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Conversion Narrative — Broadly speaking, a conversion narrative is a narrative that relates the operation of conversion, usually religious. As a specific aspect of American literary and religious history, the conversion narrative was an important facet of Puritan… … Wikipedia
Purdom — Recorded in many ways, this is an ancient Scottish surname, although strictly speaking the origination is Anglo French. It is or rather was a nickname, from the phrase Prudhomme literally proud man of which the English name forms are Proudham,… … Surnames reference
Purdon — Recorded in many spellings including Purdon, Proudholm, Purdholm, Prodham, and Prudom, this is an ancient Anglo Scottish surname, although strictly speaking the origination is Norman French. It is or rather was a nickname, from the phrase… … Surnames reference
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
