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  • 41free — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. at liberty, unrestrained; exempt; gratuitous, free of charge; lavish, profuse. v. t. unfetter, release; rid [of] (see ejection). See freedom, exemption, nonpayment, liberality. II (Roget s IV) modif …

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  • 42Chronology of Gypsy History — 224 241 Persia: In the reign of Shah Ardashir, Gypsies first come from India to work. 420 438 Persia: Bahram Gur, Shah of Persia, brings Gypsy musicians from India. 661 Arab Empire: Indians (Zott) brought from India to Mesopotamia. 669 /670 Arab… …

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  • 43e|man|ci|pate — «ih MAN suh payt», verb, pat|ed, pat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set free from slavery of any kind; release: »Lincoln emancipated the slaves on Jan. 1st, 1863. Women have been emancipated from many old restrictions. Figurative. Enlightened… …

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  • 44CRIME — INTRODUCTION Jews in the Diaspora have generally been less involved in crime than the populations among which they lived. Their closely knit communities, cohesive family life, high educational standards, moderation in the consumption of alcohol,… …

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  • 45MODERN TIMES – TO 1880 — introduction dawn of the enlightenment influence of mercantilist absolutism on jewish status arguments for toleration moses mendelssohn egalitarianism and emancipation in the u.s. the french revolution napoleon bonaparte and the french sanhedrin… …

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  • 46Emancipate — E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the thing… …

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  • 47Emancipating — Emancipate E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the …

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  • 48liberated — adj. (Chem.) 1. released from chemical combination, or as a consequence of chemical reaction; of a gas. [WordNet 1.5] 2. freed from bondage; of people. Syn: emancipated, freed. [WordNet 1.5] 3. free from traditional social restraints; as, a… …

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  • 49Antisemitism — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms …

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  • 50August 1 — Events*30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. *527 Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. *607 Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui… …

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