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Diskin (surname)
Diskin is a family name. Notable people with the surname include: * Yehoshua Leib Diskin (Maharil Diskin), a leading rabbi, Talmudist, Biblical commentator, founder of Diskin Orphanage * Avraham Diskin Abraham Diskin (born 1947) is an Israeli political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. Diskin was the Chair of the Political Science Department of the Hebrew University ..., an Israeli political scientist * Benjamin Diskin, an American voice actor * Matt Diskin, British head coach, rugby * Yuval Diskin, 12th Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak {{surname, Diskin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehoshua Leib Diskin
Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist, and Biblical commentator. He served as a rabbi in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk, and, finally, Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878. He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881. Biography Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin was born on December 8, 1818, in Grodno, then part of the Russian Empire. His father, Binyamin Diskin, was rabbi of that city, (also known as Grodno) then Volkovisk, and later Łomża. He married Hinda Rachel, daughter of Rabbi Broder, and lived with his father-in-law in Wolkowitz. He received rabbinic ordination at the age of 18, and inherited his father's rabbinate of Łomża at the age of 25. Rabbi Diskin's second wife, Sarah, was known as the "Brisker Rebbetzin". She had a very strong mind, and came from a prestigious family descended from Rabbi Yechezkel Landau (the ''Nodah bi-Yehudah'') and Joshua Zeitlin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avraham Diskin
Abraham Diskin (born 1947) is an Israeli political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. Diskin was the Chair of the Political Science Department of the Hebrew University and the Chair of the Israel Political Science Association. He also served as a visiting professor at several universities in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. Diskin has published over twenty books and monographs, mostly about Israeli politics. In the 1970s, Diskin analyzed the critical importance of the domination of the ‘pivotal point’ (i.e. the balance between the left wing bloc and the right wing bloc), and the significance of voters floating between two major political blocs. During the 2000s, he helped to write the Constitution proposed by the Institute for Zionist Strategies and advised the Constitution Committee of the Knesset. Diskin's research focuses on comparative politics, democracy, game theory, electoral sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Diskin
Benjamin Isaac Diskin (born August 25, 1982) is an American actor who was affiliated in Studiopolis, Bang Zoom!, SDI Media, Funimation, VSI Los Angeles, and NYAV Post. Early life Diskin was born in Los Angeles County, California to a Jewish family. Career In 1991, Diskin won the "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture" Young Artist Award for his role of Sylvester in ''Kindergarten Cop''. In 1993, when he was about 11 years old, he provided the voice of Junior Healy in the USA Network animated series '' Problem Child''. He would later voice characters in animation, such as Eugene in ''Hey Arnold!'', Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', Eddie Brock and Venom in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Hahn in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and M'Comm M'orzz / Ma'alefa'ak in ''Young Justice''. As of 2018, he has voiced both Gonzo and Rizzo in the revival version of '' Muppet Babies''. In anime, notable roles he played include Arashi Fuuma and Sai in ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin (27 January 1982) an English professional rugby league coach was the head coach of Oldham in the Betfred Championship, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds and Bradford and coached at club level for the Bradford and Batley. Diskin played for the Leeds Rhinos for 10-years, and won four Super League championships with the club in 2004 (Super League IX), 2007 (Super League XII), 2008 (Super League XIII), and 2009 (Super League XIV), before moving to Bradford for the 2011 season, he remained with the Bradford club until the end of his playing career in 2014. He then became head coach of the Batley in the Betfred Championship. Background Diskin was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Diskin is a product of amateur rugby league club Dewsbury Moor ARLFC and growing up he attended St. John Fishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
