Word: jacobe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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These concerns did not trouble millionaire rail-road financier Jacob Henry Schiff in 1903, when he presented Harvard with its first Semitic collection and a building to put it in. Schiff, who hailed from one of Europe's most distinguished Jewish families, invested his money in a private war on anti-Semitism, firm in his conviction that "the gaining of a thorough knowledge of the civilization of those who have been before us means a better humanity and happier conditions for ourselves, and even more so for those who come after us." Harvard President Charles W. Eliot graciously accepted...
...Jacob Schiff invested his money in a public education campaign: He believed in his heart that knowledge was the best weapon against prejudice. Carney Gavin has been scrapping for the last 10 years with the same ideal in mind. His legion of volunteers take the idea of public education very seriously; they want to tell everyone about the beauty and mystery and profound importance of Semitic culture. And they believe in the fundamental unity of Semitic peoples. Ultimately, says Gavin, the "survival of the planet" depends on the work being done at the Harvard Semitic Museum...
...Jacob Rosin Netanya, Israel...
...Rabbi Jacob J Petuchowski a specialist in Judeo-Christian dialogue and Jewish liturgical traditions, said yesterday he hopes to teach "the Christian theology of Judaism and the Jewish theology of Christianity--how each religion looks upon the other...
Founded in 1903 by philanthropist Jacob Henry Schiff "to promote sound knowledge of Semitic languages and history," the museum struggled during the 1930s and 1940s and closed in 1958 to make way for the Center for International Affairs, which used the building for office space until...