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Jubilee Issue The postage stamps of the United Kingdom issued in 1887 are known as the "Jubilee" issue because they coincided with the year of the Golden Jubilee of the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837. However, they were intended merely as a regular issue; they continued in use throughout the remainder of Victoria's reign, and many of the designs were reused in the stamps of Edward VII.
Jubilee Line Extension The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London. First proposed in the 1970s, it was constructed in the 1990s and opened just before Christmas 1999.
Jubilee Park MLR station, Sydney Jubilee Park is a light rail stop located on the south side of Jubilee Park, in the suburb of Glebe, on the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station has two platforms, one for services to Lilyfield, the other for services to Central.
Jubilee quartet Jubilee quartets were popular African-American religious musical groups in the first half of the twentieth century. The name derives from the Fisk Jubilee Quartet, a group of male singers organized by students at Fisk University in 1871 to sing Negro spirituals, which had typically been sung by mixed choirs before then.
Jubilee School Jubilee School is a public, an independent, residential, co-educational secondary school providing a four-year comprehensive balanced program for outstanding students with high intellectual ability, and with a strong commitment to scholarship. The project of the School was first announced in 1977, during Jordan's Silver Jubilee celebrations of King Hussein's accession to the throne, as a tribute to His Majesty's development efforts, especially in the field of education.
Jubilee Tower (Moel Famau) The Jubilee Tower on the peak of Moel Famau was a tower built to commemorate the coronation of George III in 1760. A storm in 1862 reduced the impressive Egyptian-style monument to the base that can be seen today.
Jubilee Trail Jubilee Trail is a novel written by Gwen Bristow, copyrighted in 1950. It follows the adventures of two strong women in the mid-1800's as they travel across the United States to the then-Mexican territory of California.
Jubilee USA Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of churches, diverse faith communities, labor, environmental, solidarity, and community organizations building a grassroots movement to achieve the complete cancellation of debt owed by countries with high levels of human need, and an end to economic policies imposed on those nations. Working in solidarity with partners around the world, Jubilee USA promotes its mission through public education, grassroots organizing, media outreach, policy analysis and advocacy.
Jubilee Walkway The Jubilee Walkway is one of the official walkways in London, England. It was originally opened as The Silver Jubilee Walkway to commemorate that event of Queen Elizabeth II's accession; the Queen herself opened it on 9 June 1977.
Jubilus Jubilus (plural jubili) is the term for the long melisma placed on the final syllable of the Alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant. The structure of the Alleluia is such that the cantor first sings the word "alleluia," without the jubilus, and then the choir repeats the word with the melisma added.
Jubus A Jubu is a Jewish Buddhist, a person with a Jewish ethnic and/or religious background who practices forms of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. The term was first brought into wide circulation with the publication of The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz.
Juǀʼhoan language Juǀʼhoan (also called Zuǀʼhõasi, DzuĘĽoasi, ZĂ»-Ç€hoa, JuǀʼHoansi) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana by about 5,000 people (as of 2002) and by perhaps a comparable number across the border in Namibia. It is a cluster of eastern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum that includes ÇKung (ÇXűű) and Ç‚KxĘĽauÇĘĽein.
Jud Buechler Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968 in San Diego, California) is a former professional basketball player. A sharp-shooting 6’6” guard/forward, he attended the University of Arizona before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1990 NBA Draft.
Jud Heathcote Jud Heathcote (born May 27, 1927 in Port Orchard, Washington) is a former college men's basketball coach. He was head basketball coach at the University of Montana for five seasons (1972-76) and at Michigan State University for 19 seasons (1977-95).
Jud SĂĽĂź Jud SĂĽĂź, (The Jew SĂĽss), was the nickname of Joseph SĂĽss Oppenheimer and is the title of an 1827 novella by Wilhelm Hauff, a 1925 historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, a 1934 British film and a Nazi propaganda film made in 1940 by Veit Harlan, all of which are stories with a title character modelled on Oppenheimer. The Feuchtwanger book and the 1934 film based on it were both condemnations of anti-Semitism.
Jud Smith Grant Judson Smith (January 13, 1869 - December 7, 1947) born in Green Oak, Michigan was primarily a Third Baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1893), St. Louis Browns (1893), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896 and 1901) and Washington Senators (1898).
Jud Wilson Ernest Judson Wilson (February 28 1894 - June 24 1963), nicknamed "Boojum", was an American third baseman, first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. Born in Remington, Virginia, he served in World War I, and during his career played primarily for the Baltimore Black Sox (1922-30), Homestead Grays (1931-32, 1940-45) and Philadelphia Stars (1933-39).
Judah Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian , "God" + "Thanks") is the name of several Biblical and historical figures. The original Greek text of the New Testament makes no difference between the names "Judah", "Judas" and "Jude", rendering them all as Ioudas; but in many English translations "Judah" is used for the Old Testament figure and the tribe named after him, "Judas" is used primarily for Judas Iscariot, and "Jude" for other New Testament persons of the same name.
Judah (Biblical figure) Judah or Yehuda (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian , "God" + "Thanks") is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Tribe of Judah, as related in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He was born in Padan-aram.
Judah ben Asher Judah ben Asher (June 30, 1270–July 4, 1349) was a German Talmudist and later rabbi of Toledo, Spain, brother of Jacob ben Asher ("Ba'al ha-Ṭurim"). These dates are deduced from the evidence furnished by Judah's testament and epitaphs (Luzzatto, Abne Zikkaron, No.
Judah ben Bathyra Judah ben Bathyra or simply Judah Bathyra (also Beseira, Hebrew: יהודה בן בתיר×) was an eminent tanna. He must have lived before the destruction of the Temple, since he prevented a pagan in Jerusalem from partaking of the Paschal offering.
Judah ben David Hayyuj Judah ben David Hayyuj (Arabic: أب٠زŮريا ŮŠŘيى بن داؤد ŘŮŠŮج Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn DawĹ«d) was a Spanish-Jewish grammarian; born in Fez, Morocco, about 950. At an early age he went to Cordoba, where he seems to have remained till his death, which occurred early in the eleventh century.
Judah ben Ezekiel Judah ben Ezekiel (220–299) (Hebrew: יהודה בן יחזק×ל) was a Babylonian amora of the 2nd generation. He was the most prominent disciple of Rav (Abba Arika), in whose house he often stayed, and whose son Hiyya was his pupil (Er.
