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Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. [1] Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons , a mousetrap , and steam pumps .
There are many songs about Jerusalem from various time periods, especially nationalistically-themed songs from the time of the Six-Day War, when East Jerusalem passed from Jordanian control to Israeli. Additionally many Biblical Psalms, styled as songs, were written specifically about Jerusalem. Jewish liturgy and hymns are rife with references ...
Pages in category "Jewish English musicians" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Zak Abel;
Pages in category "Jewish British musicians" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. John Barnett;
Pages in category "Jewish folk songs" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Israelism (song) C.
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The Wandering Jew is an English broadside ballad dating back to the late 17th century. [1] The ballad, subtitled "The Shoemaker of JERUSALEM. Who lived Jesus Christ was Crucified, and by him appointed to Wander till his Coming Again," tells the story of the legendary figure of the Wandering Jew, his interaction with Jesus Christ, and his subsequent eternal wanderings.
List of British Jews is a list of prominent Jews from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. Although the first Jews may have arrived on the island of Great Britain with the Romans , it was not until the Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror in 1066 that organised Jewish communities first appeared in England .