Word: lithuanian
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...Miracles happen to those who believe in them,” Bernard Berenson, class of 1887, once said. And surely he must have believed in them. Though he began his life as a displaced Lithuanian immigrant, Berenson wound up a regent in the court of his own choosing. While he lived, Berenson was the chief diplomat of Italian Renaissance Art throughout the world. Considered a scholar of the highest order—though the insights of history have raised questions about his dealings in the art world—Berenson was friendly with and respected by the foremost literati...
Halfway through the interview, Tomas Balcetis ’10, a star Lithuanian swingman, asks, “Sometimes I wonder how things would have turned out if I stayed, right...
...Lithuania, Balcetis explains, “we have academic schools and basketball schools.” A product of the Sarunas Marciulionis Basketball Academy, named after the first Lithuanian player to go to the NBA, Balcetis also played for his country’s junior national team. Upon reaching high school age, however, he had not yet decided whether to focus on athletics or academics. So he moved to America...
...Lithuanian immigrant named Dov Behr opened the first matzo-making factory in Cincinnati, Ohio. Behr adopted the name Manischewitz, named his factory the B. Manischewitz Company and developed an entirely automated method of matzo production. In advertisements, Manischewitz boasted that "no human hand touches these matzos!" By 1920, he was the world's largest matzo producer - at 1.25 million rectangular, sheetlike matzos a day - but he always adhered to the original kosher rules. As Manischewitz's popularity grew, so did the general perception of matzo. Gone were the lumps and bumps of homemade mazo; machine-made mazo was uniform...
...This is the first time in many years that I can dedicate myself completely to my new project.”Schyfter is the current Fundación México/Antonio Madero Visiting Fellow at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). Born to Ukrainian and Lithuanian parents in Costa Rica, Schyfter studied psychology at the National University of Mexico before taking a course in television production and directing at London’s British Broadcasting Center. “I was [in London] in the 70s, which was a great time, not only for cinema but also...