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Kaplan

American  
[kap-luhn] / ˈkæp lən /

noun

  1. Mordecai Menahem 1881–1983, U.S. religious leader and educator, born in Lithuania: founder of the Reconstructionist movement in Judaism.


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In 2002, Draper co-founded what is now the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, funding what he called social entrepreneurship at organizations seeking to help underserved people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"We are very focused on advancing the closure of Rikers Island on the fastest timeline possible," said Dana Kaplan, who is overseeing the mayor's efforts to shutter the jail.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Lennie Kaplan, a former finance official in Alberta, says the province would be expected to take on a share of Canada's national debt, among many other fiscal challenges and responsibilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He had a more candid relationship with my classmate Hillar Kaplan, an artist in Los Angeles and one of the group of girls in high school who orbited around him.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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