Judah ben Shalom Judah ben Shalom (died c.1878) (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלום), also known as Mori (Master) Shooker Kohail II or Shukr Kuhayl II (Hebrew: מרי שכר כחיל), was a Yemenite messianic pretender of the mid-19th century.
Judah ben Solomon Taitazak Judah ben Solomon Taitazak (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה ×××™××צק), brother of Joseph ben Solomon, was a Talmudist who lived at Salonica in the 15th and 16th centuries. He was the author of She'erit Yehudah (Salonica, 1599-1600), commentating and supplementing Joseph Caro's Bet Yosef, on the second volume of the Ṭurim.
Judah haNasi Rabbi Judah haNasi, (Hebrew, יהודה ×”× ×©×™×, "Judah the Prince" also referred to as Rabbeinu HaKadosh (Our holy rabbi), and Rebbi ([My] rabbi or teacher)) was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during its occupation by the Roman Empire. He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, the first part of the written compendium of Jewish religious law known as the Oral Law or Torah SheBe'al Peh upon which the Talmud is based and from which classical Jewish law Halakha is derived.
Judah he-Hasid (Jerusalem) Judah he-Hasid ( Yehudah he-Hasid, "Judah the Pious") (around 1650, Siedlce - October 17, 1700, Jerusalem), was a Jewish Sabbatean preacher who led the largest organized group of Jewish immigrants to the Land of Israel in centuries.
Judah Hadassi Judah ben Elijah Hadassi (in Hebrew, Yehuda ben Eliyahu) was a Karaite Jewish scholar, controversialist, and liturgist who flourished at Constantinople in the middle of the twelfth century. He was known by the nickname "ha-Abel," which signifies "mourner of Zion.
Judah ibn Ezra Judah ibn Ezra (in Hebrew, Yehuda ben Yosef ibn Ezra) was a Jew of Granada, Spain who lived in the twelfth century. He was raised by Alfonso VII of Castile to the position of commander of the frontier fort of Calatrava, to the dignity of "nasi" (prince), and, a few years later, to the post of majordomo of the royal household.
Judah ibn Kuraish Judah ibn Kuraish, Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer; born at Tahort, in northern Africa; flourished in the eighth and ninth centuries. In his grammatical work he advanced little beyond his predecessors, but his contributions to comparative philology are of great value.
Judah ibn Verga Judah ibn Verga (Hebrew: יהודה ×בן וירגה) was a Spanish historian, kabalist, perhaps also mathematician, and astronomer, of the 15th century, born at Seville. He is supposed to have been the grandfather (by Carmoly, Revue Orientale, ii.
Judah III Judah III (Hebrew: ×™×”×•×“× × ×©×™××”) is a famous Jewish sage mentioned in the classical works of Judaism's oral law, who lived during the third and beginning of the fourth century CE. He figures in the Mishnah and Talmud.
Judah Leon Abravanel Judah Leon Abravanel (or Abrabanel, otherwise known as: in Latin, Leo Hebraeus; in Portuguese, LeĂŁo Hebreu; in Spanish, LeĂłn Hebreo; in Italian, Leone Ebreo; in English, Leo the Hebrew; and in Hebrew, יהודה בן יצחק ××‘×¨×‘× ×ל [Yehuda ben Yitzhak Abravanel]) (c. 1465 - c.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel Judah Lew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loew son of Bezalel", also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai [or Loew], 1525 – 17 September 1609 or 18 Elul 5369 according to the Hebrew calendar) (see discussion) was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in Prague (now in the Czech Republic) for most of his life.
Judah Monis Judah Monis (born in Italy, 1683, died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1764), North America's first college instructor of Hebrew language, taught at Harvard College from 1722 to 1760, and authored the first Hebrew textbook published in North America. His conversion to Christianity made him a figure of some controversy to both Jews and Christians.
Judah Moscato Judah Moscato was an Italian rabbi, poet, and philosopher of the sixteenth century; born at Osimo, near Ancona; died at Mantua before 1594. After the expulsion of the Jews from the Pontifical States by Paul IV.
Judah Vega Judah Vega (16th–17th century) was the first rabbi of the second synagogue of Amsterdam, Neveh Shalom, which was established in 1608. After a short time he resigned his office, and in 1610 went to Constantinople, where he is said to have written a work entitled Jazania (?
Judah Wahrmann Judah Wahrmann, Hungarian rabbi; son of Israel Wahrmann; born 1791; died at Pest November 14, 1868. He was appointed associate rabbi and teacher of religion at the gymnasium of Budapest on 9 February 1851, and was the author of Ma'areket ha-Ha'ataḳot (Ofen, 1831) and Dat Yehudah, Mosaische Religionslehre (ib.
Judaica Press Judaica Press is an Orthodox Jewish publishing house founded in New York City in 1963 by S. Goldman, and then taken over by his son Jack Goldman in response to the growing demand for books of scholarship in the English-speaking Jewish world.
Judaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. The religion of the ancient Hebrews and their descendants the Jews, based, according to the Hebrew Bible, on a covenant between God and Abraham about 2000 BCE, and the renewal of the covenant with Moses about 1200 BCE.
Judaism and Christianity Judaism and Christianity are two closely related Abrahamic religions that in some ways parallel each other and in other ways fundamentally diverge in theology and practice. Whereas the article on the Judeo-Christian tradition emphasizes continuities and convergences between the two religions, this article emphasizes the widely diverging views held by Judaism and Christianity.
Judaism's view of Jesus Judaism has no special or particular view of Jesus, and very few texts in Judaism directly refer to or take note of Jesus. According to Judaism's core principles of faith, it is heresy to believe that God is divisible, and
Judaizers Judaizers is a pejorative term used in the Bible in the Epistles of St. Paul, and particularly after the third century, to describe Jewish Christian groups like the Ebionites and Nazarenes who believed that Greek followers of Jesus needed to go through circumcision - a shorthand term to describe the oral tradition of conversion of a Gentile into Jew (see proselyte) in order to be able to keep the Jewish Law.
Judas Chair The Judas Chair, also known as the Judas Cradle, was allegedly a torture device used by the Spanish Inquisition. In Italian it was called the "culla di Giuda", in German the "Judaswiege", and the French called it la veille - "the wake" or "nightwatch" (as with the muscles contracted the victim could not fall asleep).
Judas Iscariot in popular culture Judas Iscariot is a figure in contemporary popular culture because Judas became the archetype of the betrayer in Western culture, with some role in virtually all literature telling the Passion story and he appears as more than a passing metaphor in mainstream European literature from Dante to Mikhail Bulgakov: see Judas Iscariot.
