Word: brief
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...despite the fact that Yiddish, whose linguistic roots date back 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...
...others on campus for extracurriculars or just to catch up on work were left with the College in near shut-down mode. While we realize it was vacation time, Harvard should respect its ever toiling students by preserving at least the most bare of living essentials. Below, a brief checklist to make those sitting out next year's spring break a little more comfortable...
...article on Pforzheimer House was so off-base that it was comical. Not only was it the size of a tater tot but it had about as much substance as a tater tot. A brief blurb about Club Pfoho does not do our House Committee justice. The time and dedication our HoCo puts into making the House a lively place is second to none. In addition to the four "Club Pfoho" dances in the past year-and-a-half, where is mention of Gotcha, the Roommate Game and our own Drag Night? Not to mention Thursdayfest and the Battle...
During his brief $25,000 stint as announcer,Rose drew the Boston crowd's ire, calling theBeantown, a "city of losers...
...summer of 1995, sources have told TIME, Willey was in the midst of a brief relationship with a British-born soccer coach whom she made the target of a bizarre ruse almost straight out of an Aaron Spelling production. In an interview with the FBI, Willey's former confidant Julie Steele has claimed that the onetime socialite told her lover, Shaun Docking, she was pregnant with his twins--even though Willey had told Steele she was not pregnant. Willey's motive? She wanted to get back at him for Fourth of July plans gone awry, Steele told...