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Giora Kenneth
Giora may refer to: People Given name *Giora Antman, Israeli footballer and coach *Giora Bernstein (born 1933), conductor, classical violinist, and Professor Emeritus of Music * Giora Eiland (born 1952), major general of the Israel Defense Forces *Giora Epstein (born 1938), colonel in the Israeli Air Force * Giora Feidman (born 1936), Argentinian-Jewish clarinetist *Giora Godik, Jewish Israeli theater producer and impresario *Giora Leshem (1940–2011), Israeli poet and translator *Giora Romm (born 1945), deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force *Giora Schmidt (born 1983), American/Israeli violinist *Giora Shanan (1908-2001), Israeli Palmach member *Giora Spiegel (born 1947), Israeli footballer and coach * Giora Yoseftal (1912–62), Israeli politician Surname *Jonathan Bar Giora (born 1962), Israeli composer and pianist * Simon bar Giora (d. 70 CE), a leader of revolutionary forces during the First Jewish-Roman War in the 1st century Judea Organizations *Bar-Giora (organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Antman
Giora Antman ( he, גיורא אנטמן; born 15 November 1962) is a former Israeli football player and currently the goalkeeping coach at Maccabi Haifa. Antman was the goalkeeping coach at Maccabi Haifa for 18 years until he was replaced in 2012 by Avi Peretz. After just one season with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Antman returned to his familiar role as goalkeeping coach for Maccabi Haifa in June 2013. Antman's sons, Niv Niv may refer to: * Niv, a personal name; for people with the name, see * Niv Art Movies, a film production company of India * Niv Art Centre, in New Delhi, India NIV may refer to: * The New International Version, a translation of the Bible into ... and Ofek both play as goalkeepers, as does his sister-in-law, Iris Antman. References External links *Profile and biography of Giora Antman on Maccabi Haifa's official website 1962 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Beit She'an F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Bernstein
Giora Bernstein (born 1933) is a conductor, classical violinist, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Colorado.International Leo Kestenberg Society He was the founder of the Colorado Music Festival and its Artistic Director for 24 years. Biography Giora Bernstein was born in Vienna in 1933 and emigrated to Palestine (now Israel) in 1938, arriving there in 1939. He began his music education in Israel, where he studied violin from 1953 to 1955 at the Tel Aviv Music Academy, as well as music history with Leo Kestenberg. In 1955, he went to the United States, where he studied violin with Edouard Dethier at the Juilliard School, and later received a Master of Fine Arts in composition from Brandeis University. He went on to study for his Doctorate in Music at Boston University, graduating in 1967. His PhD thesis was on the influence of oriental music idioms on Israeli contemporary music. Bernstein was a violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1963 until 1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Eiland
Giora Eiland ( he, גיורא איילנד; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess) is Aluf, Major General (ret.) Israel Defense Forces. Eiland is a former head of the Israeli National Security Council (Israel), National Security Council. After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (Institute for National Security Studies (Israel), INSS). Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007 he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University. Biography Military service Eiland joined the army in 1970, and served in the Paratroopers Brigade Battalion 890. He served in a variety of roles within the brigade: as platoon leader (1973 Battle of the Chinese Farm in the Yom Kippur War), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Epstein
Brigadier General Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein ( he, גיורא אפשטיין; born May 20, 1938), today Giora Even ( he, גיורא אבן), is a retired brigadier General in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets and one against an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter, making Epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force. Epstein was an active IAF pilot from 1961 until May 26, 1997, when he retired at age 59. Like many retired IAF flyers, he later worked as a pilot for El Al Airlines. Early career Epstein joined the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) in 1956 during the Sinai War. He was initially rejected from flight school because of a heart condition and began his military career as a paratrooper. While traveling with the IDF's parachute demonstration team, Epstein changed his last name to Even ("stone" in Hebrew). He left the IDF in 1959 before returning two years later to again apply for flight scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Feidman
Giora Feidman ( he, גיורא פיידמן; born 25 March 1936) is an Argentine-born Israeli clarinetist who specializes in klezmer music. Biography Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his Bessarabian Jewish parents immigrated to escape persecution. Feidman comes from a family of klezmer musicians. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather made music for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and holiday celebrations in the shtetls of Eastern Europe. Feidman married Ora Bat-Chaim, his personal manager, in 1975. Music career Feidman began his career in Buenos Aires as a member of the Teatro Colón Symphony Orchestra. Two years later he immigrated to Israel to become the youngest clarinetist ever to play with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a member of the orchestra for over 20 years. In the early 1970s he began his solo career. He has performed with the Berliner Symphoniker, the Kronos Quartet, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic, the Munich Chamber Philharmonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Godik
