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Word: leah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Nazi-ruined village go back to it after the war. The citizens of Vineyard, a winegrowing village, live in caves, work hard to restore the blighted grape vines, manage to start a new life despite terrific obstacles. Young Anna's mind is cleared by her love of Joseph, Leah's viciousness subsides when her German lover is allowed to enter the community. Hollywood will not have to revise the ending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Recent & Readable, Feb. 19, 1945 | 2/19/1945 | See Source »

...told Prosecutor Hassell Biblical stories about Abraham, who took a "handmaiden," and Jacob, who worked seven years for Rachel, was tricked into marrying her sister Leah, then had to work seven more years for Rachel-making two wives. "Do you [think] the Bible is sexually as stimulating as Esquire?" bristled Hassell. "Certainly not," replied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Experts Failed to Blush | 11/1/1943 | See Source »

Died. Josephine Leah Williams Douglas, mother of Lewis Williams Douglas, ex-Director of the Budget; in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 14, 1941 | 7/14/1941 | See Source »

...LEAH HARKAVY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: The U. S. and the War | 3/10/1941 | See Source »

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