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Allow me to add, as an historian of British mandatory Palestine, that "Palestine" was common usage until May 1948 - and the British then meant all its citizens. Thus, "Palestinian" could and did refer to Jews and/or to Arabs. Professor Monty N. Penkower A Note from the Moderator:

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At 01:19 PM 03/11/2009, you wrote: There are a *great* many books written using the term "Palestine" during the 19th and early 20th centuries, Don't forget the Palestinian Talmud and Palestinian Targum Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot

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While I appreciate David's lesson in political geography and Jewish pride, the encyclopedia is neither a geo-political work nor one that strives for re-asserting ancient titles. It simply uses a term that was in common use throughout many centuries right up to the early 20th century pre-mandate

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I agree with Lee that JWA's new online encyclopedia is a great contribution to Jewish studies. My stand regarding the use of Palestine as country is more from a Jewish/Historical point of view rather than a political one. We Jews have ways of expressing Jewish concepts in Jewish terms. For exa

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Lee Jaffee's thoughtful "take" on the treatment of "Palestine" in this encyclopedia is a welcome alternative view to that of David Elazar, who want's to eliminate Palestine as a geographical entity. Amazingly, this is indeed a free resource, from the intro .

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I think it's a wonderful resource, and I thank everyone involved in it. If "Palestine" means what it used to mean to us, I think it should say Palestine (pre-State Israel). Madeleine Madeleine Cohen Oakley Director of Library Services Adas Israel Congregation Washington, DC --- Messages and

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I have a different take on this issue. I think the JWA's new online encyclopedia is a great contribution to Jewish studies and its merits far overshadow any political considerations. I did a search for the term "Palestine" and reviewed the first 40 or so entries. As far as I was able to see,

[ha-Safran]: Online Encyclopedia of Jewish Women - WHAT A TYPO CAN DO!

Dear safranim, Thanks to those who contacted me about this. I inadvertently put a period after "encyclopedia" which is why you may have been unable to access this. Please try again. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia Ann --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

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I have contacted the Jewish Women's Archive to notify them the following: The Encyclopedia includes Palestine in its list of countries. Since when was Palestine ever a country? For the Jews it always has been the Land of Israel. They should use "Israel (including pre-State)". By listing Pales

[ha-Safran]: Online Encyclopedia of Jewish Women.

FYI. Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel, Boston It's here! The Jewish Women's Archive is proud to announce the launch of the online version of Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, originally published by Alice and Moshe Shalvi of Shalvi Publishing Ltd., and edited by Profes