Judas Kiss Judas Kiss is an American crime thriller motion picture released in 1998, which was notable at the time for the strong involvement of women in the production of the film. It was directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, produced by Elaine Dysinger and Carla Gugino (who also co-starred in the film) and the screenplay was by Deanna Fuller and Sebastian Gutierrez.
Judas Maccabeus Judas Maccabeus (or Judah Maccabee, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, Yehudah HaMakabi) was the third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167-160 BCE) and is acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history alongside Joshua, Gideon and David.
Judas Testament The Judas Testament is a pejorative term referring to any hypothetical and apocryphal gospel written by an apostle of the historical Jesus or Jesus himself that would severely call into question the historicity of the words and acts attributed to Jesus in the New Testament and create great dismay amongst most devout Christians.
Judas, My Brother Judas, My Brother: The Story of the Thirteenth Disciple is a 1968 historical novel by Frank Yerby, a narrative attempting a demythologized account of the events surrounding the life of Jesus and the origin of Christianity.
Judæo-Golpaygani language Judæo-Golpaygani was the Iranian Jewish language of the Jewish community living in Golpaygan, in western Isfahan, western Iran. The first records of Jewish communities in this region date to approximately 750 BC.
Judæo-Marathi Judæo-Marathi is a form of Marathi spoken by the Bene Israel, a Jewish ethnic group that developed a unique identity in India and in Pakistan. Judæo-Marathi is, like other Marathi, written in the Devanagari script.
Judd Greenstein Judd Greenstein (born 1979) is a composer, living in New York, NY, in the United States. His music is influenced by his early background as a hip hop producer and classical pianist, combining an urban, beat-oriented sensibility with a late-Romantic classical harmonic language.
Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics.
Judd Harris Judd Harris (born August 5, 1977) is an American singer and was a semi-finalist on season 4 of the television show American Idol. Although he lives in New York City, he is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and auditioned for American Idol in that city.
Judd Hirsch Judd Hirsch was born March 15, 1935 in The Bronx, New York to Joseph Sidney Hirsch and Sally Kitzis Hirsch. He is an American actor, best known for playing the character Alex Reiger on the acclaimed television comedy series Taxi.
Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.
Judd Nelson Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing as the rebellious stoner John Bender in 1985 cult classic "The Breakfast Club".
Judd Records Judd Records was started by Judd Phillips, brother of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Early releases were mostly recorded in Nashville or Memphis, but carried an address of Memphis, New York and Florence (Phillips' hometown).
Judd Rose Judd Rose (1955 - 2000) was an Emmy Award winning television journalist. He rose to prominence as an investigative reporter for ABC where he spent 16 years working on shows such as Prime Time Live and Good Morning America.
Judd Trump Judd Trump is a young English snooker player who enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments - he was English Under 13 and Under 15 champion, and reached the World Under 21 championship semi-finals at 16. For 2005/2006 he joined the professional tour, and at the Welsh Open became the youngest player ever to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament.
Judd Vinet Judd Vinet (born 1980 in British Columbia, Canada) is an open-source developer who currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the creator of the Arch Linux distribution, as well as some other small-time open source software projects.
Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970 on Long Island, New York) is a American comic book and comic strip writer/artist famous for his 1994 stint on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, as well for his work on such comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro and Me, his autobiographical graphic novel about his friendship with Real World castmate and AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. In 2001, Winick married his Real World co-star Pam Ling.
Judderman The Judderman is the symbol of an advertising campaign for a brand of schnapps called Metz. An elfin creature, the Judderman waylays innocent travellers and tempts them to taste the alcohol, at which they 'judder' due to its being served cold.
Jude (film) Jude is a 1996 English film, based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It tells the story of a stonemason pursuing the cousin he loves even though both are married.
Jude Bolton Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as "Hey Jude" by some fans and portions of the media, especially 3AW commentators.
Jude Menezes Jude Menezes (born August 5, 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1992 against South Korea. Menezes represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place.
Jude Wanniski Jude Thaddeus Wanniski (June 17, 1936, Pottsville, Pennsylvania – August 29, 2005, Morristown, New Jersey) was a journalist, conservative commentator, and economic commentator. He is perhaps best known as the associate editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1972 to 1978.
Judea Judea or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard YÉ™huda Tiberian , "praise God"; Greek: Ιουδαία; Latin: Iudaea) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ×רץ ישר×ל Eretz Yisrael), an area now divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, Jordan.
Judea and Samaria Judea and Samaria ( Yehuda ve-Shomron , also an acronym יו"ש Yosh or ש"×™ Shai; al-Yahudiyyah was-SÄmarah) are the Biblical terms used to describe the area now more commonly referred to as the West Bank. It is the official name of one of the seven Districts of Israel (not recognised by the UN).
Judean date palm The Judean date palm is a cultivar of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera). The cultivar was thought to have become extinct sometime around 1 CE, but in 2005, a preserved 2,000-year-old seed was used to grow the palm again.
Judean Mountains The Judean Mountains (Hebrew: הרי יהודה Transliteration: Harei-Yehuda; commonly referred to in English as Hills of Judea) is the mountain range on which Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel, is located. Running generally north-south, the mountains extend both to the west and east of Jerusalem.
Judee Sill Judee Sill (October 7, 1944 - November 23, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter. The first artist signed to David Geffen's Asylum label, she released two albums before disappearing into obscurity and eventually dying of drug abuse in 1979 Her eponymous debut album] was released to major acclaim in [[1971 in music|1971 and was followed two years later by Heart Food.
Judenhut The Judenhut (German for "Jew hat"; Latin: pilleus cornutus, or "horned skullcap") was a yellow cone-shaped pointed hat that was required for adult male Jews to wear while outside a ghetto in Medieval Europe in order to distinguish them from others.
Judenplatz The Judenplatz ("Jewish Square") is a square in Vienna's central first district. It is located not far from the Stephansdom in the center of the city, a beautiful 12th century church, which contains stained glass windows depicting the Viennese Jews during that period.
Judenporzellan Judenporzellan (literally "Jewish Porcelain") is a designation for inferior china produced by the royal Berliner Porzellanmanufaktur owned by Frederick the Great in the late 1700's. In order to increase business, he decreed in 1769 that a tax on Jews in the form of coerced purchases from his factory would be levied on Jews in order to obtain marriage, death, business and other certificates and permits (Glueck 1998).
Judenrat Judenräte (singular Judenrat; German for "Jewish council") were administrative bodies that the Germans required Jews to form in each ghetto in General Government (the Nazi-occupied territory of Poland) and later in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union.
