Word: kaufmann
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seems like a case of discrimination," said Yadin B. Kaufmann, president of the Harvard Jewish Law School Association, "There are plenty of others days to choose from, and the university has been so insensitive as to choose a Jewish holiday. I think this is an issue of Harvard placing itself before God and country...
Noting that students first complained of the conflict in fall 1982, Kaufmann said, "the argument that its too late to change things doesn't hold water," adding "The University knew about it when it was much easier to change the date...
...strong enough to adapt themselves to the residents, the climates and particularly the landscapes of his projects. The Nesbitt House in Los Angeles (1942), for instance, has a decidedly rustic ambience. The vigorous textures of rough brick and redwood board and batten predominate. The hard, angular lines of the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs (1946) deliberately contrast with nature. The spindly steel columns, fragile-looking window walls and beams that poke freely into the air are a reinterpretation of classic Japanese architecture...
Annotated by Martin Gardner; William Kaufmann...
...bomber decision, critics contend that the new plane will be obsolete by the late 1980s, when the Soviets will have beefed up their air-defense system. Indeed, Politics Professor William Kaufmann of M.I.T. argues that the Reagan plan proves the Administration is not worried about short-term vulnerability, and has only delayed solving the long-term problems. Says Kaufmann: "The window of vulnerability is not closing. It has simply been moved...