Sephardim and Oriental Communities — ( he. ספרדים ועדות מזרח, Sfaradim VeEdot Mizrah ) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern day Likud party.HistoryThe Sephardim and Oriental Communities party represented Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews who were… … Wikipedia
National Religious Party — מפד ל Leader Haim Moshe Shapira Yosef Burg Zevulun Hammer Yitzhak Levy Effi Eitam Zevulun Orlev … Wikipedia
Suissa, Eli — (1956 ) Born in Morocco, he was brought to Israel by his family that same year. He had an Orthodox religious education and completed his service in the Israel Defense Forces in the elite Golani Brigade and as an officer in the army s… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARGENTINA — ARGENTINA, South American Federal Republic, general population (2004) 39,150,000; Jewish population 190,000. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: colonial period modern period legal basis for jewish life history EARLY JEWISH … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CUBA — CUBA, archipelago of islands consisting of Cuba, Isla de Pinos, and 1,600 smaller islands; population (2004) 11,300,000; Jewish population (2004) approximately 1,200. The Colonial Period Columbus discovered Cuba during his first voyage (1492).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mizrahi Jews — For the Religious Zionist Movement and other entities and people named Mizrachi , please see Mizrachi (disambiguation) Mizrahi Jews … Wikipedia
CHILE — CHILE, South American republic; population 15,600,000 (2003); Jewish population 20,900. Colonial Period crypto jews were known in the earliest days of Chilean history. Rodrigo de Orgoños, one of the Spanish officers in the company of Diego de… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 … Universalium
