Download or read book Esther Simpson written by John Eidinow and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered. But who was she and why has history forgotten her? This is the story of Esther Simpson, a woman whose dedication to the cause of freedom in science and learning left an indelible mark on the cultural and intellectual landscape of the modern world. Esther Simpson - Tess to her friends - devoted her life to resettling academic refugees, whom she thought of as her family. By the end of her life, Simpson could count among her 'children' sixteen Nobel Prize winners, eighteen Knights, seventy-four fellows of the Royal Society, thirty-four fellows of the British Academy. Her 'children' made a major contribution to Allied victory in World War Two. From a humble upbringing in Leeds to Russian immigrant parents, Simpson took on secretarial roles that saw her move to Paris, Vienna and Geneva. But when Hitler assumed power in 1933, she took a job in London at the Academic Assistance Council, newly set up to rescue displaced German scholars, and found her lifelong calling. For a woman who befriended so many and such eminent 'children', surprisingly little is known of her. This book is a study of Esther Simpson: who she was and how she lived, what moved her to take up and never to relinquish her calling, her impact on the world, and the historical context that helped shape her achievements.

Download or read book Esther Unfolding God s Plan to Redeem His Bride written by Fuchsia Pickett and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA SpiritLed Woman Bible Study Esther is a prophetic message revealed to the "church within the church". Through allegory and type, you will explore deep truths concerning your relationship with God, both individually and corporately, and His plan for the church. This is a fascinating study of the relentless war for final supremacy that is being waged within the soul of man between good and evil./div

Download or read book Significant Food written by Jeff Birkenstein and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant Food is a collaborative work of textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence of food in American literature. The volume offers close readings of many well-known, and some less well-known, examples of American writing, as studied through the food culture sensibilities of a well-stocked cupboard of contributors who offer their analyses for public consumption. Editors Jeff Birkenstein and Robert C. Hauhart find that literary criticism has focused on the role food plays in literary production to a greater extent than recognized at first glance and that its role has become increasingly common only in the last two decades. Still, while there is critical commentary regarding authors’ use of food across the expanse of American literature, there has been a lack of a unifying critical theory to guide these analyses. Birkenstein and Hauhart offer the theory of “significant food”—a method that asks literary critics to evaluate and assess the extent, nature, and role that food plays in literary production. When food and “food moments” are used intensively and “significantly” within the drama, memoir, poem, novel, short story, or other writing, then one can say that it has achieved a status that makes it indispensable to the work at hand.

Download or read book Esther Ross Stillaguamish Champion written by Robert H. Ruby and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oh God, here comes Esther Ross." Such was the greeting she received from members of the U.S. Congress during her repeated trips to the Capitol on behalf of Stillaguamish Indians. Tenacious and passionate, Esther Ross's refusal to abandon her cause resulted in federal recognition of the Stillaguamish Tribe in 1976. Her efforts on behalf of Pacific Northwest Indians at federal, state, and local levels led not only to the rebirth of the Stillaguamish but also to policy reforms affecting all Indian tribes. In this rare, in-depth portrait of a contemporary American Indian woman, Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown document Ross's life and achievements. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Stillaguamish tribe, located on the Puget Sound in Washington State, had all but disappeared. With no organization or system of communication, tribal members dispersed. Desperate for help, surviving members asked Ross, a young, well-educated descendant of Stillaguamish and Norwegian heritage, to assist them in suing for lost land and government services. For fifty years, she waged a persistent campaign, largely self-staffed and self-funded. Despite personal problems, cultural barriers, and reluctance among some tribal members, Ross succeeded, but she was eventually forced from tribal leadership.

Download or read book A Christmas Journey written by Kevin Marti and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-27 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Journey is a Bible study guide and daily devotional for fathers and their children. It is written from a father to his children in order to encourage them in God's awesome Word. The book is also a bible reading plan as it steps chapter by chapter through the bible. The books begins in Leviticus Chapter 18 and proceeds through Job Chapter 37. A Christmas Journey is a sequel to A Christmas Gift. The books are independent of each other. It is not necessary for the reader to read A Christmas Gift before starting A Christmas Journey. The book is written as a Christmas Gift as it begins on December 24th and ends on December 23rd the following year. However, since it is a daily devotional it can be started at any time or place. The sole purpose of the book is to inspire the reader to get into God's Word and help build their faith in their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Download or read book Brighton Third Street written by Sarah Burakoff and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York's Brighton Beach in the late thirties is inhabited by many European Jews who have come to the United States in search of a better life. They have fled persecution and poverty. The boardwalk, fireworks, steeplechase and Luna Park's dancehall paints a future that looks quite enchanting for the girls and boys growing up in Brighton Beach. But the innocent looking Brighton Third Street holds many secrets of incest, gang rape, illegal abortion and infidelity among the families. Bella Levine is on her way to surprise her Mom with a visit to her work place, but what she encounters when she arrives changes not only her life, but also the lives of many of the other girls and boys of Brighton Third Street

