Word: 20th
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...more than 800 years to northern Italy and southern Germany, was spoken by 11 million Jews at its peak, particularly in eastern Europe. The "lingua franca" among Jews on five continents, its most extensive literature was produced during its brief flowering from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century...
...20th century, Jews are born into a variety of languages," Wisse says. "Many of them no longer have access to Yiddish or Hebrew, that is, to a Jewish language, and if they want to write at all, they have to write in the language that [has become] theirs...
...Vermont Catamounts chose the wrong day to challenge a 20th ranked Harvard men's lacrosse squad smarting from two spring break defeats. Overcoming a sloppy start, the Crimson pounded the visitors to the tune of 24-6. HARVARD 24 VERMONT...
Senior tri-captain James Butera, junior tri-captain Dustin DeNunzio, junior tri-captain Ed Mosley, and sophomore Fran Volpe all traveled to Cleveland State for the 1998 National tournament March 20th...
This story is not about the Africa you think you know. The usual images are painted in the darkest colors. At the end of the 20th century, we are repeatedly reminded, Africa is a nightmarish world where chaos reigns. Nothing works. Poverty and corruption rule. War, famine and pestilence pay repeated calls. The land, air, water are raped, fouled, polluted. Chronic instability gives way to lifelong dictatorship. Every nation's hand is out, begging aid from distrustful donors. Endlessly disappointed, 740 million people sink into hopelessness...