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Avi Issacharoff, February 2018 (4847) (cropped)
Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a diminutive of Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of Abigail. People with the given name include: * Avi (born 1937), Newbery award-winning American author * Avi Arad (born 1948), Israeli-American businessman, founder, chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios * Avi Avital (born 1978), Israeli mandolin player and composer * Avi Beker (1952–2015), Israel-American political scientist * Avi Bell, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law * Avi Ben-Chimol (born 1985), Israeli basketball player * Avi Cohen (1956–2010), Israeli footballer * Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962), Israeli former footballer * Avi Dichter (born 1952), Israeli politician, former Minister of Internal Security, Minister of Home Front Defense and Shin Bet director * Avi Gabai (born 1967), Israeli politician, former Minister of Environmental Protection (2015-2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formation device used to express such meanings. In many languages, such forms can be translated as "little" and diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as " Tiny Tim". Diminutives are often employed as nicknames and pet names when speaking to small children and when expressing extreme tenderness and intimacy to an adult. The opposite of the diminutive form is the augmentative. Beyond the ''diminutive form'' of a single word, a ''diminutive'' can be a multi-word name, such as "Tiny Tim" or "Little Dorrit". In many languages, formation of diminutives by adding suffixes is a productive part of the language. For example, in Spanish can be a nickname for someone who is overweight, and by adding an suffix, it becomes which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Lewis
Avram David "Avi" Lewis (born May 1967) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, former host of the Al Jazeera English show ''Fault Lines'' and former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) current-affairs programs ''CounterSpin'' and ''On the Map''. Biography Family Avi Lewis is the great grandson of Moshe Losz (Lewis), an outspoken member of the Jewish Bund who left Svislach, Poland (absorbed by the Soviet Union during World War II, and today in Belarus), after being interrogated by the Russians and threatened with death or the Gulag for his political activity. He left for Montreal in 1921, with his wife Rose ( ''née'' Lazarovitch) and three children. Avi Lewis is the grandson of former federal New Democratic Party leader David Lewis and the son of former Ontario NDP leader and diplomat Stephen Lewis and journalist Michele Landsberg. Avi Lewis is married to journalist and author Naomi Klein; his sister Ilana Landsberg-Lewis was the executive director of the Steph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Strool
Avraham "Avi" Strul (or Strool, he, אבי סטרול; born 18 September 1980) is a retired Israeli footballer who currently works as the CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Early life Strul was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. Being of Romanian-Jewish descent, Strul has two passports, Israeli and Romanian. Career Strul grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv and spent 7 years there. During the summer of 2006 he transferred to Maccabi Netanya. After 2 successful years in Maccabi Netanya, Strool moved to Lokeren for a 3 years contract worth $750,000. KSC Lokeren In just his second game at Lokeren, Strul scored a memorable goal against A.F.C. Tubize, when he scored the second goal of the match, capitalising on a goalkeeper mistake to take a free-kick quickly and score from long range. Maccabi Tel Aviv In June 2010 Strul signed a 3-year contract with his youth club Maccabi Tel Aviv which he left 4 years before. References * * Honours *Israeli Premier League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Soffer
Avi Soffer (born 29 March 1986) is an Israeli football player. He currently plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, .... References 1986 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Israeli people of Turkish-Jewish descent Footballers from Central District (Israel) Men's association football defenders {{Israel-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Shlaim
Avraham "Avi" Shlaim (born 31 October 1945) is an Israeli-British historian, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and fellow of the British Academy. He is one of Israel's New Historians, a group of Israeli scholars who put forward critical interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel. Biography Avraham (Avi) Shlaim was born to wealthy Jewish parents in Baghdad, Iraq. The family lived in a mansion with ten servants. His father was an importer of building materials with ties to the Iraqi leadership, including then-prime minister Nuri al-Said. In the 1930s, the situation of the Jews in Iraq deteriorated, with persecution of Jews further increasing in 1948, the year of Israel's independence. In 1951, during Operation Ezra and Nehemiah, Shlaim's family, along with most of Iraq's Jews, registered to emigrate to Israel and forfeit their Iraqi citizenship. A subsequent law ruled that all those who left forfeited all rights, including prope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Schafer
is a Japanese professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer has been a member of the Japan men's national basketball team, Japan national basketball team. Early life Schafer was born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, to a Japanese mother, Sayuki, and an American father, Douglas. He initially played Association football, soccer before switching to basketball in tenth grade, at the age of 16. High school career Schafer attended :ja:神戸大学附属中等教育学校, Kobe University Secondary School in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Higashinada and St. Mary's International School in Tokyo. He played club basketball with Tokyo Samurai, a recognized American Amateur Athletic Union based in Japan. Schafer, who initially played the sport for fun, cited that playing with the club opened the door to many basketball opportunities such as joining the national team, playing in NCAA Division I and pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Sagild
