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Alliance Israélite Universelle
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The Alliance israélite universelle is a Paris-based international Jewish organization founded in 1860 with the purpose of safeguarding human rights for Jews around the world. It promotes the ideals of
Door detail of Mikveh Israel, 2009
Door detail of Mikveh Israel, 2009
Entrance to the seat of the Société d'histoire des Juifs de Tunisie and the Alliance israélite universelle in Paris.
Entrance to the seat of the Société d'histoire des Juifs de Tunisie and the Alliance israélite universelle in Paris.
Adolphe Crémieux, an early supporter of the Alliance and its president 1863-67 and again 1868-80
Adolphe Crémieux, an early supporter of the Alliance and its president 1863-67 and again 1868-80
Medal by Emmanuel Hannaux for the 50th anniversary of the Alliance Israélite Universelle (1910) in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland,
Medal by Emmanuel Hannaux for the 50th anniversary of the Alliance Israélite Universelle (1910) in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland, Basel (inv no. JMS 557): Female personification with the symbols of the Alliance. The other side shows Narcisse Leven in profile.
Amin al-Husseini
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Mohammed Amin al-Husseini was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine. He was the scion of the al-Husayni family of Jerusalemite Arab nobles, who trace their origins to
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…school in Jerusalem in 1868. This was followed by Mikveh Israel near Jaffa in 1870. In 1882 a secondary school for boys was established in Jerusalem. Amin al-Husseini was one of their pupils. The original building on Jaffa Road was demolished after 1967. In 1903, the Zionist group Bnei Moshe was to be given a grant…
Amin al-Husseini in 1929
Amin al-Husseini in 1929
Al-Husseini's mentor, Muhammad Rashid Rida, a Syrian Sunni cleric noteworthy for his vehement opposition to Zionist movement and Western ideals
Al-Husseini's mentor, Muhammad Rashid Rida, a Syrian Sunni cleric noteworthy for his vehement opposition to Zionist movement and Western ideals
Arab protest delegations against British policy in Palestine during 1929
Arab protest delegations against British policy in Palestine during 1929
Al-Husseini (center) in a visit to Saudi Arabia in the early 1930s. To his left is Hashim al-Atassi, who later became president of Syria and to al-Hus
Al-Husseini (center) in a visit to Saudi Arabia in the early 1930s. To his left is Hashim al-Atassi, who later became president of Syria and to al-Husseini's right is Shakib Arslan, an Arab nationalist philosopher from Lebanon.