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David Silver (Philadelphia)
David L. Silver (February 23, 1919 – December 16, 1990) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and businessman from Northeast Philadelphia who served for two terms on the Philadelphia City Council. Early life and family Silver was born in South Philadelphia in 1919, the son of Sam and Fannie Silver, who were History of the Jews in Russia, Jewish immigrants from Russia. He graduated from South Philadelphia High School and served in the United States Army. By the early 1960s, Silver was married with three children and working as a barrel dealer in Northeast Philadelphia, where he also served as president of the Bustleton, Philadelphia, Bustleton Civic League and as head of the Republican Party's 58th ward. In February 1963, he testified about corruption involving zoning variances for a grand jury probe of city government. Later that year, he was nominated by Republicans for the 10th district seat on City Council and won, unseating Democratic Party (United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Silver 1971
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