Judensau Judensau (German for "Jews' sow") is the derogatory and dehumanizing imagery of the Jews that appeared around the 13th century in Germany and some other European countries. Its popularity lasted for over 600 years and was revived by the Nazis.
Judenstein Judenstein, Austria (Meaning "Jew stone") is a town that used to be named Rinn. After the alleged murder of a little child named Anderl von Rinn by Jews on a rock in the town, a church was built around the rock and the town was renamed to Judenstein.
Judeo-Arabic languages The Judeo-Arabic languages are a collection of Arabic dialects spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Arabic-speaking countries; the term also refers to more or less classical Arabic written in the Hebrew script, particularly in the Middle Ages. Just as with the rest of the Arab world, Arabic-speaking Jews had different dialects depending on where they lived.
Judeo-Aragonese Judeo-Aragonese was a Judeo-Romance language (Jewish language derived from Romance Aragonese language), spoken in north central Iberia from the around the mid-700s until about the time of the expulsion from Spain, when it either merged with the various Judeo-Spanish dialects, or fell out of use in favor of the (by then) far more influential Judeo-Spanish dialects originating in southern Spain, especially in the areas occupied by the modern Land of Valencia, Murcia and Andalucia.
Judeo-Berber language Judeo-Berber is a term used primarily for the Berber varieties traditionally spoken by the Jewish communities of certain parts of central and southern Morocco. While mutually comprehensible with the Tamazight spoken by most inhabitants of the area (Galand-Pernet et al.
Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian (or Judaeo-Christian) is a term used to describe the body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, and typically considered a product of classical Greco-Roman civilization. In particular, the term refers to the common Old Testament/Tanakh (which is a basis of both moral traditions, including particularly the Ten Commandments); and implies a common set of values present in the modern Western World.
Judeo-Italian languages Judeo-Italian is a term referring to Italo-Romance linguistic varieties used between the 10th and the 20th centuries in Rome and in central and northern Italy. The neologism Italkian was coined in 1942 by Solomon Birnbaum (see References), who modelled the word on the modern Hebrew adjective ית-/××לקי italki(t), “Italian”, from the middle Hebrew adjective ××™×לקי (< ITALICU[M]), “Italic”, “Roman”.
Judeo-Latin Judeo-Latin, or Laâ€az is the presumed Jewish language of the many scattered Jewish communities of the former Roman Empire, but especially by the Jewish communities of the Italian Peninsula and Transalpine Gaul.
Judeo-Paganism Judeo-Paganism, or Jewish Paganism, is a religious movement related to Judaism and Neopaganism, which explores the origins of the Jewish religion and its ancient neighbors, the religions of the Canaanites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Ugarit folk, and Egyptians.
Judeo-Romance languages Judeo-Romance languages are Jewish languages languages derived from Romance languages, spoken by various Jewish communities (and their descendants) originating in regions where Romance languages predominate, and altered to such an extent to gain recognition as languages in their own right.
Judge (2000 AD) Judge is a title held by several significant characters in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot.
Judge (band) Judge was a New York City metallic hardcore band, formed in 1987 by Youth Of Today guitarist John "Porcell" Porcelly and former Death Before Dishonor/Youth Of Today drummer Mike "Judge" Ferraro. Their first release was a 7" EP on Porcell's label Schism (which he ran along with Side By Side/Gorilla Biscuits guitar-player Alex Brown) entitled New York Crew.
Judge (mascot) Judge is the name given to the bear who serves as the mascot for Baylor University, whose sports teams are called the Baylor Bears. Each bear is named "Judge" in honor of Judge Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, the university's namesake.
Judge (Magic: the Gathering) A judge in the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game is a tournament official charged with enforcing the rules of the game and those of the DCI. While judges need not be certified, they may choose to attempt a series of tests and certified judges are ranked from level 1 (local-level) to level 5 (professional-level).
Judge Advocate General The Judge Advocate General and Judge Martial of all the Forces is a civilian, with at least 10 years legal experience as a barrister or advocate, or Vice Judge Advocate General, or an assistant Judge Advocate General, and is responsible for judicial functions in the British Army and Royal Air Force. He is the legal adviser of the Sovereign and of the commander-in-chief in military cases, and by his authority all general courts-martial are held.
Judge Advocate General (Canada) The Office of the Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces provides legal advice to the bases and wings, defending an accused at a court martial, teaching courses to other CF members or advising a commanding officer in an operational theatre to uphold the ethical and legal principles established by both the Canadian Forces and the Government of Canada. The current JAG of the Canadian Forces is Brigadier-General Ken Watkin.
Judge Advocate General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States armed forces, consisting of autonomous departments in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. They are charged with the defense and prosecution of military law as provided in the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Air Force The mission of the Judge Advocate General's Corps is to provide professional legal services needed to accomplish the mission of the United States Air Force and maintain the highest degree of effectiveness and readiness. Specific duties and responsibilities in this regard fall primarily on the Judge Advocate General and on Staff Judge Advocates, the senior judge advocates serving on Air Force commanders' staffs worldwide.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army The Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army is composed of Army officers who are also lawyers and who provide legal services to the Army at all levels of command. The Judge Advocate General's Legal Service includes judge advocates, warrant officers, paralegal noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted personnel, and civilian employees.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy The Judge Advocates General's Corps also known as the "JAG Corps" or "JAG" is the legal arm of the US Navy. Today the corps consists of a worldwide organization of more than 730 Judge Advocates, 30 Limited duty Officers (law), 630 enlisted and nearly 275 civilian personnel.
Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Air Force The mission of the Judge Advocate General's Department is to provide legal services to officials of the United States Air Force. Specific duties and responsibilities fall primarily on the Judge Advocate General and on Staff Judge Advocates, the senior judge advocates serving on Air Force commanders' staffs worldwide.
Judge Advocate of the Fleet The Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet is a civilian circuit judge who is responsible for the supervision and superintendence of the court-martial system in the Royal Navy. Responsibility for the naval court-martial system was formerly shared with the Chief Naval Judge Advocate, a legally-trained serving naval officer who was responsible for the appointment of judge advocates, but that position was abolished in 2004 as a result of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that held that as a serving naval officer his position was insufficiently neutral.
Judge Anderson Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip, which is entitled Anderson: Psi Division.
Judge Buell Judge Arthur Buell is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD. He is the current head of the Special Judicial Squad, the Internal Affairs division of the Judges of Mega-City One.
