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  Ger
Thus Ger Hasidim are not "converts", rather they are followers of Hasidic rabbis from that town.
Ger, Gerrer, or Gur, (Gora Kalwaria), is the name of a small town in Poland from which a large Orthodox Hasidic Judaism dynasty originated.
Ger is also a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in France.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/Ger.html   (231 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia – Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
An important town in the Middle Ages, Grandson is known chiefly as the scene of the defeat...
Pully town, Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.
Windisch town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Reuss River near its confluence with the Aare.
www.encyclopedia.com /category/Places/Germany,_Scandinavia,_and_Central_Europe/swsgeo.html   (2508 words)

  
 Sopron - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It lies in an extensive valley enclosed on all sides by the outskirts of the Rosalien mountains, a group belonging to the eastern outliers of the Alps.
In the principal square are the Benedictine church, built at the end of the 13th century and restored in the 15th century, and the town hall, completed in 1894.
The Dominican church, built in 1674; the church of St Michael, in the Gothic style, completed in 1484, the most interesting church in the town; and the old tower, 200 ft. high, are all worth notice.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sopron   (346 words)

  
 Teamsters v. Town of Jay and Michael Houlihan, No. 80-02, Dec. 26, 1979
The Town urges that it committed no violation be- -2- ________________________________________________________________________________ cause the changes were made merely to conform practice with Board of Selectmen policy, and because the Town's actions were a proper exercise of management prerogative.
The Town Clerk is an agent or representative of the Town, and her actions are to be considered those of the Town under the Act.
The Town does not argue that any of these exceptions excuse its unilateral change of the paycheck practice, and there is no evidence upon which to find that any of the exceptions to the rule were present.
www.state.me.us /mlrb/decisions/ppc/80-02.htm   (2739 words)

  
 Gazetteer (Ger-Gh)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Geraldine is a town in Chouteau County, Montana, USA.
Germantown is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.
Gerrards Cross is a town in Buckinghamshire, England.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /GB2C.HTM   (985 words)

  
 Ger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ger (or Gur) is a Hasidic dynasty from Góra Kalwaria.
Ger (plural Gerim) can refer to a number of different types of convert to Judaism including Toshavim, see also Ger toshav.
Ger is the Yiddish form for the name of the Polish town of Góra Kalwaria.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ger   (132 words)

  
 Teamsters and Town of Wells, No. 84-UC-04
The Town of Wells is the public employer, as defined in 26 M.R.S.A. Sec- tion 962(7), of the employees mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof as well as of the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Wells.
Now, said Town policy only applies to the Code Enforcement Officer while the terms and conditions of employment for the bargaining unit police officers are determined and controlled by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
The Town of Wells and Teamsters Local Union No. 48 have attempted and were unable to agree on the modification in the composition of the bargaining unit, noted in paragraph 1 supra, which was sought in the within proceeding and there was no question concerning representation involved herein.
www.state.me.us /mlrb/decisions/rep/84-UC-04.htm   (2500 words)

  
 Ger (Hasidic dynasty) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective) is a large hasidic dynasty originating from Ger, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland.
Shortly after acceding to the leadership of the chasidim he was appointed as the Town Rabbi (ABD) of Ger.
On Shabbat and Jewish holidays the married men wear a high circular fur hat sometimes called a spodik (not to be confused with the much flatter shtreimel a fur hat worn by most hasidic groups).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ger_(Hasidic_dynasty)   (898 words)

  
 Online Etymology Dictionary
First record of town hall is from 1481; townhouse "residence in a town" is from 1825.
Townie "townsman, one raised in a town" is recorded from 1827, often opposed to the university students or circus workers who were just passing through.
Town car (1907) originally was a motor car with an enclosed passenger compartment and open driver's seat.
www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=hall   (2680 words)