Avi Sagild (22 February 1933 – 19 September 1995) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1958 and 1993. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''The Greeneyed Elephant'' (1960) * ''Venus fra Vestø'' (1962) * ''Don Olsen kommer til byen ''Don Olsen kommer til byen'' is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer. Cast *Dirch Passer *Buster Larsen * Bodil Udsen *Birgitte Price *Marguerite Viby *Bendt Rothe * Otto Brandenburg * Daimi Larsen ...'' (1964) References External links * 1933 births 1995 deaths Danish film actresses 20th-century Danish actresses {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Rubin
Aviel David "Avi" Rubin (born November 8, 1967) is an expert in systems and networking security. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins, Director of ACCURATE, and President and co-founder of Independent Security Evaluators. In 2002, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the USENIX Association for a two-year term. Rubin is credited with bringing to light vulnerabilities in Premier Election Solutions' (formerly Diebold Election Systems) AccuVote electronic voting machines. In 2006, he published a book on his experiences since this event. In 2012, drawing on his experience as an expert witness in high-tech litigation, Rubin founded the consultancy Harbor Labs "to provide expertise in legal cases, including testimony, reports, source code review and analysis." As of 2015, Rubin is Director of the Health and Medical Security Lab at Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Rikan
Avraham "Avi" Rikan ( he, אבי ריקן; born September 10, 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv. His previous clubs include Maccabi Herzliya, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Beitar Jerusalem, and FC Zürich. At international level, Rikan was capped at levels from under-17 to senior team. Early life Rikan was born in the Israeli settlement Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, to a Sephardic Jewish family. Honours Beitar Jerusalem * Toto Cup: 2009–10 FC Zürich * Swiss Cup: 2013–14 Maccabi Tel Aviv * Israeli Premier League (2): 2018–19, 2019-20 * Toto Cup (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020-21 * Israel Super Cup (2): 2019, 2020 See also * List of Jewish footballers * List of Jews in sports * List of Israelis Israelis ( he, ישראלים ''Yiśraʾelim'') are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel, a multiethnic state populated by people of different ethnic backgrounds. The largest et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Ran
Avi Ran (August 25, 1963 – July 11, 1987) was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident. Football career Ran made his debut in Haifa's senior team in the 1981/1982 season at the age of 17 in a match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, keeping a clean sheet in the process. Ran went on to play for most of the season, competing for his place in the team with Zadok Avrahami. The competition was tough, but Ran was known for his perseverance and diligence in training, as well as his good manners and social character - which earned him a social status of loud and sympathetic off the pitch. During the 1983/1984 Shlomo Scharf came to Maccabi Haifa. Looking for a new coach and veteran instead of 20-year-old Ran, he attempted to release Ran and replace him with Arie Haviv from Hapoel Yehud. Being a popular social figure in the group, a wave of protes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Peretz (singer)
Avi Peretz (in Hebrew אבי פרץ) sometimes transliterated Avi Perez (born on 9 December 1966) is an Israeli singer of Jewish Mizrahi music (in Hebrew מוזיקה מזרחית i.e., Muziqa mizrahit, meaning Oriental music). Biography Perez grew up in Bat Yam, Israel. His grandfather was a famous poet in Morocco. From a young age Peretz learned to play the keyboard, and began his music career at age 13. In 1992, he had his great break with "קשה לי" which became an immediate hit. Based on that success, he released his debut album "גלגל הזמן" (Lit. "Wheel of time") and even a bigger hit with tens of thousands of albums sold and a big launch through Israeli radio. It also resulted in a new hit for Peretz, a cover interpretation of Natan Yonatan song "שיר אהבה ישן" (Lit. "Old love song"). In 1993, he released his follow-up album, "אליך" (Lit. "To you"). The most famous single from the album was yet another cover interpretation version of the song "ע ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Peretz (footballer)
Avi Peretz (born September 2, 1971) is an Israeli former football player who last worked as a goalkeeping coach in Hapoel Haifa. In June 2020, he became the chairman of the Israel Tennis Association. Career Avi Peretz was born in Beersheba, a city in the middle part of Israel. Avi Peretz began playing at the youth team of Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the 80's. Later he moved on to Hapoel Arad and then to Maccabi Jaffa. In 1991, he played for Maccabi Yavne and two years later he moved to Hapoel Bat Yam, where he played for two years. At the end of the year he moved to Hapoel Ashkelon and one year later he moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. In 1997, he moved to Hapoel Haifa and in 1999 he moved to Maccabi Haifa. In 2001, he moved back to Hapoel Haifa and in 2003 he moved to Beitar Jerusalem. In July 2004 he moved to Maccabi Netanya and helped them get promoted to the Israeli Premier League. After two successful seasons in Netanya he moved back to Hapoel Ashkelon and a year after that he si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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