Download or read book Esther written by Nir Barkin and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Esther" is gripping historic fiction, a complex and exciting family saga, and a high-suspense detective novel. It follows a young man’s quest to find his grandfather, a man he has never known, and who abandoned the family and disappeared from the world early in the Second World War, without leaving a trace. This first novel by author Nir Barkin delves into the history of Israel, spanning from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. The story covers four generations of a family, revealing the adventures and struggles of daily life during the British Mandate and after the founding of the State of Israel. The heart of the adventure takes place in Jerusalem. While the family’s journey includes the Galilee and even Italy and the United States, their origin is in the traditional neighborhoods of Sephardi Jews in central Jerusalem, and over time they continually return to the Holy City. "Esther" weaves a sensitive, touching and complex tale of love, betrayal, rupture, desertion, pain, and the stubborn determination to retain sanity. A young man overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to painstakingly unravel the knots of the past, determined to discover the family secrets and taboos that cast a shadow over their lives.

Download or read book Fancy that written by Esther Hershenhorn and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1841, Pennsylvanian Pippin Biddle, determined to get his three orphaned sisters out of the poorhouse, tries to earn a living as an itinerant painter in this story that expounds the values of home and family.

Download or read book Ezra and Esther written by Cyril J. Barber and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the publication of this volume Cyril Barber brings to a close thirty years of study and research on the books of Joshua through Esther. His treatment of each of these canonical writings is devotional and was written during his busy pastoral and teaching ministry. The Book of Ezra. Jewish tradition has made Ezra one of the most celebrated personages in all the history of his people. Five great works are attributed to him: (1) The founding of the Great Synagogue, or synod of learned Jewish scholars; (2) the settlement of the sacred canon, or recognized list of authoritative Hebrew Scriptures; (3) the establishment of the Hebrew Scriptures in square Assyrian characters; (4) the compilation of the Chronicles, along with the book that now bears his own name, and possibly Psalm 119; and (5) the institution of local synagogues. The Book of Ezra has been looked upon as Israel's second exodus, for under the leadership of Zerubbabel a large number of Jewish expatriates journeyed from Babylon to Jerusalem, and in spite of many difficulties rebuilt the Temple. Years passed before Ezra led a second group of exiles to Jerusalem. He based all he did on the Word of God, and in his example we have encouragement for a life of godliness in the midst of the present moral and spiritual decline. The Book of Esther. The title of this book is based on its main character, Queen Esther. It fits into the gap between Ezra 6 and 7, and records the events in Babylon prior to and immediately following Xerxes' (Ahasuerus's) attack on Greece. Though there is no mention of God in the book, he is nonetheless active. According to Drs. M'Clintock and Strong, The character of Esther, as she appears in the Bible, is that of a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her adopted father . . . and anxious to share the king's favor with him for the good of her people. She was a virtuous woman, and as far as her situation made it possible, a good wife to the king.

Download or read book Esther s Daughter written by Patricia Roush and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esther and David fell in love at a defense plant in Chicago during WWII. They were making engines for the B29 bombers. The problem was that Esther had a husband in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The war ended and Bob came home. But there was a baby involved. Esther chose to leave her husband and have the baby with David, the man she loved. She was from Italian immigrants and had a large family who loved her. After the baby was born, they showered her with all the love they could give. David's family from southern Illinois adored the baby girl. David moved into Esther's family home and things went well for three years. Then David wanted to change jobs often and move to California and other places. Esther loved David and sacrificed so much for him but she did not want to leave her family and loved ones. They separated. Their daughter, Pattie Marie, was loved by her Italian family and her southern Illinois family. But as she grew up her life changed drastically. Pattie Marie never wanted anyone to call her "Esther's daughter".

Download or read book The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright written by Ann M. Little and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born and raised in a New England garrison town, Esther Wheelwright (1696–1780) was captured by Wabanaki Indians at age seven. Among them, she became a Catholic and lived like any other young girl in the tribe. At age twelve, she was enrolled at a French-Canadian Ursuline convent, where she would spend the rest of her life, eventually becoming the order’s only foreign-born mother superior. Among these three major cultures of colonial North America, Wheelwright’s life was exceptional: border-crossing, multilingual, and multicultural. This meticulously researched book discovers her life through the communities of girls and women around her: the free and enslaved women who raised her in Wells, Maine; the Wabanaki women who cared for her, catechized her, and taught her to work as an Indian girl; the French-Canadian and Native girls who were her classmates in the Ursuline school; and the Ursuline nuns who led her to a religious life.

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Download or read book On Rockingham Street written by David R. Kuney and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Rockingham Street explores, in memoir form, how assimilation of Jewish immigrants arriving from Eastern Europe was shaped and affected by the culture of Southern suburbia in the 1950s and 1960s. It probes the key questions of Jewish survival, including whether American Judaism has left many Jews unable to answer the question “Why are we Jewish?” and whether the education of Jewish youth by the modern American synagogue is adequate to maintain Judaism as a distinctive and meaningful voice.

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Download or read book National Register of French Draft Horses written by National French Draft Horse Association and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History: v. 1, p. 7-143.