  
 WMICentral - Round Valley residents question trash to energy plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
GER expects to contract with Blue Hills Environmental, who controls the municipal solid waste stream, to capture the south county's municipal waste and rather than send it to the county landfill outside of St. Johns, they plan to reroute it to the Eagar site.
GER is also working with Reidhead Brothers, who operate a saw mill at the town's industrial site near the transfer station, and other nearby wood product vendors to capture their waste.
GER plans to exceed those state requirements by meeting the requirements of California's South Coast Air Quality District standards, said to be the most stringent air quality standards in the nation.
www.wmicentral.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15100810&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505965&rfi=8   (1255 words)

  
 ISUF - Glossary
A town established by colonial powers to act as a focus for the transfer of colonial wealth back to the homeland, to consolidate the conquest of the country, and to impose a culture or religion upon the colony.
Towns would normally be of historical importance, eg when they are concerned with history generally, while a single event can be historic.
In British towns the first redevelopment cycle is usually towards the end of the C18th, when many medieval plots were first cleared, then lay as urban fallow, were amalgamated and redeveloped with broadly constant building coverage towards a climax phase.
odur.let.rug.nl /ekoster/isuf2/glossary/online.html   (16826 words)

  
 Bontrager Blog
This town is lined with cobble stone streets and massive castles and riding through Meersburg made me feel like I had just been injected into a history book.
Meersburg is a quiet tourist town that was transformed last week into a full on slopestyle course.
Not only was the town transformed into a slopestyle course, but the streets were full of spectators trying to catch some of the action.
www.bontrager.com /blogs/ridersBlog.php/archive/big-earl/nucleus/plugins/print/action.php?action=votenegative&itemid=44   (618 words)

  
 GYOR (Ger. Raab) - Online Information article about GYOR (Ger. Raab)
Danube, and is composed of the inner town and three suburbs.
Gyor is a well-built town, and is the seat of a See also:
HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GUI_HAN/GYOR_Ger_Raab_.html   (641 words)

  
 Ger to Ger - Mongolia's Natural Resouces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The territory of the Selenge aimag is divided into 17 soums, 3 towns and 3 villages.
The center of the aimag is the town Khovd situated on the bank of the river Buyant 1500 meters above the sea level, and 1425 km far from Ulaanbaatar.
Major tourist attractions are the capital of ancient Uigur - Khar town, the ruins of the 13th century Mongolia's capital Khar Khorum, and the Monastery Erdene Zuu.
gertoger.org /mongolia-natural-resources/mongolia-resource-list.html   (4759 words)

  
 Part 2, Chapter 5, Lands of the Bible - J.W. McGarvey
Westward of the town Mount Ger'izim gradually descends, the chief part of its lofty front being eastward of the town.
It is on the watershed, springs east of the town flowing to the Jordan, those in town to the Mediterranean.
The town is well watered by a number of springs, and fountains of fresh water are abundant on the streets.
www.dabar.org /McGarvey/Lands/P2_C05.htm   (6868 words)

  
 NUREMBERG (Ger. Nurnberg) - Online Information article about NUREMBERG (Ger. Nurnberg)
area of the town from 2805 to 13,700 acres.
government of the town was vested in the patrician families, who, contrary to the usual course of events in the free towns, succeeded in permanently excluding the civic See also:
The town was specially favoured by the German monarchs, who frequently resided and held diets here, and in 1219 Frederick II.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/NUREMBERG_Ger_Nurnberg_.html   (2994 words)

  
 Mongolia's tent cities become permanent fixtures - Boston.com
Creeping up over the dry hills, the shanty towns of Ulan Bator mark the ever-spreading line where the city meets the Mongolian steppes.
Known as "ger-towns," these impromptu suburbs of dirt roads and stockade fences get their name from the "gers," the traditional white tents of the nomadic Mongol people, which newcomers to Ulan Batur pitch on land plots around the capital.
A ger-town is born as a small string of traditional ger tents on a grassy hillside.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/10/25/mongolias_tent_cities_become_permanent_fixtures   (769 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
414,900), capital of Zachodniopomorskie prov., NW Poland, historical capital of the Prussian province of Pomerania, on the Oder near its influx into the Zalew Szczeciński (Ger.
It is a railway junction and industrial center producing chemicals, leather, and agricultural implements.
GER'S VELVET SOUNDS; Cork's Wolfe ready to shake the Earth at Dublin's Cobblestone.(Features)
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Ger&StartAt=21   (550 words)

