Israel Putnam — (January 7, 1718 ndash; May 29, 1790) was an American army general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) during the American Revolutionary War (1775 ndash;1783). Although Putnam never quite attained the national renown… … Wikipedia
Israel Baseball League — Infobox sports league current season= logo=Israel Baseball League.jpg pixels=150px sport=Baseball founded=2007 teams=6 champion=Bet Shemesh Blue Sox country=ISR website= [http://www.israelbaseballleague.com IsraelBaseballLeague.com] The Israel… … Wikipedia
Burmese Indians — Total population 950,000 Regions with significant populations Yangon, Mandalay, Mawlamyaing Languages Burmese, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi … Wikipedia
Bene Israel — Histoire des Juifs en Inde On distingue trois communautés juives en Inde totalisant 6 000 membres (1997), chacune dans une aire géographique très déterminée : la communauté de Cochin dans le sud du sous continent, les Bene Israël dans les… … Wikipédia en Français
BENE ISRAEL — BENE ISRAEL, Jewish community in India. In India The original tradition, as related to Christian missionaries early in the 19th century, is that the Bene Israel are the descendants of the survivors (seven men and seven women) of a shipwreck off… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bene Israel — Infobox Ethnic group group=Bene Israel poptime=1830s: 6,000 (est.) 1900: 10,000 (est.) 1948: 20,000 (est.) 2005: 65,000 (est.) popplace=Israel 60,000 (est.) Mumbai area 4000 (est.) Kolkata < 200 (est.) Delhi < 200 (est.) Ahmadabad < 200 (est.)… … Wikipedia
Menasseh Ben Israel — Engraved portrait by Salomo d Italia, 1642 Born 1604 Madeira Island, Portugal Died 1657 Middleburg, Nether … Wikipedia
Ten Lost Tribes of Israel — 10 of the original 12 Hebrew tribes, which, under the leadership of Joshua, took possession of Canaan, the Promised Land, after the death of Moses. They were named Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and… … Universalium
EFROS, ISRAEL ISAAC — (1891–1981), Hebrew educator, poet, and scholar. Born in Ostrog, the Ukraine, he went to the United States in 1905. He served for a time as rabbi and in 1918 founded the Baltimore Hebrew College and the Teachers Training School. He was professor… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Putnam, Israel — born Jan. 7, 1718, Salem Village, Mass. died May 29, 1790, Pomfret, Conn., U.S. American Revolutionary army officer. He was a prosperous farmer in Connecticut from 1740. He served throughout the French and Indian War and rose to the rank of… … Universalium
