Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Young Men's Hebrew Association
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- initialism Young Men's Hebrew Association
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Examples
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It too eschewed religious services and emphasized the cultural uplift of young men, that is, the YMHA grew out of educational precedents in its own community and was furthermore distinct from the YMCA in its secular orientation.
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The YMHA is a danger to every teenager attending without supervision.
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The YMHA is a danger to every teenager attending without supervision.
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The YMHA is a danger to every teenager attending without supervision.
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Her diverse activities in Jewish communal organizations included being a trustee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, a board member of the New York Association for New Americans, an honorary vice president of the Associated YM-YWHA’s of Greater New York (formerly known as the YMHA), a member of the publications committee of Commentary magazine, and a long-time member of Temple Emanu-El.
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While still in high school, Mr. Curtis appeared in small productions at the 92nd Street YMHA and took acting lessons alongside Walter Matthau and Bea Arthur.
From Pretty Boy to Versatile Leading Man Stephen Miller 2010
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He joined a theater group at a local YMHA at 15, and on the G.I. Bill after the war, he enrolled at the Dramatic Workshop run by Erwin Piscator in New York.
Tony Curtis dies at 85: Iconic actor starred in 'Some Like It Hot' Adam Bernstein 2010
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Catherine's husband Samuel Solender was the executive director of the YM and YWHA of Washington Heights, her son Sanford became the executive vice president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, and Catherine was a founder and president of the Women's Division of the Washington Heights 'YMHA.
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She was instrumental in organizing the Young Women's Hebrew Association, the YWHA, initially an adjunct of the YMHA.
Personal Information for Julia Richman Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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She was instrumental in organizing the Young Women's Hebrew Association, the YWHA, initially an adjunct of the YMHA.
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