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Eskenazi is a variant of the surname Ashkenazi (surname) reflecting a Sephardic pronunciation. It may refer to: People * Anthony Eskenzi, British politician * Giuseppe Eskenazi (born 1939), London oriental art dealer * Jason Eskenazi (born 1960), American photographer * Roza Eskenazi (1890s–1980), Greek singer * Sergio Esquenazi (born 1974), Argentinian filmmaker * Stephen Eskinazi (born 1994), British cricketer * Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, American scholar and rabbi Other * Eskenazi (art gallery), London * Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. * Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. ** Eskenazi Health Art Collection The Eskenazi Health Art Collection consists of a wide variety of artworks composed of fragments from the 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project, artworks added over time, and newer pieces which include works created for the new Sidney & Lois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashkenazi (surname)
Ashkenazi is a surname of Jewish origin. It is most commonly found in countries with large Jewish populations such as the United States, Russia and Israel. The surname is sometimes spelled "Ashkenazy". People *Abraham Ashkenazi, 19th-century rabbi, Chacham Bashi of Jerusalem *Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress, comedian and television host * Amir Ashkenazi (born 1971) Israeli businessman *Bezalel Ashkenazi, 16th-century rabbi and Talmud scholar * Dan Ashkenazi (13th century), German Talmudist * David Ashkenazi (1915–1997), Russian pianist, accompanist and composer * Eliezer ben Elijah Ashkenazi (1512–1585), rabbi, Talmudist, and physician *Gabi Ashkenazi (born 1954), former Chief of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff * Goga Ashkenazi (born 1980), Kazakh-Russian businesswoman * Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi (1550–1625), rabbi and author of the ''Tseno Ureno'' * Israel Sarug Ashkenazi (16th century), pupil of Isaac Luria * Yisroel ben Shmuel Ashkenazi of Shklov (1770 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sephardic
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefarditas or Hispanic Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula. The term, which is derived from the Hebrew ''Sepharad'' (), can also refer to the Mizrahi Jews of Western Asia and North Africa, who were also influenced by Sephardic law and customs. Many Iberian Jewish exiles also later sought refuge in Mizrahi Jewish communities, resulting in integration with those communities. The Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula prospered for centuries under the Muslim reign of Al-Andalus following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, but their fortunes began to decline with the Christians, Christian ''Reconquista'' campaign to retake Spain. In 1492, the Alhambra Decree by the Catholic Monarchs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Eskenzi
Anthony Noel Eskenzi, CBE, (born January 1933) was a councilman of the City of London Corporation where he represented the ward of Farringdon Within. A chartered surveyor, Eskenzi was appointed Queen's Sheriff for the City of London and previously elected Chief Commoner Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa .... He was a councilman since 1970 and at the time of his retirement was the senior elected member of the City of London Corporation. He was chairman of the Police Authority. He was appointed CBE for services to the City of London and youth enterprise and awarded a DSc by City University for his services to the City of London. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Eskenazi
Giuseppe Eskenazi (born 1939, in Istanbul) has been described as the world’s most important dealer in Chinese works of art. His company, Eskenazi, has sold to more than eighty of the world’s major museums, as well as numerous private collectors. Early life and career He spent his youth in Italy, where his great uncle had started a family business in Milan, an art gallery, in 1923. He opened a London office with his late father in 1960, originally buying for the family's antiques business in Milan. Eskenazi was studying medicine, but after the death of his father, decided to instead go into the antiques business and keep the family company going. The family was granted British citizenship in 1963 in Constantinople. He took over the business in his twenties. In 1971, he moved the gallery on Piccadilly to the first floor of the building, where he would showcase a single piece in a display. In 1972 he opened a gallery at Foxglove House, Piccadilly, with an inaugural exhibition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Eskenazi
Jason Eskenazi (born April 23, 1960) is an American photographer, based in Brooklyn, New York. The majority of his photography is from the countries of the former Soviet Union, including his book ''Wonderland: A Fairy Tale of the Soviet Monolith'' (2008). James Estrin,Showcase: Russian Noir, ''The New York Times'' LensBlog, 7 July 2009. Accessed 1 May 2014. Eskenazi received the Dorothea Lange/Paul Taylor Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, both in 1999. ''Wonderland'' won first place in a book award from Pictures of the Year International in 2008. Biography Eskenazi was born April 23, 1960, in Queens, New York. He attended Bayside High School then studied psychology and American literature at Queens College. While at Queens College he was photo editor for the yearbook, assisted photographers on assignment and worked as a freelance photographer for the ''Queens Tribune''. After graduation he worked in darkrooms, obtained local photo assignments, continued as an assistant and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roza Eskenazi
Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a famous Jewish-Greek dancer and singer of ''rebetiko'', Greek folk music, Kanto and Turkish folk music born in Istanbul, whose recording and stage career extended from the late 1920s into the 1970s. Childhood Eskenazi was born Sarah Skinazi to an impoverished Sephardic Jewish family in Istanbul, in the Constantinople Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Throughout her career she hid her real date of birth, and claimed to have been born in 1910. In fact, she was at least a decade older, and was likely born sometime between 1895 and 1897. Her father, Avram Skinazi, owned a storage facility. In addition to Roza, he and his wife Flora had another daughter and two sons, Nisim, the eldest, and Sami. Shortly after the turn of the century, the Skinazi family relocated to Thessaloniki, then still under Ottoman rule. The city was undergoing rapid economic expansion at the time, with its population growing by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Esquenazi
