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The first Jewish diaspora in Egypt arose in the last century of pharaonic rule, apparently with the settlement there, either under Ashurbanipal or during the reign of Psammeticus of a colony of Jewish mercenaries, a military class that successively served the Persian, the Ptolemaic and Roman governments down to the early decades of the second ...
Lists of covers of Time magazine list the people or topics on the cover of Time magazine. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. The lists are organized by decade.
By the first century, the Jewish community in Babylonia, to which Jews were exiled after the Babylonian conquest as well as after the Bar Kokhba rebellion in 135 CE, already held a speedily growing [3] population of an estimated one million Jews, which increased to an estimated two million [4] between the years 200 CE and 500 CE, both by ...
This 25-cent issue hit newsstands just days after U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. The cover features a stoic portrait of JFK, while the content inside featured ...
Detail of a menorah relief on a column, Ostia Synagogue, 1st century Jewish ritual objects depicted in 2nd century gold glass from Rome. A Jewish diaspora existed for several centuries before the fall of the Second Temple, and their dwelling in other countries for the most part was not a result of compulsory dislocation. [23]
Senator Joseph Lieberman becomes the first Jewish-American to be nominated for a national office (Vice President of the United States) by a major political party (the Democratic Party). September 29, 2000 The al-Aqsa Intifada begins. 2001 Election of Ariel Sharon as Israel's Prime Minister. 2001 Jewish Museum of Turkey is founded by Turkish ...
Expulsions of Jews in Europe from 1100 to 1600 Jews of Germany, 13th century. The early medieval period was a time of flourishing Jewish culture. Jewish and Christian life evolved in "diametrically opposite directions" during the final centuries of Roman Empire. Jewish life became autonomous, decentralized, community-centered.
The 20th Century: Covers Zionism, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (until 1987), Nazism, the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel and Israel's nuclear weapons program. Throughout the book, Johnson also reflects on Jewish contributions to philosophy, science, economics, and politics, emphasizing their role in shaping Western ...