Jubilee Line Extension The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London. First proposed in the 1970s, it was constructed in the 1990s and opened just before Christmas 1999.
Jubilee Park MLR station, Sydney Jubilee Park is a light rail stop located on the south side of Jubilee Park, in the suburb of Glebe, on the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station has two platforms, one for services to Lilyfield, the other for services to Central.
Jubilee quartet Jubilee quartets were popular African-American religious musical groups in the first half of the twentieth century. The name derives from the Fisk Jubilee Quartet, a group of male singers organized by students at Fisk University in 1871 to sing Negro spirituals, which had typically been sung by mixed choirs before then.
Jubilee School Jubilee School is a public, an independent, residential, co-educational secondary school providing a four-year comprehensive balanced program for outstanding students with high intellectual ability, and with a strong commitment to scholarship. The project of the School was first announced in 1977, during Jordan's Silver Jubilee celebrations of King Hussein's accession to the throne, as a tribute to His Majesty's development efforts, especially in the field of education.
Jubilee Tower (Moel Famau) The Jubilee Tower on the peak of Moel Famau was a tower built to commemorate the coronation of George III in 1760. A storm in 1862 reduced the impressive Egyptian-style monument to the base that can be seen today.
Jubilee Trail Jubilee Trail is a novel written by Gwen Bristow, copyrighted in 1950. It follows the adventures of two strong women in the mid-1800's as they travel across the United States to the then-Mexican territory of California.
Jubilee USA Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of churches, diverse faith communities, labor, environmental, solidarity, and community organizations building a grassroots movement to achieve the complete cancellation of debt owed by countries with high levels of human need, and an end to economic policies imposed on those nations. Working in solidarity with partners around the world, Jubilee USA promotes its mission through public education, grassroots organizing, media outreach, policy analysis and advocacy.
Jubilee Walkway The Jubilee Walkway is one of the official walkways in London, England. It was originally opened as The Silver Jubilee Walkway to commemorate that event of Queen Elizabeth II's accession; the Queen herself opened it on 9 June 1977.
Jubilus Jubilus (plural jubili) is the term for the long melisma placed on the final syllable of the Alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant. The structure of the Alleluia is such that the cantor first sings the word "alleluia," without the jubilus, and then the choir repeats the word with the melisma added.
Jubus A Jubu is a Jewish Buddhist, a person with a Jewish ethnic and/or religious background who practices forms of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. The term was first brought into wide circulation with the publication of The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz.
Juǀʼhoan language Juǀʼhoan (also called Zuǀʼhõasi, DzuĘĽoasi, ZĂ»-Ç€hoa, JuǀʼHoansi) is a Khoisan language spoken in the Northwest District of Botswana by about 5,000 people (as of 2002) and by perhaps a comparable number across the border in Namibia. It is a cluster of eastern dialects of the Ju dialect continuum that includes ÇKung (ÇXűű) and Ç‚KxĘĽauÇĘĽein.
Jud Buechler Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968 in San Diego, California) is a former professional basketball player. A sharp-shooting 6’6” guard/forward, he attended the University of Arizona before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1990 NBA Draft.
Jud Heathcote Jud Heathcote (born May 27, 1927 in Port Orchard, Washington) is a former college men's basketball coach. He was head basketball coach at the University of Montana for five seasons (1972-76) and at Michigan State University for 19 seasons (1977-95).
Jud SĂĽĂź Jud SĂĽĂź, (The Jew SĂĽss), was the nickname of Joseph SĂĽss Oppenheimer and is the title of an 1827 novella by Wilhelm Hauff, a 1925 historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, a 1934 British film and a Nazi propaganda film made in 1940 by Veit Harlan, all of which are stories with a title character modelled on Oppenheimer. The Feuchtwanger book and the 1934 film based on it were both condemnations of anti-Semitism.
Jud Smith Grant Judson Smith (January 13, 1869 - December 7, 1947) born in Green Oak, Michigan was primarily a Third Baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1893), St. Louis Browns (1893), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896 and 1901) and Washington Senators (1898).
Jud Wilson Ernest Judson Wilson (February 28 1894 - June 24 1963), nicknamed "Boojum", was an American third baseman, first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. Born in Remington, Virginia, he served in World War I, and during his career played primarily for the Baltimore Black Sox (1922-30), Homestead Grays (1931-32, 1940-45) and Philadelphia Stars (1933-39).
Judah Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian , "God" + "Thanks") is the name of several Biblical and historical figures. The original Greek text of the New Testament makes no difference between the names "Judah", "Judas" and "Jude", rendering them all as Ioudas; but in many English translations "Judah" is used for the Old Testament figure and the tribe named after him, "Judas" is used primarily for Judas Iscariot, and "Jude" for other New Testament persons of the same name.
Judah (Biblical figure) Judah or Yehuda (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian , "God" + "Thanks") is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Tribe of Judah, as related in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He was born in Padan-aram.
Judah ben Asher Judah ben Asher (June 30, 1270–July 4, 1349) was a German Talmudist and later rabbi of Toledo, Spain, brother of Jacob ben Asher ("Ba'al ha-Ṭurim"). These dates are deduced from the evidence furnished by Judah's testament and epitaphs (Luzzatto, Abne Zikkaron, No.
Judah ben Bathyra Judah ben Bathyra or simply Judah Bathyra (also Beseira, Hebrew: יהודה בן בתיר×) was an eminent tanna. He must have lived before the destruction of the Temple, since he prevented a pagan in Jerusalem from partaking of the Paschal offering.
Judah ben David Hayyuj Judah ben David Hayyuj (Arabic: أب٠زŮريا ŮŠŘيى بن داؤد ŘŮŠŮج Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn DawĹ«d) was a Spanish-Jewish grammarian; born in Fez, Morocco, about 950. At an early age he went to Cordoba, where he seems to have remained till his death, which occurred early in the eleventh century.
Judah ben Ezekiel Judah ben Ezekiel (220–299) (Hebrew: יהודה בן יחזק×ל) was a Babylonian amora of the 2nd generation. He was the most prominent disciple of Rav (Abba Arika), in whose house he often stayed, and whose son Hiyya was his pupil (Er.
Judah ben Shalom Judah ben Shalom (died c.1878) (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלום), also known as Mori (Master) Shooker Kohail II or Shukr Kuhayl II (Hebrew: מרי שכר כחיל), was a Yemenite messianic pretender of the mid-19th century.
