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Lev (surname)
Lev is the surname of: People * Elena Lev (born 1981), Cirque du Soleil performer * Gabriella Lev, theatre director, writer and performer * Jakub Lev (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player * Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál (c. 1425–1486), Bohemian nobleman * Jiri Lev, Australian architect * Nadya Lev, Russian-American photographer, editor, publisher, designer and entrepreneur * Ray Lev (1912–1968), American classical pianist * Sam Lev, Israeli bridge player * Shimon Lev (born 1962), Israeli multidisciplinary artist, writer, photographer, curator and researcher * Zdeněk Lev of Rožmitál Zdeněk Lev of Rožmitál ( cz, links=no, Zdeněk Lev z Rožmitálu, german: links=no, Zdeniek Lev von Rosental; – 14 July 1535) was a Bohemian nobleman. He belonged to the estate of the Lords ''(páni)'', the highest rank of the Bohemian ... (c. 1470–1535), Bohemian nobleman * Ze'ev Lev (1922–2004), born William Low, Israeli physicist, Torah scholar and founder of the Jerusalem C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Lev
Elena Lev, born in Moscow, Russia on December 1st 1981, began her training to become a rhythmic gymnast at an early age, assisted and coached by her mother, Elena Lev Sr. She developed a signature hula hoop act incorporating gymnastics and contortion. Her big breakthrough came when she was invited to join the '' Alegría'' touring troupe of Cirque du Soleil, of which she was a member from 1994 through 2000. She also performed briefly with the ''Quidam'' troupe in 2002. Lev performed with Cirque du Soleil's ''Wintuk ''Wintuk'' (pronounced ''win-took''; amalgamating the English word "winter" with Inupiaq phonetics) was a semi-permanent and seasonal residency show created by Cirque du Soleil. ''Wintuk'' played seasonally from 2007 to 2011 at the former WaMu T ...'' at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lev is currently performing in Cirque Du Soleil's ''Zumanity'' in Las Vegas. She is also in management and about to graduate with a degree in Food and Bever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriella Lev
Gabriella Lev is a theatre director, writer and performer. She co-founded the Theatre Company Jerusalem and currently serves as its artistic director. She has won many awards, including the Kipod Hazahav award for life achievement in fringe theatre, the My Jerusalem Award for contribution to cultural life in Jerusalem 2010, and the WIZO award. In 2016 Theatre Company Jerusalem spearheaded the first International Festival of Jewish Performance Arts. The festival has now become an annual event. Biography Gabriella Lev graduated from University of New South Wales where she majored in theatre in 1969. There she played many varied roles, including Gertrude in Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' and Joan in George Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. In 1971 Lev attended the London Film School, where she joined an alternative theatre company, The Low Moan Spectacular and helped create ''El Coca Cola Grande'' in which she also performed. Lev performed in various theatres in the U.K. including the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Lev
Jakub Lev (born December 6, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season The 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season was the 18th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. In the regular season, HC Oceláři Třinec finished atop t .... References External links * 1990 births Living people Czech ice hockey forwards HC Plzeň players {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Lev Of Rožmitál
Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál (Jaroslav Lev of Rosental and Blatná) (c. 1425 – 23 October 1486) was a Bohemian nobleman from the Lords of Rosental, House of Lev of Rožmitál. This family came of an ancient and noble Buzice stock. In addition to the family castle in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Rožmitál they also held the Castles Blatná and Buzice. Very little is known of Jaroslav’s youth, but he was trained a soldier. He was probably a member of the Czech expedition, as a soldier of fortune in the invasion of Władysław III of Poland in Ottoman Empire, Ottoman territory and took part in the battle of Varna in 1444. His wife came from the family of the Bezdružický of Kolowrat. King of Bohemia George of Poděbrady was Hussite and Lev was a devout Catholic and they were in opposing camps but when Lev's sister Johana of Rožmitál married George Poděbrad in 1450, Lev was loyal to his royal brother-in-law. The King was anxious to ease his quarrel with the Papacy and between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiri Lev
