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Word: nai (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Scholastically, she was at the top of her class. A tremendous organizer, Michiko was elected president of the student governing committee and began to be called sotsu-no-nai, which roughly means "perfect," but also has a snide connotation of being a little too perfect, too ladylike, too obedient to the rules. A professor once said with a touch of asperity: "Michiko-san, your only defect is that you have none." She appeared taken aback by the remark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Girl from Outside | 3/23/1959 | See Source »

...dynamiting of Jewish temples in the South has prompted two interpretations--one by a University Professor, the other by a representative of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tillich Likens Bombings To Nazi Terror Tactics | 10/20/1958 | See Source »

Although the school is about 12 percent Jewish, very few Jews are members of the "top" clubs. Their out-of-school social life centers around the B'nai B'rith Girls and the AZA, Jewish youth organizations...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: Typical Midwestern High School Seeks Values Outside Classrooms | 6/12/1958 | See Source »

Rabbi Richard Rubinstein, of the Harvard B'nai-B'rith Hillel Foundation, who was not present at the meeting, last night praised the Corporation for its stand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Minister, Rabbi Approve Church Policy Decisions | 4/24/1958 | See Source »

...concerned Harvard alumnus. He did not speak in an official capacity. No responsible Jewish organization could in any way become involved in a matter such as the present controversy which lies entirely within the concern and competence of the Harvard University community. Rabbi Richard L. Rubenstein, S.T.M. '55, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at Harvard University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLARIFICATION | 4/19/1958 | See Source »

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