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Gaon of Vilna
(Encyclopedia) Gaon of Vilna: see Elijah ben Solomon.Gabirol
(Encyclopedia) Gabirol: see Ibn Gabirol, Solomon ben Judah.Ben Day process
(Encyclopedia) Ben Day, or Benday, process: see printing.Maimonides
(Encyclopedia) MaimonidesMaimonidesmīmŏnˈĭdēz [key] or Moses ben MaimonMoses ben Maimonmīˈmən [key], 1135–1204, Jewish scholar, physician, and philosopher, the most influential Jewish thinker of the…Aben Ezra
(Encyclopedia) Aben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir.Get Over It
Director:Tommy O'HaverWriter:R. Lee FlemingMiramax; PG-13; 90 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller The most difficult thing about the current wave of teen…Brace, Charles Loring
(Encyclopedia) Brace, Charles Loring, 1826–90, American clergyman and social reformer, b. Litchfield, Conn. America's pioneer children's advocate, he founded (1853) the Children's Aid Society of New…Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abba
(Encyclopedia) Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses AbbaDelmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abbadālmĕˈdēgō [key], c.1460–1497, Jewish philosopher and Talmudist, b. Crete, known also as Elijah Cretensis. He emigrated…Ben-Gurion, David
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…foundling hospital
(Encyclopedia) foundling hospital, institution for receiving and caring for abandoned children. In Athens and in Rome until the 4th cent., unwanted children were exposed, or left to die, in appointed…