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These sites are attuned to specific patterns and customs, such as the Habsburg and Russian mandates that Jews adopt national surnames, the early Jewish tradition of passing on the mother's maiden name in a religious marriage rather than the father's in a civil one, and the tendency among early Jewish immigrants to Americanize their long, ethnic-sounding names. Begin your search at www.jewishgen.org or www.yad-vashem.org...
...council voted to adopt a substitute order made by Councillor Katherine Triantafillou asking for professional mediation to be provided by City Manager Robert W. Healy...
...council voted to adopt a substitute order made by Councillor Katherine Triantafillou asking for professional mediation to be provided by City Manager Robert W. Healy...
Some argue that the University should adopt the $10 per hour "living wage." This is indeed the figure currently under consideration by the City of Cambridge. However, several Harvard schools (Medical, Dental and Business Schools and the School of Public Health) are located in Boston. Many Harvard workers live in Boston, which has adopted a "living wage" of $8.23 per hour. Others live in other surrounding communities that have not defined or adopted "living wages." Harvard also has employees working in other U.S. cities and in several countries. If Harvard were to adopt a "living wage," by what measure would...
...viewpoint ignores the considerable impact of other forms of compensation, including benefits and paid time off in any assessment of fairness. Some of those who work at the University for other employers receive a total compensation package that includes benefits, time off and other extras. Is it reasonable to adopt a "living wage" based on hourly wages alone without consideration of total compensation...