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American Friends Of Magen David Adom

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of intellectual history, disputes that simplification, and Invites You To An Ambulance Dedication
argues on the contrary that the pursuit of knowledge
centers of learning and research in the notable libraries To Honor Si Farber And Judy Jaro
was promulgated during the conquest of Islam and

from Baghdad, Constantinople, to Salerno, Toledo and
Cordoba, etc. By Elaine S Rubinson in education for the Ethiopian Jews in Israel.
The wisdom of Greeks was decisively advanced An Ambulance ribbon-cutting and Refreshments will
by Aristotle, who created and owned the first library, The Burton Goodman Chapter celebrate the rebirth of Magen David Adom at Boca Pointe
while his formidable pupil Alexander the Great paid of Magen David Adom at Boca with the goal of continuing the remarkable work done by Burt
the greatest tribute a student can pay his teacher Pointe invites you to a dedication Goodman. Magen David Adom is Israel’s ambulance, blood
by perpetuating his influence. In Moller’s account, of an ambulance in honor of Si service and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency
Alexander’s main contribution was not to extend an Farber and Judy Jaro. Sunday, medical first responders for
empire to the far reaches of the world but to disperse March 1, 2020 at 3pm, The Club the state’s 9 million
ancient knowledge and plant the seeds of education at Boca Pointe. people. For further
throughout. This served as a counter to Christianity’s Special Speaker will be Kasa Bainsay-Harbor, Deputy information
effort to obliterate pagan learning and values during Consul General at the Israeli Consulate in Miami, Florida. contact Chris
the Dark Ages. Past Deputy Ambassador for Israel in New Zealand and Snyder at 561-
With the founding of the great Library in Alexandria Myanmar and represented NACOEJ promoting equal rights 835-0510. 
Egypt, at a site supposedly chosen by Alexander
himself, Greek learning began its transition to the
Middle East and wider world. The most influential
Greek scholar himself, Euclid, established his
mathematical studies here around 300 B.C.E. and so too
did other towering geniuses of the second century A.D.
like the scientist astronomer Ptolemy whose account of
a geocentric universe more closely accorded with the
Biblical account of creation; also the physician Galen
whose diverse studies dominated medical knowledge
for more than a millennium. Moller persuasively argues
that with the Muslim conquest in the seventh century
and onwards, the translations into Arabic of the major
texts of science and medicine, not only preserved
“the dying embers of Greek learning,” but advanced
knowledge. With brilliant Muslim scholar like Avicenna
and Averroes, introduction of Arabic numerals and
recognizing the significance of zero; also toleration for
diverse opinions, accorded, for example, to the greatest
Jewish scholars like Rabbi Saadia Gaon in Baghdad
and Dr. Maimonides in Al-Andulas and Egypt.
This scientific knowledge bequeathed the great
architecture of the middle ages, Palaces, Churches and
Mosques. In the eleventh century, the establishment of
great universities like Bolgna and Oxford enhanced the
libraries as repositories of knowledge for Christians
and Muslims. All this despite the incessant wars and
conflicts between these two religions. Then there was
the constraint by the enormous amount of time needed
to compose manuscripts, and then transmit them. It is
argued that the inception of the Renaissance in Italy
occurred with the return of scholars from Muslim
countries to Italy, the rediscovery of the secular writing
of Lucretius, and the advent of the printing press
most significant for the enhanced transition from the
medieval to the modern world.
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Dr. Ronald J. Meyers, a resident of La Paz, is an
Emeritus Professor of English. rmeyers@esu.edu. 

How To Add Your

Guests To The Gate Stylish Modern Atmosphere Make Reservations happy hour

every Day 3 - 6 pm
By Yvonne Rivera, BPCA Administrative Assistant
The Boca Pointe Community Association offers a and Mon. - Thurs.
few different methods to add guests to your visitors list, all Day at Bar Only
so please ensure that you add your guest BEFORE they
arrive. If your guest is not on the list, they may be denied Lunch SpeciaLS
without a phone call being placed to get your approval.
Phone calls are placed as a courtesy depending on how every Day
busy the guard is when they arrive. $
To add a guest to your visitor list, you have several starting at 9
options:
• Website- www.gateaccess.net
• Cell phone app- Download ABDI/Gate Access from
the app/play store
• Access Control- Call 561-395-3392 or leave a
voicemail message at 561-395-3369
The advantage of using gateaccess.net or the app is the
ability to:
• Add a guest for the day or permanently
• Remove a guest
• Send a pass with barcode
• Receive notification of guest arrival
If you have any questions regarding access methods,
please call the Boca Pointe Community Association
561-395-7551 or feel free to stop in for a one-on-one
tutorial. 