In addition, the organization operates a number of Jewish dayschools, and has done a lot to standardize the Ladino language. Ladino is a Romance language, derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew. ...
External links
The AIU website (French)
The Bulletin de l'Alliance Israelite Universelle archive since 1913 at TAU Jewish Newspapers archive
The Alliance Israélite, on the other hand, because of its universal character, is active everywhere and in all directions; appeals to sovereigns and governments indiscriminately; and founds schools where the teaching is carried on in German, English, French, Turkish, Arabic, or Russian.
The "Bulletins" of the Alliance are filled with narratives of murder committed upon Moroccan Israelites, of cruel exactions imposed by irresponsible officials, and of acts of violence perpetrated by an ignorant and fanatical populace.
But the Alliance soon observed that such prize-competitions were powerless to draw the attention of scholars away from their favorite studies, and that an important work could not be undertaken at the word of command, so that it would be preferable to leave to authors free scope and full liberty.
10 Israelite tribes that, according to the Bible, were transported to Assyria by Tiglathpileser III or Shalmaneser after the conquest of Israel in 722 BC Numerous conjectures have been advanced as to the fate of these tribes: they have been identified with the people of Arabia, India, Ethiopia, and...
Later, Balaam seduced the Israelites to commit evil, an act for which he was killed.
, or Jerubbaal, in the Bible, a 12th-century Israelite warrior of the tribe of Mannasseh, and one of the greater judges of Israel.
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