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Charles Jacobs (Louisiana Judge)
Charles Jacobs may refer to: * Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904–1975), photojournalist, World War II and postwar period * Charles Jacobs (Louisiana judge) (born 1970), state district court judge in Springhill, Louisiana * Charles Jacobs (political activist), co-founder, president, and board member of the American Anti-Slavery Group * Ron Jacobs (rugby union) (Charles Ronald Jacobs, 1928–2002), captain of the England national rugby union team * Clare Jacobs Clare Stephen Jacobs (February 18, 1886 – February 21, 1971) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Madison, Dakota Territory. Jacobs was Jewish. He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olym ... (1886–1971), pole vault, 1908 Olympic Games, often mistakenly listed in sources as Charles Jacobs See also * Charles Jacob (other) {{hndis, Jacobs, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fenno Jacobs
Charles Fenno Jacobs (December 14, 1904 – June 27, 1974) was an American photographer in the mid-20th century. Biography Jacobs was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. His Dutch-descended father was a steamfitter. An ''enfant terrible extraordinaire'', he did not graduate from high school and rumor has it he dropped out or was expelled in 8th grade. In spite of this, he got an education on the fly, read a great deal of contemporary literature, met almost everyone of the period worth knowing and was a fine journalistic writer. His older sister Frances reports that he was the red-headed scourge of the neighborhood as a child. Photographer Reaching his majority, he joined the Merchant Marines and traveled the world for a period of years. After leaving the Merchant Marines, he moved to New York where he married his first wife, Kit, and began his career as a photographer by taking pictures for a commercial real estate firm. With his first 35mm camera, he also began taking candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jacobs (Louisiana Judge)
Charles Jacobs may refer to: * Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904–1975), photojournalist, World War II and postwar period * Charles Jacobs (Louisiana judge) (born 1970), state district court judge in Springhill, Louisiana * Charles Jacobs (political activist), co-founder, president, and board member of the American Anti-Slavery Group * Ron Jacobs (rugby union) (Charles Ronald Jacobs, 1928–2002), captain of the England national rugby union team * Clare Jacobs Clare Stephen Jacobs (February 18, 1886 – February 21, 1971) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Madison, Dakota Territory. Jacobs was Jewish. He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olym ... (1886–1971), pole vault, 1908 Olympic Games, often mistakenly listed in sources as Charles Jacobs See also * Charles Jacob (other) {{hndis, Jacobs, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jacobs (political Activist)
Charles Jacobs is a pro-Israel and human rights activist. Jacobs has a long history of working for pro-Israel lobby groups. In 1988, he co-founded Boston's branch of CAMERA, and in 2002, he founded The David Project. He is currently the president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), which describes itself as a Boston-based non-profit that combats Islamist antisemitism but has been described as an Islamophobic hate group. Early life and career Jacobs spent his early years in Newark, New Jersey. He has been described as a business consultant and a management consultant. He holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) from Harvard University, having graduated in 1988. ''The Jewish Advocate'' (Boston) has described Jacobs as a key figure in founding Boston's chapter of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA); American Anti-Slavery Group Jacobs has been involved in anti-slavery activism since the 1990s, having helped to found the American Anti-Slavery Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jacobs (rugby Union)
Charles Ronald Jacobs (28 October 1928 – 10 November 2002) was an English Rugby Union player. He played at prop for Northampton and . He went to Oakham School in Rutland, where he captained the first XV in 1945. He studied agriculture at the University of Nottingham. Jacobs played a club record 470 games for Northampton over a 17-year period and appeared 29 times for England - captaining them for his final two games in 1964. After retiring from playing, Jacobs remained involved in Rugby and became president of the Rugby Football Union in 1983 and was tour manager during the controversial 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa The 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in South Africa in May and June 1984. England played seven games, including two test matches against the South Africa .... References External linksIndependent obituary [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Jacobs
Clare Stephen Jacobs (February 18, 1886 – February 21, 1971) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Madison, Dakota Territory. Jacobs was Jewish. He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault where he won the bronze medal jointly with Canadian Edward Archibald and Swedish athlete Bruno Söderström Vilhelm Bruno Söderström (28 October 1881 – 1 January 1969) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, pole vault and high jump and won three medals. He als .... In 1909, he set two world records in indoor pole vault, one which was unsurpassed for three years. See also * List of select Jewish track and field athletes References External links * 1886 births 1971 deaths American male pole vaulters Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
