Besht
Baal Shem-Tov.
(Israel ben Eliezer”Besht”) c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
Historical Examples
An Ambitious Woman Edgar Fawcett
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
Randy of the River Horatio Alger Jr.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
Puppets at Large F. Anstey
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) S. M. Dubnow
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