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Joshua D. Zimmerman
Joshua D. Zimmerman (born 1966) holds the Eli and Diana Zborowski Professorial Chair in Holocaust Studies and East European Jewish History at Yeshiva University. He is the author or editor of several works about the Holocaust, including ''Contested Memories. Poles and Jews during the Holocaust and Its Aftermath'' (2003) and '' The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939–1945'' (2015). Education and career Zimmerman graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1989 with a BA in history. He was awarded an MA in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1993 and a PhD in comparative history from Brandeis University in February 1998. He is proficient in Yiddish, Polish, Hebrew, Russian, and French. In 2004 he was appointed an associate professor of history at Yeshiva University in New York City. Work ''Contested Memories'' (2003), a volume Zimmerman edited, was described by the publisher as "the first attempt since the fall of Communism to reassess t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a Private university, private Modern Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU on the Yeshiva University website The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University), Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern–Centrist Orthodoxy, Centrist–Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism's ''hashkafa'' (philosophy) of ''Torah Umadda'' ("Torah and secular knowledge"), which synthesizes a secular academic education with the study of the Torah. The majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern Orthodox. The undergraduate body is entirely Jewish, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Tych
Feliks Tych (31 July 1929, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw, Second Polish Republic, Poland – 16 February 2015, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish historian and educator. From 1995 to 2006, he was Director of the Jewish Historical Institute (''Żydowski Instytut Historyczny''), served as member of the Council of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and was a member of the editors committee of the Polish Biographical Dictionary. References 1929 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Polish Jews 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Writers from Warsaw Jewish historians {{Poland-historian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Male Writers
File:1st century collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Jesus is crucified by Roman authorities in Judaea (17th century painting). Four different men ( Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian) claim the title of Emperor within the span of a year; The Great Fire of Rome (18th-century painting) sees the destruction of two-thirds of the city, precipitating the empire's first persecution against Christians, who are blamed for the disaster; The Roman Colosseum is built and holds its inaugural games; Roman forces besiege Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War (19th-century painting); The Trưng sisters lead a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty (anachronistic depiction); Boudica, queen of the British Iceni leads a rebellion against Rome (19th-century statue); Knife-shaped coin of the Xin dynasty., 335px rect 30 30 737 1077 Crucifixion of Jesus rect 767 30 1815 1077 Year of the Four Emperors rect 1846 30 3223 1077 Great Fire of Rome rect 30 1108 1106 2155 Boudic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bund And The Polish Socialist Party In Late Tsarist Russia, 1892–1914
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poles And Jews During The Holocaust And Its Aftermath
Pole or poles may refer to: People *Poles (people), another term for Polish people, from the country of Poland *Pole (surname), including a list of people with the name *Pole (musician) (Stefan Betke, born 1967), German electronic music artist *Spot Poles (Spottswood Poles, 1887–1962), American baseball player * Pole Atanraoi-Reim (fl. from 1992), a Kiribati lawyer * Pole baronets, three titles in the UK Astronomy and geography *Poles of astronomical bodies **Celestial pole, two points where the axis of rotation intersects the celestial sphere **Orbital pole, two points at the end of the orbital normal **North magnetic pole of Earth ** South magnetic pole of Earth *Geographical pole, two points on Earth where its axis of rotation intersects its surface **North Pole **South Pole Arts and entertainment * ''Pole'' (album), by Pole, 2003 * ''Pole'' (Stockhausen), a 1970 composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen *Pole, a character in the game ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' *Jill Pole, a character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Polish Review
''The Polish Review'' is an English-language academic journal published quarterly in New York City by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America. ''The Polish Review'' was established in 1956, as a successor of the ''PAU Bulletin''. It has been described as having as a mission "to be the premier English-language outlet for Polish-centered sholarship". Editors-in-chief The following persons have been editors-in-chief of this journal: * Stanisław Skrzypek (1956) * Ludwik Krzyżanowski (1956–1986) * Stanisław Barańczak (1986–1990) * Joseph Wieczerzak (1991–2007) * Charles S. Kraszewski (2008–2011) * James S. Pula (2012 –2014) * Neal Pease (2015-2020) * Halina Filipowicz (2020–present) Indexing ''The Polish Review'' is abstracted in Historical Abstracts, ABC POL SCI, America: History and Life, Index of Articles on Jewish Studies, MLA International Bibliography, and International Political Science Abstracts. It is also listed among the journals r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Southern Illinois University (SIU) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Chartered in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Originally founded as a normal college, the university today provides programs in a variety of disciplines. SIU was granted limited university status in 1943 and began offering graduate degrees in 1950. A separate campus was established in Edwardsville, Illinois in 1957, eventually becoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very High research activity". It is also known for its research partnerships, including those with the Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NASA. The university is home to hundreds of student organizations, twenty-seven fraternity and sor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