Judah ben Solomon Taitazak Judah ben Solomon Taitazak (Hebrew: יהודה בן שלמה ×××™××צק), brother of Joseph ben Solomon, was a Talmudist who lived at Salonica in the 15th and 16th centuries. He was the author of She'erit Yehudah (Salonica, 1599-1600), commentating and supplementing Joseph Caro's Bet Yosef, on the second volume of the Ṭurim.
Judah haNasi Rabbi Judah haNasi, (Hebrew, יהודה ×”× ×©×™×, "Judah the Prince" also referred to as Rabbeinu HaKadosh (Our holy rabbi), and Rebbi ([My] rabbi or teacher)) was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during its occupation by the Roman Empire. He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, the first part of the written compendium of Jewish religious law known as the Oral Law or Torah SheBe'al Peh upon which the Talmud is based and from which classical Jewish law Halakha is derived.
Judah he-Hasid (Jerusalem) Judah he-Hasid ( Yehudah he-Hasid, "Judah the Pious") (around 1650, Siedlce - October 17, 1700, Jerusalem), was a Jewish Sabbatean preacher who led the largest organized group of Jewish immigrants to the Land of Israel in centuries.
Judah Hadassi Judah ben Elijah Hadassi (in Hebrew, Yehuda ben Eliyahu) was a Karaite Jewish scholar, controversialist, and liturgist who flourished at Constantinople in the middle of the twelfth century. He was known by the nickname "ha-Abel," which signifies "mourner of Zion.
Judah ibn Ezra Judah ibn Ezra (in Hebrew, Yehuda ben Yosef ibn Ezra) was a Jew of Granada, Spain who lived in the twelfth century. He was raised by Alfonso VII of Castile to the position of commander of the frontier fort of Calatrava, to the dignity of "nasi" (prince), and, a few years later, to the post of majordomo of the royal household.
Judah ibn Kuraish Judah ibn Kuraish, Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer; born at Tahort, in northern Africa; flourished in the eighth and ninth centuries. In his grammatical work he advanced little beyond his predecessors, but his contributions to comparative philology are of great value.
Judah ibn Verga Judah ibn Verga (Hebrew: יהודה ×בן וירגה) was a Spanish historian, kabalist, perhaps also mathematician, and astronomer, of the 15th century, born at Seville. He is supposed to have been the grandfather (by Carmoly, Revue Orientale, ii.
Judah III Judah III (Hebrew: ×™×”×•×“× × ×©×™××”) is a famous Jewish sage mentioned in the classical works of Judaism's oral law, who lived during the third and beginning of the fourth century CE. He figures in the Mishnah and Talmud.
Judah Leon Abravanel Judah Leon Abravanel (or Abrabanel, otherwise known as: in Latin, Leo Hebraeus; in Portuguese, LeĂŁo Hebreu; in Spanish, LeĂłn Hebreo; in Italian, Leone Ebreo; in English, Leo the Hebrew; and in Hebrew, יהודה בן יצחק ××‘×¨×‘× ×ל [Yehuda ben Yitzhak Abravanel]) (c. 1465 - c.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel Judah Lew ben Bezalel ("Judah Loew son of Bezalel", also written as Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai [or Loew], 1525 – 17 September 1609 or 18 Elul 5369 according to the Hebrew calendar) (see discussion) was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in Prague (now in the Czech Republic) for most of his life.
Judah Monis Judah Monis (born in Italy, 1683, died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1764), North America's first college instructor of Hebrew language, taught at Harvard College from 1722 to 1760, and authored the first Hebrew textbook published in North America. His conversion to Christianity made him a figure of some controversy to both Jews and Christians.
Judah Moscato Judah Moscato was an Italian rabbi, poet, and philosopher of the sixteenth century; born at Osimo, near Ancona; died at Mantua before 1594. After the expulsion of the Jews from the Pontifical States by Paul IV.
Judah Vega Judah Vega (16th–17th century) was the first rabbi of the second synagogue of Amsterdam, Neveh Shalom, which was established in 1608. After a short time he resigned his office, and in 1610 went to Constantinople, where he is said to have written a work entitled Jazania (?
Judah Wahrmann Judah Wahrmann, Hungarian rabbi; son of Israel Wahrmann; born 1791; died at Pest November 14, 1868. He was appointed associate rabbi and teacher of religion at the gymnasium of Budapest on 9 February 1851, and was the author of Ma'areket ha-Ha'ataḳot (Ofen, 1831) and Dat Yehudah, Mosaische Religionslehre (ib.
Judaica Press Judaica Press is an Orthodox Jewish publishing house founded in New York City in 1963 by S. Goldman, and then taken over by his son Jack Goldman in response to the growing demand for books of scholarship in the English-speaking Jewish world.
Judaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. The religion of the ancient Hebrews and their descendants the Jews, based, according to the Hebrew Bible, on a covenant between God and Abraham about 2000 BCE, and the renewal of the covenant with Moses about 1200 BCE.
Judaism and Christianity Judaism and Christianity are two closely related Abrahamic religions that in some ways parallel each other and in other ways fundamentally diverge in theology and practice. Whereas the article on the Judeo-Christian tradition emphasizes continuities and convergences between the two religions, this article emphasizes the widely diverging views held by Judaism and Christianity.
Judaism's view of Jesus Judaism has no special or particular view of Jesus, and very few texts in Judaism directly refer to or take note of Jesus. According to Judaism's core principles of faith, it is heresy to believe that God is divisible, and
Judaizers Judaizers is a pejorative term used in the Bible in the Epistles of St. Paul, and particularly after the third century, to describe Jewish Christian groups like the Ebionites and Nazarenes who believed that Greek followers of Jesus needed to go through circumcision - a shorthand term to describe the oral tradition of conversion of a Gentile into Jew (see proselyte) in order to be able to keep the Jewish Law.
Judas Chair The Judas Chair, also known as the Judas Cradle, was allegedly a torture device used by the Spanish Inquisition. In Italian it was called the "culla di Giuda", in German the "Judaswiege", and the French called it la veille - "the wake" or "nightwatch" (as with the muscles contracted the victim could not fall asleep).
Judas Iscariot in popular culture Judas Iscariot is a figure in contemporary popular culture because Judas became the archetype of the betrayer in Western culture, with some role in virtually all literature telling the Passion story and he appears as more than a passing metaphor in mainstream European literature from Dante to Mikhail Bulgakov: see Judas Iscariot.
Judas Kiss Judas Kiss is an American crime thriller motion picture released in 1998, which was notable at the time for the strong involvement of women in the production of the film. It was directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, produced by Elaine Dysinger and Carla Gugino (who also co-starred in the film) and the screenplay was by Deanna Fuller and Sebastian Gutierrez.
