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Gilad (other)
Gilad or Ghil'ad (Hebrew: ) is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gilad Atzmon (born 1963), Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist * Gilad Bloom (born 1967), Israeli professional tennis player * Gilad Bracha, American software engineer * Gilad Erdan (born 1970), Israeli politician * Gilad Hesseg (born 1971), Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer * Gilad Hochman (born 1982), Israeli classical music composer * Gilad Janklowicz (born 1954), fitness guru * Gilad Kariv (born 1973), Israeli attorney * Gilad Karni, Israeli violist * Gilad Shaer, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers * Gilad Shalit (born 1986), Israeli soldier * Ghil'ad Zuckermann (born 1971), Israeli-born linguist and revivalist Surname * Amos Gilad (1941–2010), Israeli Olympic runner * Avri Gilad (born 1962), Israeli media personality * Benjamin Gilad, pioneer in the field of competitive Intelligence * Yehuda Gilad (musician), profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilad Atzmon
Gilad Atzmon ( he, גלעד עצמון, ; born 9 June 1963) is a British jazz saxophonist, novelist, political activist, and writer. As a musician, he is best known as a saxophonist and bandleader. His instruments include the saxophone, accordion, clarinet, zurna and flute. Dubbed the "hardest working man in British jazz", Atzmon has been known to play over 100 dates a year. He has been bandleader, successively, of the Gilad Atzmon Quartet, the Spiel Acid Jazz Band and the Orient House Ensemble. Exploring identity through the folk forms of diverse cultures, his bands and other projects have recorded around 20 albums. Since 1998, he has also been a member of the English rock band, The Blockheads. He has played on albums by Pink Floyd and Robert Wyatt and collaborated with other musicians on their recordings. He has also produced albums for Sarah Gillespie, Norman Watt-Roy and others. Atzmon has written satirical novels, non-fiction works and read essays on the subjects of Pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
Ghil'ad Zuckermann ( he, גלעד צוקרמן, ; ) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity. Zuckermann is Professor of Linguistics and Chair of Endangered Languages at the University of Adelaide, Australia.Sarah Robinson, March 11, 2019, The LINGUIST ListFeatured Linguist: Ghil‘ad Zuckermann, accessed May 4, 2020 He is the president of the Australian Association for Jewish Studies. Overview Zuckermann was born in Tel Aviv in 1971 and raised in Eilat. He attended the United World College (UWC) of the Adriatic in 1987–1989. In 1997 he received an M.A. in Linguistics from the Adi Lautman Program at Tel Aviv University. In 1997–2000 he was Scatcherd European Scholar of the University of Oxford and Denise Skinner Graduate Scholar at St Hugh's College, receiving a D.Phil. (Oxon.) in 2000. While at Oxford, he served as president of the Jewish student group L'Chaim Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilead (other)
Gilead (Hebrew: ) is the name of three persons and two places in the Bible. Gilead may also refer to: Places Australia * Gilead, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney United States * Gilead, Connecticut, a village in the town of Hebron * Gilead, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Gilead, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Gilead, Maine, a town ** Former Gilead Railroad Station, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places * Gilead Township, Michigan * Gilead, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Gilead, Nebraska, a village * Lake Gilead, New York, a reservoir * Gilead Township, Morrow County, Ohio People with the name * Gilead Sher (born 1953), Israeli attorney, government official and peace negotiator * Gilead J. Wilmot (1834–?), American politician Arts and entertainment * Gil'ead, a city in the kingdom of Alagaësia in Christopher Paolini's novel ''Eragon'' * Gilead, the fictional birthplace of Roland Deschain in Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower'' series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrubavel Gilad
Zrubavel Gilad ( he, זרובבל גלעד, also ; 9 December 1912 – 12 August 1988) was a Hebrew poet, editor and translator. Biography Gilad was born in 1912 in Bender, Bessarabia (then part of the Russian Empire and now in Moldova), and his family (Bessarabian Jews) fled to Odessa during World War I. After the Russian Revolution, they moved to Mandate Palestine. In 1924, they settled in Ein Harod, where he lived until his death in 1988. He was one of the first children in the kibbutz. Gilad began to publish stories in 1929 and poetry in 1931. He published articles in most newspapers and magazines in Israel. He was active in getting young members of the cooperative agricultural communities of the Jezreel Valley to participate in HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement activities. He was Secretary of the Central Committee of the movement between 1933 and 1935. Many of his poems were published in the movement's newspaper ''Bamaale'' ( he, בַּמַּעֲלֶה). In Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehuda Gilad (politician)
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad ( he, יהודה גלעד, born 30 August 1955) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Meimad between 2002 and 2003. Biography Born in Brazil, Gilad's family immigrated to Israel when he was eight. He was certified as a rabbi, and headed a yeshiva. In the early 1990s he worked as an emissary for the Jewish Agency and Bnei Akiva in London, and was a programme director for Gesher, an organisation dedicated to bridging the gap between secular and religious youths. For the 1999 elections he was placed 33rd on the One Israel list (an alliance of Labor, Meimad and Gesher), The Jerusalem Post but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. In 2002 he became chairman of the Meimad secretariat, and on 5 June 2002, he entered the Kne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehuda Gilad (musician)
