The German rabbi, scholar, and religious poet Gershom ben Judah (ca. 950-1028) exerted a great influence on Jewish social institutions. He is also known as Rabbenu Gershom and Meor Ha-Golah, "Light of the Exile." The places of the birth and death of...

The Manor House Museum in Suffolk, England, displays the timepiece collection of Gershom Parkington, who died in 1952. The collectibles include portable sundials, replicas of medieval clocks and a replica of an 18th-century orrery. Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is a delightful town,...

Ira Stoll Forward 09-22-1995 Hillary of Judah. Despite the Whitewater affair, the suspiciously profitable commodities trading and the ill-fated health care plan, there are at least some Americans who are still big fans of the first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. They were...