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  2. 92nd Street Y - Wikipedia

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    Website. 92ny.org. 92nd Street Y, New York ( 92NY) is a cultural and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the corner of East 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Founded in 1874 as the Young Men's Hebrew Association, the 92nd Street Y (often simply called " the Y") transformed from a secular social club ...

  3. Reform Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The rabbinate was almost exclusively transplanted – Rabbis Samuel Hirsch, Samuel Adler, Gustav Gottheil, Kaufmann Kohler, and others all played a role both in Germany and across the ocean – and led by two individuals: the radical Rabbi David Einhorn, who participated in the 1844–1846 conferences and was very much influenced by Holdheim ...

  4. Kaufmann - Wikipedia

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    Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. ... Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), ...

  5. Max J. Kohler - Wikipedia

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    Max James Kohler (May 22, 1871 – July 23, 1934) was a Jewish-American lawyer, immigration activist, and historian from New York. Life [ edit ] Kohler was born on May 22, 1871, in Detroit, Michigan , the son of Kaufmann Kohler and Johanna Einhorn.

  6. Andy Kaufman - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( / ˈkaʊfmən / KOWF-mən; [1] January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984 [2]) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". [3] He disdained telling jokes and engaging ...

  7. Miranda Kaufmann - Wikipedia

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    Miranda Kaufmann. Miranda Clare Kaufmann (born 1982) is a British historian, journalist and educator, whose work has focused on Black British history. She is the author of the 2017 book Black Tudors: The Untold Story, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize and the Wolfson History Prize. She is a senior research fellow at the ...

  8. Kaufmann's - Wikipedia

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    Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The store was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann, patron of the famous Fallingwater house. In the post-war years, the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States, and was last owned by Federated Department Stores.

  9. Jewish skeptics - Wikipedia

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    Jewish skeptics are Jews (historically, Jewish philosophers) who have held skeptical views on matters of the Jewish religion. In general, these skeptical views regard some or all of the "principles of faith," whatever these may be (see Maimonides, Albo), but historically Jewish skepticism is directed either at (1) the existence of the God of Judaism or (2) the authenticity and veracity of the ...