American Jewish Year Book, Volume 19

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Cyrus Adler, Henrietta Szold
Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917 - Jews
Issues for 1900/1901- include report of the 12th- year of the Jewish Publication Society of America, 1890-1900- (issued also separately in some years); issues for 1908/1909- include Report of the American Jewish Committee for 1906/1908- (issued also separately in some years); issues for include American Jewish Committee. Proceedings of the annual meeting.

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Page 534 - Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, And the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the peoples : But the LORD shall arise upon thee, And his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Page 491 - The objects of this corporation shall be, to prevent the infraction of the civil and religious rights of Jews, in any part of the world ; to render all lawful assistance and to take appropriate remedial action in the event of threatened or actual invasion or restriction of such rights, or of unfavorable discrimination with respect thereto.
Page 137 - His imperial majesty the Sultan having, in his constant solicitude for the welfare of his subjects, issued a firman which, while ameliorating their condition without distinction of religion or of race, records his generous intentions towards the Christian population of his empire, and wishing to give a further proof of his sentiments in that respect, has resolved to communicate to the contracting parties the said firman, emanating spontaneously from his sovereign will.
Page 186 - Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
Page 185 - When he uttereth his voice there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Page 138 - Every distinction or designation tending to make any class whatever of the subjects of my Empire inferior to another class, on account of their religion, language, or race, shall be for ever effaced from the Administrative Protocol.
Page 712 - These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the...
Page 138 - Sovereign will, all the subjects of my Empire, without distinction of nationality, shall be admissible to public employments, and qualified to fill them according to their capacity and merit, and conformably with rules to be generally applied. All the subjects of my Empire, without distinction, shall be received into the Civil and Military Schools of the Government, if they otherwise satisfy the conditions as to age and examination which are specified in the organic regulations of the said schools....
Page 181 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Page 185 - He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

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