Giora Godik (1921–1977) was a Polish-born Jewish Israeli theater producer and impresario, famous for bringing musical comedies to Israel. Called the "King of musicals," the 2007 film documentary, " Waiting for Godik", tells the story of his rise and fall from one of the most "legendary" theater figures in Israel—someone who "endeavored...to bring the American dream to Tel Aviv", to someone destitute, who hit bottom. He "skyrocketed to the top and plummeted to the lowest depths." Success Musical producer Godik entered Israeli show business in the mid-1950s as an impresario specializing in the import of foreign entertainers. Among the individual performers brought to Israel was Marlene Dietrich, who told Meyer Weisgal in 1960 that she would like to him to arrange a visit for her to Israel and perform there simply for the cost of her transportation. Weisgal relates that he chose Godik, who was so happy with the idea that he immediately flew to Paris to make the arrangements. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Leshem
Giora Leshem (born Moshe Giora Rotstein, he, גיורא לשם; February 3, 1940– March 14, 2011(Hebrew/ref>) was an Israeli poet and translator and one of the founders of the Keshev poetry publishing house. At the time of his death, Keshev was the largest independent book publisher in Israel. Leshem has two half siblings named Dorit and Yoram Leshem. Education and experience Leshem was born in Tel Aviv, British Mandate Palestine. He studied chemistry and biology at Bar-Ilan University, and then statistics and physics at Columbia University in New York. In addition, he studied computer operating systems at IBM. He taught at the Kfar Silver Youth Village and also at the Ort Educational Institute. He also participated in the development of medical software applications. He was a proofreader for the Davar newspaper and an editor and translator for the Al HaMishmar newspaper. Literary career Leshem has published five books of poetry (the latest of which, ''הנה ימים ב ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Romm
Giora Romm ( he, גיורא רום, born 1945) is a former deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), Israel's former military attaché in the United States and the current director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel. Romm was the Israeli Air Force's first jet ace, scoring five kills during the 1967 Six-Day War. In 1969, during the War of Attrition, Romm was shot down and spent several months in Egyptian captivity. He commanded the IAF's 115 Squadron through the intensive fighting of the 1973 Yom Kippur War and participated in Operation Wooden Leg, the 1985 raid against PLO headquarters in Tunisia. Biography Giora Romm was born in Tel Aviv. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1962 and attended Israeli Air Force flight course 43. Initially flying the Dassault Ouragan and Mystère, Romm later moved to the Dassault Mirage III which he flew with the 119 "Bat" Squadron at Tel Nof. Romm holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Bar Ilan University and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Schmidt
Giora Schmidt (pronounced ghee-OH-rah) is an American/Israeli violinist. Biography Giora Schmidt was born into a family of musicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents emigrated from Israel in 1978, and played with the Philadelphia Opera Company Orchestra. His mother, Michal Schmidt is a cellist and pianist and is on the faculty of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania. His father, Dov Schmidt, is a violinist and businessman. Schmidt began his violin studies at the age of four, and by 12 was commuting between Philadelphia and New York to study with Patinka Kopec and Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music. Schmidt did not truly become serious until the age of 14 when he began spending summers at the Perlman Music Program in Shelter Island, NY. There he met Itzhak Perlman who invited Schmidt to study with him and the late violin pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard Pre-College. In between his lessons in New York, Schmidt work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Shanan
Giora Shanan (5May 19089November 2001), Palmach member from 1941. Served in the Palmach The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , ''Plugot Maḥatz'', "Strike Companies") was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach ... Headquarters as Deputy Palmach Commander. Footnotes 1908 births 2001 deaths Israeli generals Palmach members Jews in Mandatory Palestine {{Israel-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Spiegel
Giora Spiegel ( he, גיורא שפיגל), (born July 27, 1947) is an Israeli former footballer and coach. As a footballer, he holds the record for the longest Israeli international career, spanning 14 years and 357 days. Biography Born in Petah Tikva, Giora Spiegel is the son of Eliezer Spiegel, who played for Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Israel national team. He is Jewish. Spiegel attended Herzliya Hebrew High School. In university he studied accountancy. Playing career As a youth, he played with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and was marked early on as a future talent. By age 17, he was leading the national U-21 side to Asian championships and by 18, he had been called up to the full side. In the summer of 1970 he played as a forward for the Israel national team at the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico. In 1973, he fought with Maccabi manager, Jerry Beit haLevi over transferring to a club in France. He later left for France in 1974 to play for French side Strasbourg, returning in 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Yoseftal
Dr Giora Yoseftal ( he, גיורא יוספטל; 9 August 1912 – 23 August 1962) was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Born Georg Josephthal in Nuremberg in Germany, Yoseftal was a member of the Yiddisher Yudenbund youth movement in his teens. After high school he studied law and economics at the University of Heidelberg, Berlin, Munich and Basel, gaining a PhD in jurisprudence at the latter. In 1932, he joined Habonim, and the following year was appointed head of the youth department of the Bavarian Jewish community. He moved to Berlin in 1934, and two years later was elected secretary general of the German branch of HeHalutz. In 1936 he married Senetta Yoseftal, later also an Israeli politician. Yoseftal made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1938, and two months after arriving, he was sent to London to try to save German Jewry. He returned to Palestine in 1939, establishing a work brigade in Ra'anana, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