Jiri Lev (born 1979, , cs, Jiří Lev) is a Czech-Australian architect and urbanist, active in the field of sustainable residential, sacred and public architecture, disaster recovery and humanitarian development. Lev's works are known for their highly varied, regionally specific and contextual architectural style, and frequent use of natural, raw and locally sourced construction materials, such as timber, stone, hempcrete, canite or clay and lime products (Gulgong Holtermann Museum, Courtyard House, Tasmanian House). He teaches on sustainable and resilient architecture in lectures, workshops and writing. Early life Lev was born in the Czech Republic, then part of Czechoslovakia, to architect, academic and politician Jiri Loew, and Lydie Loewova, an architect. He was educated at a grammar school in Brno, Moravia. As a child he was inspired by growing up in an environment filled with his parents' architectural drawings, models, natural science collections, books and plants, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadya Lev
Nadya Lev (born in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian-American photographer, editor, publisher, designer, and entrepreneur. Early life Nadya Lev spent her childhood in the USSR, growing up in a Soviet dissident family. Career Photography Lev began her photography career at age 21, shooting the 50th anniversary cover for fetish fashion magazine Skin Two. Subsequently, her work was used by Vogue Italia, MTV, Dazed & Confused, Elle, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, The Museum at FIT and Nick Knight's SHOWStudio in features on alternative fashion. Lev's work has been described as sitting at the crossroads of portraiture and fashion, with her subjects possessing an "almost surreal combination of hollow power" and her work emphasizing "the model as storyteller rather than empty object." Seeking to understand photography from her models' perspective, Lev began posing as a subject for photographer colleagues. She has modeled for Clayton Cubitt, Allan Amato and Christopher Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Lev
Ray Lev (May 8, 1912 – May 20, 1968) was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, her father, a synagogue cantor, and mother, a concert singer, brought her to the United States. Life Lev’s early piano studies were with Waiter Ruel Cowles in New Haven, Connecticut and Gaston Déthier in New York. She made her debut at age 17 in England performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 under Sir Landon Ronald. After winning the American Matthay Prize and the Philharmonic Symphony Scholarship, she studied with Tobias Matthay in England from 1930 to 1933. Thereafter, Lev returned to the United States, where she made her New York debut in 1934 with the National Orchestral Association. Her annual recitals in Carnegie Hall were generally sold out; she also toured successfully in Europe, the United States, and Canada and performed on radio network broadcasts. In one such Carnegie Hall recital, on November 10, 1944, Lev gave the first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lev
Sam Lev is an Israeli bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Wins * Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1992, 2004 * North American Bridge Championships (7) ** Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2008 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1999, 2004 ** Reisinger (2) 1989, 1991 ** Vanderbilt (1) 2002 ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1999 Runners-up * World Olympiad Seniors Teams Championship (2) 2008, 2012 * Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1994, 2008 * North American Bridge Championships (11) ** Grand National Teams (2) 2012, 2013 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2013 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1990 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2000, 2003, 2005 ** Spingold (1) 1991 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1993, 2001 ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-ses ... ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Lev
image:Shimon Low.JPG, 200px, upShimon Lev (Low) Shimon Lev (Low) ( he, שמעון לב; born August 1, 1962) is an Israeli Multidisciplinary approach, multidisciplinary artist, writer, photographer, curator and researcher in the fields of Indian Studies, art and literature, religion, and travel. He holds a Doctoral degree on the subject of the mutual influence of the Jewish and Indian cultures. Lev teaches at the Hadassah Academic College. Lev is the author of "Soulmates", the story of Mahatma Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach (Orient BlackSwan, 2012), the first comprehensive study analyzing the unique and enigmatic relationship between Gandhi and his closest intimate friend and supporter, Hermann Kallenbach, in the context of his developing in his formative years in South Africa, and in the understanding of his relationship to the Zionism, Zionist movement. ''The Hindu'' found it "insightful" and "a valuable addition to Gandhi studies for the historian". In particular the book debunks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |