trustees ................................................................................................................................................. -
Click to View The
a magazine for alumni and friends of university of the sciences in philadelphia winter 2009, volume 97 no. 4 A Decade of Growth Education 2.0 Preventative Medicine President Dr. Philip P. Gerbino Innovative online Vaccine policy research extends talks about the University’s growth classroom experience beyond classroom doors Joseph family, left to right: DR. DAVID B. JOSEPH TX’86, brother; RHODA STEIN KATZ P’54, mother- in-law; ANDREA STEIN JOSEPH P’83, wife; and ADLAI P. JOSEPH P’79, PharmD’08, husband. Szilagyi family, left to right: SANDRA SZILAGYI P’76, mother; MARK A. SZILAGYI, JR., PharmD’06, son; JENNIFER L. SZILAGYI PharmD’08, daughter; and MARK A. SZILAGYI P’76, father. Hennessy family, joined by DANIEL A. HUSSAR P’62, The USP Legacy Society is, simply put, a MS’64, PhD’67 (left) and President PHILIP P. GERBINO family tradition. Started in 2006, the USP P’69, PharmD’70 (right): KEVIN M. HENNESSY Legacy Society honors the many families PharmD’08, grandson (second from left), and ROBERT who have attended the University. F. HENNESSY P’53, grandfather. A legacy is defined as “any alumnus or student in a family with one or more generations of USP graduates both living and deceased. This includes alumni and students who are related by marriage.” The numbers are growing: 17 percent of our alumni (nearly 2,000 graduates) are “legacies.” And there are an estimated 63 current students with legacy connections. In what has become an annual tradition, the third USP Legacy Society event was held in conjunction with the University’s 187th Commencement activities in May. -
Frank Lloyd Wright - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Frank Lloyd Wright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_... Frank Lloyd Wright From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, Frank Lloyd Wright 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1000 structures and completed 532 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by his design for Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture".[1] Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States. His work includes original and innovative examples of many different building types, including offices, churches, schools, Born Frank Lincoln Wright skyscrapers, hotels, and museums. Wright June 8, 1867 also designed many of the interior Richland Center, Wisconsin elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass. Wright Died April 9, 1959 (aged 91) authored 20 books and many articles and Phoenix, Arizona was a popular lecturer in the United Nationality American States and in Europe. His colorful Alma mater University of Wisconsin- personal life often made headlines, most Madison notably for the 1914 fire and murders at his Taliesin studio. Already well known Buildings Fallingwater during his lifetime, Wright was recognized Solomon R. Guggenheim in 1991 by the American Institute of Museum Architects as "the greatest American Johnson Wax Headquarters [1] architect of all time." Taliesin Taliesin West Robie House Contents Imperial Hotel, Tokyo Darwin D.