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Word: bulrush (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1928-1928
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Himself a Jew, Poet Untermeyer understood the tragedy of Jewish exile in Egypt, understood the something-more-than-Jew which enabled Moses to organize the return to Palestine. This something more Untermeyer fixes at 50% Egyptian blood, combined with upbringing at the sophisticated Egyptian court. The bulrush theory is but a myth concocted for publicity purposes when the Pharaoh's daughter found herself with child of a passionate Semitic lover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Revised Editions | 10/29/1928 | See Source »

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