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Word: mancroft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...British Isles (about .88% of the total population) who worship in 450 established synagogues; 13 Jewish peers sit in the House of Lords and 19 Jews in the House of Commons; two hold high government jobs-the Marquess of Reading is Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Baron Mancroft is Under Secretary of State for Home Affairs. Of the 110,000 British Jews who served in the armed forces during World Wars I and II, 12,000 were killed and eight won the Victoria Cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 300 Years | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

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