Represents the fruit of more than three decades of labor at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Authority of Israel. Based on a thirty-volume encyclopedia published only in Hebrew, this accessible new edition reclaims in illustrations and prose the distinctive culture lost during the Holocaust and makes this invaluable resource available in English for the first time.
The Olympic Games, revived in 1896, are the most well-known international multisport gathering of our times, but hundreds of other multisport competitions based on the same model have been established.
Presents information on all aspects of HispanicAmerican life including politics, employment and income, education, religion, literature, performing arts, science and medicine, and sports.
With more than 3,000 entries, this Revised Edition covers virtually every aspect of the Catholic Church. It clearly defines and explains criticial principles of the Catholic Faith.
Presents information on all aspects of African American life including politics, employment and income, education, religion, literature, performing arts, science and medicine, and sports.
