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Of Joe Biden, the Heimlich Maneuver and 8 Other Facts About (Jewish) Delaware
2015-04-04 11:51:27| Chemicals - Topix.net
3) In 1971, businessman Irving Shapiro became the first person outside of the Dupont family to become chairman of the DuPont company, which was founded in 1802 near Wilmington. 4) Former New York mayor Ed Koch and actress Carrie Fisher are among those whose lives were saved by the Heimlich maneuver, invented by surgeon Henry Heimlich, who was born in Wilmington in 1920.
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Of Rosanne Barr, King David Kalakaua and 9 Other Things About Jewish Hawaii
2015-02-28 14:08:33| Airlines - Topix.net
3) Jewish merchants from England and Germany later arrived in the Pacific to supply goods to Hawaiian sugar and coffee plantations. 4) In the late 1880s, a man named Elias Abraham Rosenberg ingratiated himself with the Hawaiian King David Kalakaua.
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Of Touro Synagogue, Hasbro and 10 Other Things About Jewish Rhode Island
2015-02-07 11:43:45| Toys - Topix.net
3) Newport's Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763, is recognized as the oldest synagogue in the United States. It was designated a national historic site in 1946.
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Of Sammy Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Blue Jeans and 9 Other Facts About (Jewish) Nevada
2015-01-17 14:08:39| Apparel - Topix.net
Temple Emanu-El still serves the city's Jewish residents. 2) Jacob W. Davis, a Jewish immigrant and tailor, invented jeans at his shop in Reno in 1871 when a customer paid $3 to commission a pair of sturdy work pants for her husband.
Quick Thinking Muslim Worker at Kosher Store Saved Jewish Lives During Paris Attack: AP
2015-01-13 01:21:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Lassana Bathily, an Islamic immigrant from Mali who worked at the kosher supermarket in Paris, is hailed for his acts of courage during the recent hostage crisis there... No wonder former state AG, now Gov.-elect Greg Abbott files so many frivilous lawsuits.