Yehuda Gilad is a professor of clarinet at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and the Colburn School of Music. Education Born and raised in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel. His former teachers include Mitchell Lurie, Herbert Zipper, and Giora Feidman. In addition, Mr. Gilad participated in numerous masterclasses with Sergiu Celibidache and Leonard Bernstein. Performing, Conducting and Teaching Yehuda Gilad aims to integrate performing, conducting and teaching into every aspect of his music artistry. As a conductor, performer and professor, he strives for "total musicianship". In addition to his positions as professor of clarinet at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and at Colburn , Mr. Gilad is regularly invited to present masterclasses and performances at music conservatories and festivals worldwide. He has been invited to such institutions as the Winter Festival in Spain, the Curtis Institute, the Mannes College, Juilliard, Sibeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Gilad
Benjamin Gilad is an author, consultant, and teacher in the field of competitive intelligence. He is a co-founder of the Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence. He was educated in psychology and philosophy at Tel Aviv University. After moving to the United States he studied business at Central Missouri State University, and later obtained a PhD from New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the .... He is the author of ''The Business Intelligence System, Business Blind Sports, Early Warning, Business War games,'' and articles related to the field of competitive intelligence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avri Gilad
Avri Gilad ( he, אברי גלעד; born 21 November 1962) is an Israeli media personality. Avraham Kwastler (later "Avri Gilad") started his professional career in the mid-1980s as a host on Israel Defense Forces Radio. He has hosted many television game shows, including ''1 vs 100''. Gilad was listed among the top-ten TV earners in a 2009 list compiled by Yedioth Ahronoth, with a stated income of $340,000 per season, apart from his earnings as a spokesman for the ''Mega Bool'' supermarket chain and royalties for a game show he developed, The Bubble (UK TV series), The Bubble, a news quiz broadcast in Israel, the UK, and other countries. On his blog, Gilad has written about the problems of being a celebrity and his spiritual interests. He is a devotee of the "Yemima Method", a psychological self-help method developed by Yemima Avital. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Gilad
Amos Gilad ( he, עמוס גלעד; January 23, 1941–December 2010) was an Israeli Olympic runner. When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8 (173 cm) tall, and weighed 137 lbs (62 kg). Running career Gilad won the Israeli 800 m national championships in 1961 (1:56.5) and 1962 (2:00.6). In October 1964, he ran 800 meters in 1:51.9, three-tenths of a second short of his Israeli national record. His personal best in the 800 m is 1:51.4 (1964). Gilad competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, at the age of 23, in Athletics--Men's 800 metres. He ran in the fifth heat, but approximately 200 metres from the finish he was unable to run any longer because of severe leg pain, which was determined to be an Achilles tendon rupture. He also competed for Israel in the 1965 Maccabiah Games The 7th Maccabiah Games in 1965 saw 1,500 athletes from 29 different countries compete in 21 sports. It was the first Maccabiah Games for Iran, Jamaica, Peru, and Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilad Shalit
Gilad Shalit ( he-a, גלעד שליט, Shalit.ogg, ''Gilˁad Šaliṭ'', born 28 August 1986) is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border. Hamas held him captive for over five years, until his release on 18 October 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal. During his captivity, Hamas turned down requests from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to be allowed to visit Shalit, claiming that any such visit could betray his location. Multiple human rights organizations criticized this stance, claiming that the conditions of Shalit's confinement were contrary to international humanitarian law. The Red Cross stated, "The Shalit family have the right under international humanitarian law to be in contact with their son". The only communication in the early months came through an intermediary, who claimed that a low-ranking Hamas officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilad Bloom
Gilad Bloom ( he, גלעד בלום, born 1 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers. His career-high rankings were World No. 61 in singles (in 1990) and World No. 62 in doubles (in 1992). Personal life Bloom grew up in Ramat HaSharon, is Jewish, and is married to Michal Bareket-Bloom. He has 4 sons, Guy Tyler Bloom, from a previous marriage, Jonathan Yehuda Bloom, Shy Dylan Bloom and Doron Hendrix Bloom (from his second marriage). He is known as a fan of the Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer team. Bloom has a rock band (The Gilad Bloom Band), the band plays shows in Manhattan Bars regularly since 2009, Bloom's band performs original songs written and composed by himself, Bloom sings and plays guitar on the band. Tennis career Bloom was Israel's junior champion, three-time men's singles champion, and two-time men's doubles champion. Bloom came in second in the boy's under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Kidnapping And Murder Of Israeli Teenagers
On 12 June 2014, three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped at the bus/ hitchhiking stop at the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, as they were hitchhiking to their homes. The three teens were Naftali Frenkel (16, from Nof Ayalon), Gilad Shaer (16, from Talmon), and Eyal Yifrah (19, from Elad). Gilad Shaer called a police emergency hotline to report the kidnapping. The emergency call recording, initially under a gag order, was leaked to the public. After Shaer's whispered message "They kidnapped me,” the taped call also recorded shouting in Arabic from the kidnappers and several volleys of automatic gunfire. Within days, Israeli investigators, though lacking conclusive proof, strongly suspected the teenagers had been killed, and, if so, knew where the victims' bodies would probably have been dumped. The Israel Defense Forces initiated Operation Brother's Keeper ( he, מבצע שובו אחים, ''Mivtza Shuvu Ahim'') in search of the three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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