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  • 111MALKHI, MOSES — (b. Ezra?; mid 18th century), emissary of Safed, Malkhi had the distinction of being the first emissary of Ereẓ Israel to visit the New World. He was in New York in the summer of 1759 for four and a half months, and it is assumed that he remained …

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  • 112SAPHIR, JACOB — (1822–1885), writer and traveler; born in Oshmiany in the province of vilna . Saphir s father, who was the shoḥet of the townlet, belonged to the Perushim – the disciples of Elijah b. Solomon Zalman, the Gaon of Vilna. In 1832 his parents… …

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  • 113SILANO — (ninth century), one of the first Jewish liturgical poets in Italy. Silano is said by ahimaaz , in his Sefer Yuḥasin (= Megillat Aḥima aẓ), to have been one of the scholars of Venosa in southern Italy. Once an emissary of the Jerusalem yeshivah… …

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  • 114legate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French legat, from Latin legatus deputy, emissary, from past participle of legare to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, from leg , lex Date: 12th century a usually official… …

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  • 115Borg (Star Trek) — The Borg A Borg insignia, designed by Rick Sternbach (first appeared in the episode Q Who)[n 1] Founded Before the 15th century Base of operations Delta Quadrant …

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  • 116Sauron — This article is about a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth fantasy writings. For other uses, see Sauron (disambiguation). Sauron Tolkien s legendarium character Aliases Annatar, Gorthaur the Cruel, Thû, The Necromancer,… …

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  • 117The Return of the King — is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings , following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers .TitleTolkien conceived of The Lord of the Rings as a single volume comprising six books plus extensive appendices …

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  • 118Clark Clifford — 9th United States Secretary of Defense In office February 29, 1968 – January 20, 1969 President Lyndon B. Johnson Deputy …

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  • 119Chabad — For other uses of Chabad , see Chabad (disambiguation). Part of a series on Chabad Re …

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  • 120Union between Sweden and Norway — United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Förenade konungarikena Sverige och Norge De forenede Kongeriger Norge og Sverige Personal union ← …

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