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Ancient History:

Alignment of Hebrew, Egyptian, and Assyrian Chronologies: The Origin & Solution of the Problem
(continuously updated)
 
Contents
Introduction Chapter One  Solomon and Shoshenq
Chapter Two  Joseph and Thutmosis IV Chapter Three  Children of Merneptah―Moses, Miriam, and Seti II
Chapter Four  Judges of El Chapter Five  Abraham and the Kingdom of Ugarit
Chapter Six  Ham, Shem, and the First Dynasty of Babylon Chapter Seven  Jewish Kingdoms―Israel and the House of David
Chapter Eight  Adam and Atlas―Eden and the Fall of Atlantis

Chapter Nine  Seth and Typhon―Identifying the Agent of Destruction
Chapter Ten  Noah and Menes―The Ark at Thebes Chapter Eleven  Babel―Naram-Sin and the Egyptian Seventh Dynasty
Chapter Twelve  208 BC―The Mystery of Mithras   

 

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Genealogy:

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Ancestors of Stephen E Franklin (Franklin [Frenkel], Schaff [Shevchinsky], Bloom [Henech], Hurwitz, and Cooper [Kuper] lines)―feel free to send any corrections or additions including intersections with historically significant events or just everyday interesting occurrences―a proper genealogy should be more than just names and dates

Please note the caveat at the top of the Table of Contents page―I do not claim to be perfect―I have posted my ongoing work here to, among other things, help ferret out any errors that have crept into it―nothing here has been done in malice

The descendants of David Geffen of Vilkomir are at Marjorie Goldberg's site

The ancestors of Morris Preissman may be found at Marc Sbar's site

Photos

My uncle Harry A Franklin's wedding picnic, Fairmount Park, 1917 "The Farm," Yaazor, Johnnycake Road, Baltimore County, 1920s. This photograph taken by my uncle, as well as the next one, appeared in an article on Yaazor in the Baltimore Jewish Times of June 29, 2007
Samuel, Rebecca, Nathan, and my father Harry Franklin, Philadelphia, late 1920s My uncle Harry A Franklin, "Swimming Hole" (Rodbell's term), Patapsco River, Yaazor, Baltimore County, 1920s
My father Harry Franklin and Bella Weiss, sometime after 1917 Lilly Davidow's farm in Vineland, New Jersey
Rose Franklin and some of the orphan children at the Daughters of Hannah Orphanage and Day Nursery in Baltimore, 1928―please scroll down slightly Tombstone of my great-grandmother Fannie Frankel (Feige Frenkel), 1926?
More photos of the Daughters of Hannah Photos of various members of the Bloom family and other Geffen descendants at Marjorie Goldberg's site―this is a slow loader with a 56K modem
Photographs taken by my uncle Harry A Franklin at Guantanamo Bay and Caimanera in Cuba during World War I Grave of Yeshayah ben Avraham Halevi Hurwitz, ancestor of Shmuel Halevi Hurwitz of Vievis
More photographs by Harry A Franklin in Maryland and elsewhere  

 

Outside Links: 

Modern, Minimalist, and Asian Design Sites

William McDonough + Partners―The Thomas Jefferson of sustainable design Neko-Chan Trading Co.―hand-carved wooden and bronze statues, incense and burners, and Japanese stoneware
Moco Loco―A sharp eye on modern and contemporary design  
Apartment Therapy―Focused on apartment decor and renovation but applicable to any domestic design challenge Local Baltimore-Washington Resources:
Cherry Tree Design―American made Japanese style hardwood lamps and fixtures  
Haiku Designs―Chinese made Japanese style furniture and lighting Dragonfly Design and Decor―antiques from China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Vietnam at 1457 Church St., NW, Wash., DC
Shoji Décor―paper lanterns in a wide variety of shapes and colors plus illustrated shoji blinds East and Beyond―Japanese, Chinese, and Korean antiques at 6727 Curran St., McLean, Virginia
Tatami Room―a wide variety of Japanese decor items, including tatami mats and numerous shoji screens Ginza―modern Japanese items at 1721 Connecticut Ave., NW, Wash., DC
Tansu.net―an unusual selection of eco-friendly imported Asian furniture

Dzi (Tibet Collection)―Tibetan crafts made in India and Nepal at 5778 2nd St., NE, DC
Oriental Furniture―a good selection of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese furniture―unfortunately, light on wood identification Arise is closing
Greentea Design―Japanese and other Asian modern and antique furniture  

 

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