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Iranian Jews In Israel
Iranian Jews in Israel refers to the community of Iranian Jews who immigrated to Ottoman Palestine, Mandate Palestine, and later the State of Israel. Iranian Jews in Israel number over 135,000 and most of them are Israeli born. History The first Persian Jews to settle in Ottoman Palestine were from Shiraz. They left in 1815 in a caravan, making their way to the port of Bushehr and from there boarded a ship to Basra in southern Iraq. From there, they traveled by land to Baghdad and Damascus. Those who survived the difficult journey settled in Tzfat and Jerusalem, establishing the nucleus of the Iranian Jewish community in these cities. After the establishment of the State of Israel, immigration increased significantly. In 1952 under the Israeli mission, Operation Cyrus, approximately 30,000 Iranian Jews immigrated to Israel. In addition, many Iranian Jews immigrated to Israel after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution an additional 10,000 to 15,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba is nearly entirely Jewish. History of modern Kfar Saba The Palestinian village of Kafr Saba was considered to be ancient Capharsaba – an important settlement during the Second Temple period in ancient Judea,The Origin of the Name Capharsaba Kfar Sava Municipal Council is mentioned for the first time in the writings of , in his account of the attempt of |
Israel Central Bureau Of Statistics
The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics ( he, הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה, ''HaLishka HaMerkazit LiStatistika''; ar, دائرة الإحصاء المركزية الإسرائيلية), abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education, and physical infrastructure. The CBS is headquartered in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, with another branch in Tel Aviv. Overview It is headed by a National Statistician (previously named Government Statistician), who is appointed on the recommendation of the prime minister. Professor Emeritus Danny Pfefferman of Hebrew University has served in that position and as Director of the CBS since 2013. The bureau's annual budget in 2011 was NIS 237 million. The work of the CBS follows internationally accepted standards which enable comparison of statistical infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yigal Sebty
Yigal and Yigael are given names. People with those names include: *Yigal Allon (1918–80), Israeli politician, acting Prime Minister, a commander of the Palmach, and general *Yigal Amir (born 1970), Israeli assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin *Yigal Antebi (born 1974), Israeli football player *Yigal Arnon (1929-2014), Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co. *Yigal Azrouël, Israeli-American fashion designer *Yigal Bibi (born 1942), Israeli politician *Yigal Carmon, president and founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) *Yigal Cohen (1928–88), Israeli politician *Yigal Cohen-Orgad (born 1937), Israeli politician *Yigal Hurvitz (1918–94), Israeli politician *Yigal Menahem (born 1963), Israeli football player and lawyer *Yigal Mossinson (1917–94), Israeli novelist *Yigal Naor (born 1958), Israeli actor *Yigal Tumarkin (born 1933), Israeli painter *Igal Volodarsky (also Igal Dar) (1936-1977), Israeli basketball player *Yigael Yadin (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhzivland
Akhzivland is a micronation between Nahariya and the Lebanese border on the Israeli west coast, founded by Eli Avivi in 1971. The micronation is promoted by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. History The micronation is located near the ruins of Achziv, an ancient settlement on the Mediterranean coast in the Western Galilee, from which the micronation's name is derived. It is located about north of Nahariya. A national park, field school, and the ruins of the old village of Az-Zeeb, which was captured by the Carmeli Brigade during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, are located nearby. The current site of Akhzivland is situated near the ancient port city of Achziv. Based on archeological findings and the numerous burial sites located in the region, it is thought that Achziv was already an important commercial center during the Iron Age. In the Book of Joshua, Achziv is mentioned as one of the nine cities of the Kingdom of Judah. A thriving city was also located on the site during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Roffe Ofir
Sharon Roffe Ofir (born 16 December 1970) is an Israeli journalist and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu in 2022, a position she previously held from 2021 to 2022. Roffe Ofir was also a deputy mayor of Kiryat Tiv'on. Biography Roffe Ofir was born in Kiryat Tiv'on to Yosef, a descendant of the Old Yishuv and Tamar, of Iranian Jewish descent. She attended the local Ort High School and completed her mandatory military service in the Southern Command Operations Room. Roffe Ofir completed a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology with an extension in law at the University of Haifa, later completing a master's degree in communications with a specialization in journalism at the same university. In 2000 she began working as a lecturer in media and a reporter for the ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' group, until 2010 on the Ynet website, and from then until 2021 for its women's magazine. For her activities in Ynet, she won the "Journalist of the Decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner () is an Israeli attorney, human rights activist, and the founder of Shurat HaDin Israeli Law Center. As the president of the Shurat HaDin–Israel Law Center, she has represented hundreds of terror victims in legal actions against terror organizations and their supporters. Darshan-Leitner initiated a legal campaign to deprive terrorists of social media resources such as Facebook and Twitter. Darshan-Leitner assisted in blocking the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Darshan-Leitner was chosen as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by The Jerusalem Post, and by Forbes Israel as one of the 50 most influential Israeli women. Early life, education and family Darshan-Leitner was born in Petah Tikva, Israel to a Persian Jewish family. Her family emigrated to Israel from a small village outside of Shiraz in Iran at around the time of the founding of the State. She studied Law at Bar-Ilan University and has an MBA from Manchester University. Nitsana is a moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galit Distel-Atbaryan
