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51FALAQUERA, SHEM TOV BEN JOSEPH IBN — (1223/8–after 1290), philosopher, translator, commentator, poet, and encyclopedist. Falaquera was born in Spain between 1223 and 1228; his last known work refers to events in 1290. Various etymologies have been suggested for his name, which was… …
52LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …
53Maimonides, Moses — orig. Moses ben Maimon born March 30, 1135, Córdoba died Dec. 13, 1204, Egypt Jewish philosopher, jurist, and physician. He was obliged to practice his faith secretly after a revolutionary and fanatical Islamic sect, the Almohads, captured… …
54Maimonides, Moses — (1135–1204) Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides throughout Europe, was the most important Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages, one of the most important thinkers in the entire history of Judaism, and one of the most influential religious… …
55LATIF, ISAAC B. ABRAHAM IBN — (1210–1280), one of the foremost spokesmen of Jewish neoplatonism in 13th century spain . Ibn Latif was a unique philosopher and biblical commentator who lived and taught mainly at Toledo (the capital of Christian Castile) one generation after… …
56MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… …
57Gilad Atzmon — Infobox Person name = Gilad Atzmon he. גלעד עצמון image size = 180px caption = Gilad Atzmon birth name = Gilad Atzmon birth date = Birth date and age|1963|6|9 birth place = Tel Aviv, Israel residence = London nationality = Israeli known for =… …
58Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta — (born about 1160 died 1226) was a Jewish physician and poet, and disciple of Moses Maimonides. It is as an address to Joseph that Maimonides introduces his Guide for the Perplexed . Life For the first 25 years of his life he lived with his father …
59Meg Thalken — Born Margaret A Thalken September 30, 1954 (1954 09 30) (age 57) Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. Occupation Stage actress Film actress Television actress Years active 1982 present …
60perplex — v. (R) it perplexed me to learn of his decision; it perplexed me that they refused the offer * * * [pə pleks] (R) it perplexed me to learn of his decision: it perplexed me that they refused the offer …
