Menachem Begin (help·info) (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם בֵּגִין, Polish: Mieczysław Biegun, Arabic: مناحيم بيغن Munahayyim Beeghin, Russian: Менахем Вольфович Бегин Menakhem Vol'fovich Begin, 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was a politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine.
Begin was elected to the first Knesset, as head of Herut, the party he founded, and was at first on the political fringe, embodying the opposition to the Mapai-led government and Israeli establishment. He remained in opposition in the eight consecutive elections (except for a national unity government around the Six-Day War), but became more acceptable to the political center. His 1977 electoral victory and premiership ended three decades of Labour Party political dominance. He probably served as Opposition Leader longer than anyone in the history of modern democratic politics.
Henry (Hillel) Abramson is the Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Services at Touro College's Miami branch (Touro College South). He is also currently the interim Chair of Judaic Studies there.
Henry Abramson was born and raised in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto. He was Assistant Professor of History/Jewish Studies at Florida Atlantic University from 2002–2006 and during that time held appointments at a number of institutions including Oxford University, Cornell University, Harvard University, and Hebrew University. While teaching at Hebrew University, he simultaneously attended a class with Rabbi Mendel Weinbach at Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem. In 2006, Abramson moved to his current position at Touro College South.
Henry Abramson is largely known for his scholarship in Ukrainian Jewish history and antisemitic iconography. However, at the 40th Association of Jewish Studies Conference, Abramson chose to deliver a paper which reflected on his interest in the work of David Weiss Halivni and Joshua Rubinstein as regards the savoraim.
Albert Einstein ( /ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn/; German: [ˈalbɐt ˈaɪnʃtaɪn] ( listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics. While best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"), he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics.
Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that Newtonian mechanics was no longer enough to reconcile the laws of classical mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. This led to the development of his special theory of relativity. He realized, however, that the principle of relativity could also be extended to gravitational fields, and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916, he published a paper on the general theory of relativity. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, Einstein applied the general theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe as a whole.
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Based on the best- selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers takes the audience inside the offices of Israel's Prime Ministers through the eyes of an insider, Yehuda Avner, who served as a chief aide, English language note-taker and speechwriter to Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres. The first of two parts, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers focuses on Ambassador Avner's years working with Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol and Golda Meir and then US Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin and reveals new details about the Six-Day War, the development of Israel's close strategic relationship with the United States, the fight against terrorism, the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath. In the spring of 2014, the second film based on Ambassador Avner's book, The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers, will be released, examining Ambassador Avner's experiences with Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres as well as his service as Israel's Ambassador to England. The early efforts at negotiating agreements with Egypt, the raid on Entebbe, Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem, the Camp David Accords, the bombing of Iraq's nuclear facility, the war in Lebanon, the Oslo Accords and the ongoing struggle to make peace with Israel's Arab neighbors and the Palestinians are some of the topics covered as The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers builds to its dramatic and emotional conclusion. Weaving a rich tapestry of history and personal testimonies, The Prime Ministers brings some of the most important events of the 20th and 21st centuries to life.
He made his name as a warrior. He made history as a peacemaker.
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Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israely soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..
Keywords: 1970s, airplane, airplane-hijack, airplane-passenger, airport, based-on-true-story, commando-raid, entebbe-uganda, escape, general
Yitzhak Rabin: How many Israelis are on that plane?::Gad Yaakobi: About 100.::Yitzhak Rabin: That's a problem.
Yitzhak Rabin: [realising an Air France flight is late] Have we heard anything from the French?::Gad Yaakobi: Not a word.
Daniel Cooper: Where are you going?::Alice: California.::Mrs. Loeb: [half asleep] That's a beautiful city.
Wilfred Boese: I don't want to kill you Mr. Cooper. I want to be civilized. So please get off the plane with the other passengers?
Capt. Sammy Berg: [discussing a military attack] It'll be the biggest noise to hit Africa since the elephants stampeded.
Capt. Sammy Berg: Well, if this thing works, I'll kiss Amin's foot.::Capt. Michel Becaud: It went well.::Capt. Sammy Berg: If you meant it didn't take too much time, yea.::Capt. Michel Becaud: Speed is important...::Capt. Sammy Berg: Speed, right, but when all those men run into the terminal, it will be the biggest noise to hit africa since the elephants stampeded!::Capt. Michel Becaud: Now listen, Sammy...::Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu: Sam's right...::Capt. Sammy Berg: Goodbye surprise!::Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu: Surprise will be gone...::Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu: We need to hit the terminal with less men.
Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron: There's a small army on the move and they are still debating!::Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron: It's crazy!::Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu: It's democracy.
Shimon Peres: Intelligence informs us they will begin killing hostages on Sunday.::Yitzhak Rabin: The string has run out, Hmm?::Shimon Peres: Then why are we debating the military plan? Let them go!::Yitzhak Rabin: Because it is not perfect.::Shimon Peres: Yitzhak, that's a joke! Here you are concerned with perfection, and... And we don't have a choice!::Yitzhak Rabin: There will be two hundred of our best people on those planes... I damned well do have a choice!
Mrs. Berg: Sammy? Where are you going?::Capt. Sammy Berg: Uh, I'm going out.::Mrs. Berg: What do you mean, "out?" On the Sabbath?::Capt. Sammy Berg: I'm just going to see some friends.::Mrs. Berg: Who?::Capt. Sammy Berg: Friends, you know, from work. You don't know them, actually. Uh, I'm going fishing in the morning.::Mrs. Berg: Have fun. [kisses him]::Capt. Sammy Berg: Okay.::Mr. Berg: Samuel - be careful.::Capt. Sammy Berg: Dad, what are you talking, "be careful?" I'm going fishing here!::Mr. Berg: Don't fall in.
Wilfred Boese: Any other problem, Mr. spokesman?::Daniel Cooper: My name is Daniel Cooper.