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Margolies
Margolies is a surname that, like its variants shown below, is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word (Israeli Hebrew , meaning 'pearls,' and may refer to: *Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (born 1942), American politician from Philadelphia. * Moses S. Margolies (1851 – 1936), Russian-born American Orthodox rabbi. * Rob Margolies, American film director and screenwriter *Reuvein Margolies (1889 -1971), Israeli author and Talmudic scholar. * Michael R. Margolies (1966-present), American songwriter and English teacher. See also * Margolis Margolis is a surname that, like its variants shown below, is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word ( Israeli Hebrew aɹgalit, meaning 'pearl,' and may refer to: *Alisa Margolis, Ukrainian artist based in Berlin * Bar ... * Margules * Margulis * Margulies * Margolus {{surname Jewish surnames Hebrew-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Marjorie Margolies (; formerly Margolies-Mezvinsky; born June 21, 1942) is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a women's rights activist. She is a former journalist and a Democratic politician. From 1993 to 1995, she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Margolies cast the deciding vote in favor of President Bill Clinton’s 1993 budget proposal. Early life, education, and journalism career Margolies was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. She was a broadcast journalist for over twenty-four years, winning five Emmy Awards for her work. She worked as a television journalist at WCAU-TV from 1967 to 1969, was a CBS News Foundation Fellow, Columbia University from 1969 to 1970, and then worked for WRC-TV from 1975 until 1990. She was also a correspondent for the ''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |