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Algernon Moses Marsden started life in 1847 as one of the 14 children of clothing tycoon Isaac Moses

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The art dealer who went from Rags to riches and back again, twice
Archaeologists unearth first proof of Maccabean Revolt, just in time for Chanukah

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A Star of David in a Jewish cemetery

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Extremely rare signed Albert Einstein photo going to auction

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Former American First Lady and diplomat Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) smiles while boarding a plane, wearing a fur coat, early 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The medieval monarch who made a mint from Jewish persecution

The medieval monarch who made a mint from Jewish persecution

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