Sergio Esquenazi (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 27 October 1974) is an Argentine filmmaker. His films combine the genres of horror and psychological thriller. Biography He began his career at the age of 20 directing commercials in the United States. Back home he wrote and directed TV series where he worked with actors such as Norman Briski, Juan Gil Navarro, Alejandro Awada, among others. In 2004 he shot his first feature film, ''Dead Line'', which was made in English and distributed in over 30 countries. After ''Dead Line'' he directed ''Bone Breaker'' (2005) also in English. His first feature film in Spanish was the Argentinean-Spanish production ''Winter Visitor'' (2008), the first horror film to be released commercially in Argentina in two decades. This film opened the doors for Argentine directors of the genre who were finally able to release their films in their country's theaters. The film deals with themes such as madness, reincarnation and cannibalism. After ''Winter Visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Eskinazi
Stephen Sean Eskinazi (born 28 March 1994) is a South African-born cricketer who plays for Middlesex and captains the t20 team. Born in South Africa and raised in Australia, he is a dual citizen of Australia and the United Kingdom. Eskinazi is a right-handed batsman who also an occasional wicketkeeper. Career Eskinazi was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to an English mother and a Zimbabwean father. He moved with his family to Australia at a young age. Eskinazi attended high school at Christ Church Grammar School, Perth, later attending the University of Western Australia. He holds British and Australian citizenship. Eskinazi made his List A debut for Middlesex in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 17 May 2018. He was awarded his county cap by club president John Emburey during the County Championship match versus Derbyshire at Lord's in September 2018. During the enforced absence of Peter Handscomb due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was appointed club captain during the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi is The Effie Wise Ochs Professor of Biblical Literature and History at the Reform Jewish seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. She was the first woman hired by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as a full-time tenure track faculty member for their rabbinical school in 1990, and became the first female tenured full professor in their rabbinical school in 1995. She was also the chief editor of ''The Torah: A Women’s Commentary'' ( Andrea Weiss was associate editor), which won the 2008 Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council. On May 19, 2013, Eskenazi was ordained as a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Recognition In 2011, Eskenazi and the late Tikva Frymer-Kensky won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award The Jewish Book Council (Hebrew: ), founded in 1944, is an organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskenazi (art Gallery)
Eskenazi is a London dealer in Chinese art and artifacts run by Giuseppe Eskenazi that opened in 1960 and moved to the current Mayfair gallery in 1993. History In 1960 Giuseppe Eskenazi and his father opened office in London, to supply the art gallery in Milan which was run by his cousin Vittorio. In 1972 Eskenazi museum was redesigned by John Prizeman. In 1973 King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden visits the gallery In 1978 British Rail Tang Horse was sold to British Rail Pension Fund British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... for £3.4m References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Eskenazi Art galleries in London Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Art museums and galleries established in 1960 1960 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskenazi Museum Of Art
The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University opened in 1941 under the direction of Henry Radford Hope.Baden, Linda J. Indiana University Art Museum: Dedication. Bloomington, IN: Museum, 1982. Print. The museum was intended to be the center of a “cultural crossroads,” an idea brought forth by then-Indiana University President Herman B Wells. The present museum building was designed by I.M. Pei and Partners and dedicated in 1982. The museum's collection comprises approximately 45,000 objects, with about 1,400 on display.Indiana University Art Museum. Indiana University Bloomington, 2004. Web. 21 May 2012. The collection includes items ranging from ancient jewelry to paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. In May 2016, after the announcement of the largest cash gift in the museum's history, the museum was renamed the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art in honor of Indianapolis-based philanthropists Sidney and Lois Eskenazi.Indiana University, 2016. Web. 11 May 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital
The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital is a public hospital located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hospital is the flagship medical center for Eskenazi Health, founded in 1859 as Indiana's oldest public healthcare system. The hospital is operated by Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County. The current hospital opened December 7, 2013, less than to the west of the original campus, replacing Wishard Memorial Hospital. Many of Eskenazi Hospital's 4,620 medical staff are provided by a mix of faculty, residents, and students of the adjacent Indiana University School of Medicine. The hospital is an Adult Level I Trauma Center and serves about 1 million outpatients annually. History The hospital was founded as Indianapolis City Hospital in 1859 in response to a smallpox epidemic in the city. During the Civil War, the hospital was used by the Union Army to treat some 13,000 sick and wounded soldiers. The hospital reverted to community control after the war. In 1943, the hosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
