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Scheveningen
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Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and
A view of the Scheveningen Pier with the Kurhaus in the background
A view of the Scheveningen Pier with the Kurhaus in the background
Scheveningen pier in the background, view from the harbour's breakwater
Scheveningen pier in the background, view from the harbour's breakwater
Scheveningen pier viewed from the beach near Wassenaar
Scheveningen pier viewed from the beach near Wassenaar
The engraving by Gilliam van der Gouwen shows a 20-m-long (70 ft) whale, stranded on the Dutch coast between Scheveningen and Katwijk on February 3, 1
The engraving by Gilliam van der Gouwen shows a 20-m-long (70 ft) whale, stranded on the Dutch coast between Scheveningen and Katwijk on February 3, 1598.
Shibboleth
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A shibboleth is any custom or tradition—usually a choice of phrasing or single word—that distinguishes one group of people from another. Historically, shibboleths have been used as passwords, ways of
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…The International Skating Union was founded in Scheveningen in 1892. Anecdotal evidence exists of the name Scheveningen being used as a shibboleth during World War II to identify German spies: they would pronounce the initial Sch as one consonant (the voiceless palato-alveolar fricative, pronounced…
A New Orleans resident challenges out-of-towners who had come to protest against the 2017 removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument. The out-of-towners' i
A New Orleans resident challenges out-of-towners who had come to protest against the 2017 removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument. The out-of-towners' inability to pronounce "Tchoupitoulas Street" according to the local fashion would be a shibboleth marking them as outsiders.
Shepherds fording the river Jordan (old postcard). The men of Ephraim could not cross without saying the password.
Shepherds fording the river Jordan (old postcard). The men of Ephraim could not cross without saying the password.
Villagers of Ungheni, Bessarabia Governorate, displaying Christian icons on their homes in order to distinguish themselves from Jews, and avoid being
Villagers of Ungheni, Bessarabia Governorate, displaying Christian icons on their homes in order to distinguish themselves from Jews, and avoid being targeted during a pogrom in 1905 (painting by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek).
Koreans being stabbed by vigilantes during the Kantō Massacre (1923)
Koreans being stabbed by vigilantes during the Kantō Massacre (1923)