Judas Maccabeus Judas Maccabeus (or Judah Maccabee, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, Yehudah HaMakabi) was the third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167-160 BCE) and is acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history alongside Joshua, Gideon and David.
Judas Testament The Judas Testament is a pejorative term referring to any hypothetical and apocryphal gospel written by an apostle of the historical Jesus or Jesus himself that would severely call into question the historicity of the words and acts attributed to Jesus in the New Testament and create great dismay amongst most devout Christians.
Judas, My Brother Judas, My Brother: The Story of the Thirteenth Disciple is a 1968 historical novel by Frank Yerby, a narrative attempting a demythologized account of the events surrounding the life of Jesus and the origin of Christianity.
Judæo-Golpaygani language Judæo-Golpaygani was the Iranian Jewish language of the Jewish community living in Golpaygan, in western Isfahan, western Iran. The first records of Jewish communities in this region date to approximately 750 BC.
Judæo-Marathi Judæo-Marathi is a form of Marathi spoken by the Bene Israel, a Jewish ethnic group that developed a unique identity in India and in Pakistan. Judæo-Marathi is, like other Marathi, written in the Devanagari script.
Judd Greenstein Judd Greenstein (born 1979) is a composer, living in New York, NY, in the United States. His music is influenced by his early background as a hip hop producer and classical pianist, combining an urban, beat-oriented sensibility with a late-Romantic classical harmonic language.
Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics.
Judd Harris Judd Harris (born August 5, 1977) is an American singer and was a semi-finalist on season 4 of the television show American Idol. Although he lives in New York City, he is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and auditioned for American Idol in that city.
Judd Hirsch Judd Hirsch was born March 15, 1935 in The Bronx, New York to Joseph Sidney Hirsch and Sally Kitzis Hirsch. He is an American actor, best known for playing the character Alex Reiger on the acclaimed television comedy series Taxi.
Judd Holdren Judd Holdren was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, Zombies of the Stratosphere, The Lost Planet and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe during 1951 - 1953.
Judd Nelson Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing as the rebellious stoner John Bender in 1985 cult classic "The Breakfast Club".
Judd Records Judd Records was started by Judd Phillips, brother of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Early releases were mostly recorded in Nashville or Memphis, but carried an address of Memphis, New York and Florence (Phillips' hometown).
Judd Rose Judd Rose (1955 - 2000) was an Emmy Award winning television journalist. He rose to prominence as an investigative reporter for ABC where he spent 16 years working on shows such as Prime Time Live and Good Morning America.
Judd Trump Judd Trump is a young English snooker player who enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments - he was English Under 13 and Under 15 champion, and reached the World Under 21 championship semi-finals at 16. For 2005/2006 he joined the professional tour, and at the Welsh Open became the youngest player ever to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament.
Judd Vinet Judd Vinet (born 1980 in British Columbia, Canada) is an open-source developer who currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the creator of the Arch Linux distribution, as well as some other small-time open source software projects.
Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970 on Long Island, New York) is a American comic book and comic strip writer/artist famous for his 1994 stint on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, as well for his work on such comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro and Me, his autobiographical graphic novel about his friendship with Real World castmate and AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. In 2001, Winick married his Real World co-star Pam Ling.
Judderman The Judderman is the symbol of an advertising campaign for a brand of schnapps called Metz. An elfin creature, the Judderman waylays innocent travellers and tempts them to taste the alcohol, at which they 'judder' due to its being served cold.
Jude (film) Jude is a 1996 English film, based on the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It tells the story of a stonemason pursuing the cousin he loves even though both are married.
Jude Bolton Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as "Hey Jude" by some fans and portions of the media, especially 3AW commentators.
Jude Menezes Jude Menezes (born August 5, 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1992 against South Korea. Menezes represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place.
Jude Wanniski Jude Thaddeus Wanniski (June 17, 1936, Pottsville, Pennsylvania – August 29, 2005, Morristown, New Jersey) was a journalist, conservative commentator, and economic commentator. He is perhaps best known as the associate editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1972 to 1978.
Judea Judea or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard YÉ™huda Tiberian , "praise God"; Greek: Ιουδαία; Latin: Iudaea) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ×רץ ישר×ל Eretz Yisrael), an area now divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, Jordan.
Judea and Samaria Judea and Samaria ( Yehuda ve-Shomron , also an acronym יו"ש Yosh or ש"×™ Shai; al-Yahudiyyah was-SÄmarah) are the Biblical terms used to describe the area now more commonly referred to as the West Bank. It is the official name of one of the seven Districts of Israel (not recognised by the UN).
Judean date palm The Judean date palm is a cultivar of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera). The cultivar was thought to have become extinct sometime around 1 CE, but in 2005, a preserved 2,000-year-old seed was used to grow the palm again.
Judean Mountains The Judean Mountains (Hebrew: הרי יהודה Transliteration: Harei-Yehuda; commonly referred to in English as Hills of Judea) is the mountain range on which Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel, is located. Running generally north-south, the mountains extend both to the west and east of Jerusalem.
Judee Sill Judee Sill (October 7, 1944 - November 23, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter. The first artist signed to David Geffen's Asylum label, she released two albums before disappearing into obscurity and eventually dying of drug abuse in 1979 Her eponymous debut album] was released to major acclaim in [[1971 in music|1971 and was followed two years later by Heart Food.
Judenhut The Judenhut (German for "Jew hat"; Latin: pilleus cornutus, or "horned skullcap") was a yellow cone-shaped pointed hat that was required for adult male Jews to wear while outside a ghetto in Medieval Europe in order to distinguish them from others.
Judenplatz The Judenplatz ("Jewish Square") is a square in Vienna's central first district. It is located not far from the Stephansdom in the center of the city, a beautiful 12th century church, which contains stained glass windows depicting the Viennese Jews during that period.
Judenporzellan Judenporzellan (literally "Jewish Porcelain") is a designation for inferior china produced by the royal Berliner Porzellanmanufaktur owned by Frederick the Great in the late 1700's. In order to increase business, he decreed in 1769 that a tax on Jews in the form of coerced purchases from his factory would be levied on Jews in order to obtain marriage, death, business and other certificates and permits (Glueck 1998).
Judenrat Judenräte (singular Judenrat; German for "Jewish council") were administrative bodies that the Germans required Jews to form in each ghetto in General Government (the Nazi-occupied territory of Poland) and later in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union.
