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Mar 4, 2010 · March 4, 2010. James Palmer, a British writer who lives in Beijing and has a fascination for all things Mongolian, has produced a captivating biography of Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a Baltic nobleman who fought in the service of the Russian tsar in World War I. Following the Bolshevik Revolution, Ungern led a ragtag White army to capture ...
Introduction This chapter introduces the protagonist of this biography, the Jewish banker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch (1831–1896), and lays out the central claim of the book, arguing that philanthropy was the principal expression of Jewish politics and the main avenue of Jewish self-emancipation, prior to the rise of Jewish nationalism, socialism, and mass ...
Martin Baron (born October 24, 1954) is an American journalist who was editor of The Washington Post from December 31, 2012, until his retirement on February 28, 2021. [1] He was previously editor of The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012; during that period, the Globe ' s coverage of the Boston Catholic sexual abuse scandal earned a Pulitzer Prize .
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy is delighted to share 'Chiefly Quotes', an inspirational PDF collection of 1600 quotes collated by Rabbi Johnny Solomon through his research of Rabbi Sacks' canon of written work, and then arranged by theme. You can also find our growing bank of Rabbi Sacks quotes below, and search by keyword, book title, or theme using ...
35. A single coin in an empty flask makes the most noise. 35 When a person rises above a family history of ignorance and apathy toward study Torah, the contrast is immediately apparent. 36. Shake off the salt, and throw the meat to the dog. 36 Even the choicest of foods becomes tasteless without salt.
A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does a lot of business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man. Avot 2:5. Do not remove yourself from the community. On not blinding oneself to the suffering of others, Avot 2:4.
Sep 23, 2015 · The Hall of Fame Yankees catcher, who died Tuesday at the age of 90, is enshrined as one of the legendary philosopher kings of American sports, the kind of regular-Joe athlete fans have always ...