Galit Distel-Atbaryan ( he, גַּלִּית דִּיסְטֶל־אַטְבַּרְיָאן, born 10 January 1971) is an Israeli writer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for Likud. Biography Distel-Atbaryan was born in Jerusalem to Iranian Jewish immigrants and served in the Israeli Air Force. She has an MA in Philosophy from Hebrew University and had a clothing store named "My Sister" in the Modi'in-Shilat industrial zone. She published her first novel, ''And If They Told You'', in 2009 and her second, ''Peacock in the Stairwell'', in 2014, for which she was nominated for the 2015 Sapir Prize. She subsequently became a right-wing political commentator, known for her forthright and controversial views and support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Distel-Atbaryan was selected by Netanyahu for the tenth place on the Likud list for the 2021 elections, and was elected to the Knesset as Likud won thirty seats. Ahead of the 2022 elections, she was given th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yossi Avni-Levy
Yossi Avni-Levy (born 25 May 1962) is an Israeli writer and diplomat. He has served in various positions in Israeli embassies in Berlin, Bonn, Belgrade, and Warsaw. He is Israel’s ambassador to Lithuania. From 2011 until 2016, he was Ambassador to Serbia. Avni-Levy is the author of the books ''Garden of the dead trees'', ''Four sons'', ''Auntie Farhuma wasn't a whore after all'', ''A man without shadow'' and ''Ode of the Sins''. He has been awarded with the Prime Minister's Prize for Literature. Biography Avni-Levy was born 25 May 1962, to an Afghan Jewish father and an Iranian Jewish mother. He graduated with honors from Hebrew University in Jerusalem in history of the Middle East and Arabic in 1983, earning a bachelor of laws (LLB) degree from the Faculty of Law in 1991. Avni-Levy's writing is personal and poetic and is noteworthy for its intimacy. The extended periods he has spent outside Israel on diplomatic postings are reflected in his works. He published short sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliezer Avtabi
Eliezer Avtabi ( he, אליעזר אבטבי, born 5 January 1938) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1974 and 1984. Biography Born in Takab in Iran, Avtabi made aliyah to Israel in 1950. He joined moshav Shibolim, and was a member of Hapoel HaMizrachi moshav movement. He became deputy chairman of Azata Regional Council, and was a member of the directorate of Negev Regional Factories. Knesset website In he was elected to the Knesset on the National Religious Party list, taking his seat in 1974. He was re-elected in |
David Rokni
David Rokni ( he, דוד רוקני, (born January 6, 1932) is an Israeli colonel. He became an Israeli icon as the commander of the annual Israel Independence Day torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem for nearly four decades. Biography David Rokni was born in Iran. He was a Colonel in the Israel Defense Forces. For 37 years in a row, Rokni organized and led the annual Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl. In 2013, a documentary film, ''The Ceremony'', about the torch-lighting ceremony and the role of David Rokni, won the Audience Award at the DocAviv Festival. In May 2016, Rokni announced that he was retiring, and the ceremony that year would be the last one under his command. After the announcement, Rokni was hosted by president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence. See also *Culture of Israel The roots of the culture of Israel developed long before modern Israel's independence in 1948, and traces back to ancient Israel ( 1000 BCE). It reflects Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindr
Grindr () is a location-based social networking and online dating application targeted towards members of the gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. It was one of the first geosocial apps for gay men when it launched in March 2009 and has since become the largest and most popular gay mobile app in the world. It is available on iOS and Android devices in both free and premium versions (the latter called Grindr XTRA and Grindr Unlimited). As of December 2021, Grindr has approximately 11 million monthly active users. The app allows members to create a personal profile and use their GPS position to place them on a cascade, where they can browse other profiles sorted by distance and be viewed by nearby and faraway members depending on one's filter settings. Selecting a profile photo in the grid view will display that member's full profile and photos, as well as the option to chat, send a "tap," send pictures, video call, and share one's precise location. History Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Simkhai
Joel Simkhai ( he, יואל שמחאי; born c. 1976) is an Israeli-American tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of geosocial networking and dating apps Grindr and Blendr. His original goal in starting Grindr was for people with similar interests to find new friends nearby. In 2022, he launched a new dating app called Motto. Life and career Simkhai was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. His mother was a jeweler, and his father was a diamond dealer. When he was three years old, his family moved to New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations & Economics from Tufts University in May 1998. After starting college, he came out to his parents and friends. He has two brothers, who are also gay. After college, he worked in mergers and acquisitions. While he started with little money or expertise and never expected Grindr to become international, he became a multimillionaire CEO of an app with millions of users worldwide. In January 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
