December 22, 2000 • Page Image 65
…Question of the Week: In 1290, England offered an ulti matum to its Jewish citizens: convert to Christianity or leave the country. According to all known documents, how many chose to convert? Sweet W Sixteen Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor Double the pleasure of Chanukah's eight days with these 16 unusual facts 1. Though Judah Maccabee was one of the great military leaders in Jewish history, no one really knows the mean- ing of his ...…

















































