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...price shock of the 1970s began in October 1973 when, in response to the Yom Kippur War, Arab oil producers imposed an embargo on exports. Before the embargo, in 1972, the price of imported oil was about $3.20 per barrel; by 1975, the average price was nearly $14 per barrel, more than four times greater. President Nixon had imposed economy-wide controls on wages and prices in 1971, including prices of petroleum products; in November 1973, in the wake of the embargo, the President placed additional controls on petroleum prices.2
...Today, Harvard Hillel holds two of its largest annual ceremonies, the Reform services for Rosh Hashanah and for Yom Kippur, in Memorial Church...
...Israel was invaded by Syria along with five other Arab states. In the Six Day War of 1967, Israel conquered and holds to this day the strategic Golan Heights, once-Syrian territory that is a mere 35 miles from Damascus. A surprise Syrian-initiated war in 1973 on Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish day of the year no less, added to the enmity. Though peace negotiations seemed close in the 1990s, Israeli-Palestinian accords soon gained primary importance in Israel, the United States, and the rest of the Arab world...
...great to be able to at least play one night game a year.” The game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but an outcry from Jewish fans and alums last month prompted the Department of Athletics to move the game so it would not conflict with Yom Kippur. —Brad Hinshelwood contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer Malcom A. Glenn can be reached at mglenn@fas.harvard.edu...
Members of Harvard’s Jewish and Muslim communities broke fasts together Saturday night to celebrate two of the holiest holidays in each religion and to highlight the commonalities between the two faiths. Saturday was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, and Muslims are observing Ramadan, a month which focuses on charity and religious piety. Both holidays require followers to fast until sundown. Batool Z. Ali ’10, the treasurer of the Harvard Islamic Society, said that organizers hoped the event would provide an opportunity to meet and befriend people...