Word: silver
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Franco's action was obviously a calculated contribution to his new "liberal" buildup. But as silver-haired old Joseph Cuby, the acting rabbi, intoned a psalm in benediction of Spain and of "Spain's head of state," his voice shook with sincere emotion. At the end of the service, he said proudly: "Brothers, do not forget, we will meet here again Friday next, for evening prayer-openly...
...into the room. He was (in the words of Historian Francis Hackett) "lean, ascetic, ominous, with black fires in his hollow eyes, reminding one of certain Spanish landscapes that look like the suburbs of hell." Holding out a crucifix, Torquemada said: "Judas Iscariot sold Christ for 30 pieces of silver: Your Highness is about to sell Him for 30,000 ducats. Here He is; take Him and sell Him." He left the crucifix on a table and withdrew; shaken, the King declared that the edict would stand...
...Friends. While Mazo sits with her writing pad, Caroline looks after Mazo's two adopted children, hunts for antique furniture, old silver and brocades, shops for Mazo's clothes. Another of Caroline's tasks is to ward off callers. Says sister Caroline: "Her hobby is privacy...
...preceded by a magnificent Arab stallion whose rider tolled the funeral step on two giant, richly brocaded drums. Behind came units of Egypt's armed forces, members of the diplomatic corps wearing bright tarbooshes and sashes, and notable sheiks in brocaded turbans and gowns glistening with gold and silver. Last of all came the vengeful members of Nokrashy's Saadist Party, carrying their leaders on their shoulders. "Dam-Bid-Dam" (blood for blood), they shouted, in rhythm with the drums...
...present policy in China "is giving Russia its Chinese revolution on a silver platter," John K. Fairbank, professor of History, told a Foreign Policy Association meeting Saturday...