  
 EPYC | Places | Shtetl
For centuries a sleepy Polish village, Ger became a Jewish stronghold after 1795, when Prussian authorities allowed Jews to settle within the town's walls.
In addition to authoring religious texts, he also proved to be a tireless leader who fought for the Gerers' right to preserve their traditional way of life in the face of encroaching modernity.
The Jewish Ger no longer exists, and there are few traces remaining today to remind residents that this important Jewish community once thrived there.
epyc.yivo.org /content/8_2.php   (960 words)

  
 LadyMisty's Geraint Wyn Davies Page
As I'll explain more in the account to be posted later, she is a recurring extra on BH and we struck up a conversation as we were waiting in line before the show.
Ger was wonderful, all smiles..and he signed my poster (I asked to have a BH Unplugged poster from their bulletin boards as a 'souvenir') and he posed for 2 pictures.
than spending a whole evening with Ger!, was when Rebecca sang "The Water is Wide" at the end, I had tears in my eyes as I'm sure did most of the audience.
www.angelfire.com /ca/LadyMisty/geraint.html   (684 words)

  
 TRIESTE (Ger. Triest; ... - Online Information article about TRIESTE (Ger. Triest; ...
It is divided into the old and the new town, which are connected by the broad and handsome Via del Corso, the busiest See also:
UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)
commemoration of the 5ooth anniversary of the connexion of the town with Austria.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /TOO_TUM/TRIESTE_Ger_Triest_Slay_Trst_th.html   (2057 words)

  
 Obsessed with Ger - Black Harbour
Small town life is played by different rules than life in the big city.
Feeling suffocated by small town life and parents that didn't seem to care,she convinced her boyfriend, Paul Isler,to drive her to the bus station.
She has a hard time making friends at school, but is eased into the routine of small town life by Michael Isler, the son of Paul and Vicky.
lfdodson.tripod.com /bhcast.html   (737 words)

  
 PGSA -Translated Town Entries (L)
Lazduny, a small town in Oszmiana county; 3rd police district; 66.3 Miles from Wilno and 41.8 miles from Oszmiana; 456 inhabitants; the property is owned partly by the government treasury and partly owned by Weronika Korwin Milewska.
In 1817 the town and estate were the property of Jozef Wolodkiewiez, then later of Samuel Laniewski Wolk, from whom it went to Milewska.
The population, both in the town and in the outlying area was from the beginning mostly Polish, as the names of villages in those days testify, though their Polish character the Knights were trying hard to erase.
www.pgsa.org /Towns/townsL.htm   (5789 words)

  
 Ger - OneLook Dictionary Search
Ger, ger, ger : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Ger, ger : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include Ger: ger ha shaar, ger ryan, ger tzedek, l.
www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=Ger   (148 words)

  
 [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] 1901 census and Prairie towns
I guess it really is still a town (it is not big enough to have a postal address with that name included, however, so I could not do a search directly for Overstoneville.
I do not know the actual limits of that District, but it appears to but up to near Winnipeg on the north, the provincial boundary on the east, the USA border on the south, and somewhere east of Morden on the west (Morden is in Lisgar District).
The use of town names for the name of the sub-district seems like a very good idea- certainly better than the US Census method of using a number.
www.sggee.org /pipermail/ger-poland-volhynia/2002-June/000722.html   (1215 words)

  
 Shiquanhe Town / Ger, Ngari - Tibet Travel Information
Shiquenhe Town, a town at the frontier, is the capital of Ngari.
The former name of this town is Ger, which means casern in Tibetan.
This town is long and narrow, surrounded by tall mountains.
www.tibettravel.info /ngari/shiquanhe-town.html   (416 words)

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