Judensau Judensau (German for "Jews' sow") is the derogatory and dehumanizing imagery of the Jews that appeared around the 13th century in Germany and some other European countries. Its popularity lasted for over 600 years and was revived by the Nazis.
Judenstein Judenstein, Austria (Meaning "Jew stone") is a town that used to be named Rinn. After the alleged murder of a little child named Anderl von Rinn by Jews on a rock in the town, a church was built around the rock and the town was renamed to Judenstein.
Judeo-Arabic languages The Judeo-Arabic languages are a collection of Arabic dialects spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Arabic-speaking countries; the term also refers to more or less classical Arabic written in the Hebrew script, particularly in the Middle Ages. Just as with the rest of the Arab world, Arabic-speaking Jews had different dialects depending on where they lived.
Judeo-Aragonese Judeo-Aragonese was a Judeo-Romance language (Jewish language derived from Romance Aragonese language), spoken in north central Iberia from the around the mid-700s until about the time of the expulsion from Spain, when it either merged with the various Judeo-Spanish dialects, or fell out of use in favor of the (by then) far more influential Judeo-Spanish dialects originating in southern Spain, especially in the areas occupied by the modern Land of Valencia, Murcia and Andalucia.
Judeo-Berber language Judeo-Berber is a term used primarily for the Berber varieties traditionally spoken by the Jewish communities of certain parts of central and southern Morocco. While mutually comprehensible with the Tamazight spoken by most inhabitants of the area (Galand-Pernet et al.
Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian (or Judaeo-Christian) is a term used to describe the body of concepts and values which are thought to be held in common by Judaism and Christianity, and typically considered a product of classical Greco-Roman civilization. In particular, the term refers to the common Old Testament/Tanakh (which is a basis of both moral traditions, including particularly the Ten Commandments); and implies a common set of values present in the modern Western World.
Judeo-Italian languages Judeo-Italian is a term referring to Italo-Romance linguistic varieties used between the 10th and the 20th centuries in Rome and in central and northern Italy. The neologism Italkian was coined in 1942 by Solomon Birnbaum (see References), who modelled the word on the modern Hebrew adjective ית-/××לקי italki(t), “Italian”, from the middle Hebrew adjective ××™×לקי (< ITALICU[M]), “Italic”, “Roman”.
Judeo-Latin Judeo-Latin, or Laâ€az is the presumed Jewish language of the many scattered Jewish communities of the former Roman Empire, but especially by the Jewish communities of the Italian Peninsula and Transalpine Gaul.
Judeo-Paganism Judeo-Paganism, or Jewish Paganism, is a religious movement related to Judaism and Neopaganism, which explores the origins of the Jewish religion and its ancient neighbors, the religions of the Canaanites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Ugarit folk, and Egyptians.
Judeo-Romance languages Judeo-Romance languages are Jewish languages languages derived from Romance languages, spoken by various Jewish communities (and their descendants) originating in regions where Romance languages predominate, and altered to such an extent to gain recognition as languages in their own right.
Judge (2000 AD) Judge is a title held by several significant characters in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot.
Judge (band) Judge was a New York City metallic hardcore band, formed in 1987 by Youth Of Today guitarist John "Porcell" Porcelly and former Death Before Dishonor/Youth Of Today drummer Mike "Judge" Ferraro. Their first release was a 7" EP on Porcell's label Schism (which he ran along with Side By Side/Gorilla Biscuits guitar-player Alex Brown) entitled New York Crew.
Judge (mascot) Judge is the name given to the bear who serves as the mascot for Baylor University, whose sports teams are called the Baylor Bears. Each bear is named "Judge" in honor of Judge Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, the university's namesake.
Judge (Magic: the Gathering) A judge in the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game is a tournament official charged with enforcing the rules of the game and those of the DCI. While judges need not be certified, they may choose to attempt a series of tests and certified judges are ranked from level 1 (local-level) to level 5 (professional-level).
Judge Advocate General The Judge Advocate General and Judge Martial of all the Forces is a civilian, with at least 10 years legal experience as a barrister or advocate, or Vice Judge Advocate General, or an assistant Judge Advocate General, and is responsible for judicial functions in the British Army and Royal Air Force. He is the legal adviser of the Sovereign and of the commander-in-chief in military cases, and by his authority all general courts-martial are held.
Judge Advocate General (Canada) The Office of the Judge Advocate General for the Canadian Forces provides legal advice to the bases and wings, defending an accused at a court martial, teaching courses to other CF members or advising a commanding officer in an operational theatre to uphold the ethical and legal principles established by both the Canadian Forces and the Government of Canada. The current JAG of the Canadian Forces is Brigadier-General Ken Watkin.
Judge Advocate General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States armed forces, consisting of autonomous departments in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. They are charged with the defense and prosecution of military law as provided in the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Air Force The mission of the Judge Advocate General's Corps is to provide professional legal services needed to accomplish the mission of the United States Air Force and maintain the highest degree of effectiveness and readiness. Specific duties and responsibilities in this regard fall primarily on the Judge Advocate General and on Staff Judge Advocates, the senior judge advocates serving on Air Force commanders' staffs worldwide.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army The Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army is composed of Army officers who are also lawyers and who provide legal services to the Army at all levels of command. The Judge Advocate General's Legal Service includes judge advocates, warrant officers, paralegal noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted personnel, and civilian employees.
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy The Judge Advocates General's Corps also known as the "JAG Corps" or "JAG" is the legal arm of the US Navy. Today the corps consists of a worldwide organization of more than 730 Judge Advocates, 30 Limited duty Officers (law), 630 enlisted and nearly 275 civilian personnel.
Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Air Force The mission of the Judge Advocate General's Department is to provide legal services to officials of the United States Air Force. Specific duties and responsibilities fall primarily on the Judge Advocate General and on Staff Judge Advocates, the senior judge advocates serving on Air Force commanders' staffs worldwide.
Judge Advocate of the Fleet The Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet is a civilian circuit judge who is responsible for the supervision and superintendence of the court-martial system in the Royal Navy. Responsibility for the naval court-martial system was formerly shared with the Chief Naval Judge Advocate, a legally-trained serving naval officer who was responsible for the appointment of judge advocates, but that position was abolished in 2004 as a result of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that held that as a serving naval officer his position was insufficiently neutral.
Judge Anderson Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip, which is entitled Anderson: Psi Division.
Judge Buell Judge Arthur Buell is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD. He is the current head of the Special Judicial Squad, the Internal Affairs division of the Judges of Mega-City One.
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