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  2. Lemuria - Wikipedia

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    Lemuria (/ l ɪ ˈ m jʊər i ə /), or Limuria, was a continent proposed in 1864 by zoologist Philip Sclater, theorized to have sunk beneath the Indian Ocean, later appropriated by occultists in supposed accounts of human origins.

  3. Root race - Wikipedia

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    Lemuria, according to Theosophists, existed in a large part of what is now the Indian Ocean including Australia and extending into the South Pacific Ocean; its last remnants are the Australian continent, the island of New Guinea, and the island of Madagascar. Lemuria sank gradually and was eventually destroyed by incessantly erupting volcanoes. [9]

  4. Mu (mythical lost continent) - Wikipedia

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    Mu is a lost continent introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), who identified the "Land of Mu" with Atlantis.The name was subsequently identified with the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward (1851–1936), who asserted that it was located in the Pacific Ocean before its destruction. [1]

  5. Timeline of antisemitism - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish quarter of Bari, Italy is destroyed by a mob and a number of Jews are killed. [40] 943–944 Byzantine Jews from all over the Empire flee from persecution into Khazaria. The King of Khazaria at the time, who was Jewish, subsequently cut ties with the Byzantine Empire. [41] 945 Venice bans Jews from using Venetian vessels. 985

  6. History of the Jews in the United States - Wikipedia

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    However, a 2007 study found that 15% of American Jews live below the poverty line; [158] the 2016 Pew study found that number to be 16%. [156] A 2019 study found 20% of American Jews to be in or near poverty, with 45% of Jewish children living in poor or near-poor households. [159]

  7. Jews - Wikipedia

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    The Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים ‎, ISO 259-2: Yehudim, Israeli pronunciation:), or the Jewish people, are an ethno-religious group [14] and nation [15] originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah [16] and traditionally adhering to Judaism.

  8. List of antisemitic incidents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Thirty Jewish families were expelled and roughly treated from the city. Jewish community leaders protested, and there was an outcry by members of Congress and the press; President Abraham Lincoln countermanded the General Order on January 4, 1863. Grant claimed during his 1868 Presidential campaign that he had issued the order without prejudice ...

  9. Lemuria (festival) - Wikipedia

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    In the Julian calendar the three days of the festival were 9, 11, and 13 May. Lemuria's name and origin myth, according to Ovid, derives from a supposed Remuria [2] instituted by Romulus to appease the angry spirit of his murdered twin, Remus.