ZHITLOWSKY, CHAIM — (1865–1943), Yiddish philosopher and writer. Zhitlowsky was the chief theoretician of galut ( Diaspora ) nationalism and Yiddishism. Born in a small town near Vitebsk, Russia, he gave up his studies at 15 when he became a Socialist, and moved to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chaim Zhitlowsky — Chaim Zhitlowsky. Chaim Zhitlowsky (Yiddish: חײם זשיטלאָװסקי; Russian: Хаим Осипович Житловский) (April 19, 1865 May 6, 1943) was a Jewish socialist, philosopher, social and political thinker, writer and literary critic born in the Russian Empire … Wikipedia
Chaim Schitlowsky — (russisch Хаим Осипович Житловский/Chaim Ossipowitsch Schitlowski; auch: Chaim Zhitlowsky, Chaim Schitlowski oder Chaim Shitlowskij; * 19. April 1865 in Uschatschy, Gouvernement Witebsk, Russisches Kaiserreich; † 6. Mai 1943 in Calgary,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chaim — (andere Schreibweisen sind Hayyim, Chayyim, Haim, Hyman) ist ein Hebräischer männlicher Vorname (dort חַיִּים, dt. „Leben“). Sein Vorkommen als Nachname ist eher selten. Bekannte Namensträger Vorname Chajim b. Mose Attar (Abenattar; 1696–1743),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
LIEBERMAN, CHAIM — (Herman; 1890–1963), Yiddish essayist and literary critic. Born in Kolki (Volhynia), he immigrated to the U.S. in 1905. His first articles, on education, appeared in the New York Yiddish daily Yidishes Tageblat. On the eve of World War I, he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MINORITY RIGHTS — MINORITY RIGHTS, rights enjoyed by Jews and other ethnic minorities between the two world wars in some countries, mainly eastern and southeastern Europe, according to the provisions of the minorities treaties at the Versailles Peace Conference,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SOCIALISM — Introduction The words socialism and socialist were first used about the year 1830 but the origin of the ideas which led to the establishment of the modern labor movement goes back to the time of the French Revolution. For a variety of reasons… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SWITZERLAND — SWITZERLAND, central European republic. The Medieval Community Since the frontiers of Switzerland have undergone a long process of evolution, it is difficult to determine where and when the Jews appeared for the first time. In Kaiseraugst a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
