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Mizrahi (surname)
Mizrahi (or Mizrachi) is a sephardic surname, given to Jews who got to the Iberian Peninsula from the east or Jews who lived in the eastern side of the peninsula. Notable people with the surname include: * Alon Mizrahi (born 1971), Israeli association football player * Avi Mizrahi (born 1957), Israeli general * Baruch Mizrahi, (1926-1948), Muslim convert to Judaism, Irgun fighter * Elijah Mizrachi (c. 1455–1525), rabbi and author of the supercommentary on Rashi known as ''The Mizrachi'' * Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961), American fashion designer * Joseph Misrahi (1895–1975), Egyptian Olympic fencer * Togo Mizrahi (1901-1986), Egyptian Film Pioneer * Michael Mizrachi (born 1981), American professional poker player * Moshe Mizrahi (1950-2022), Israeli politician * Moshe Mizrahi (basketball) (born 1980), Israeli basketball player * Moshé Mizrahi Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director. Biography He was born in Egypt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sephardic
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefarditas or Hispanic Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula. The term, which is derived from the Hebrew ''Sepharad'' (), can also refer to the Mizrahi Jews of Western Asia and North Africa, who were also influenced by Sephardic law and customs. Many Iberian Jewish exiles also later sought refuge in Mizrahi Jewish communities, resulting in integration with those communities. The Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula prospered for centuries under the Muslim reign of Al-Andalus following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, but their fortunes began to decline with the Christians, Christian ''Reconquista'' campaign to retake Spain. In 1492, the Alhambra Decree by the Catholic Monarchs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshé Mizrahi
Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director. Biography He was born in Egypt, migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1946, and studied filmmaking in France in 1950. He directed the Oscar-winning 1977 film ''Madame Rosa'' starring Simone Signoret. The film, which was about a former prostitute in Paris who survived Auschwitz, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of France. He directed 14 films in both Israel and France, three of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; '' I Love You Rosa'', ''The House on Chelouche Street'' and ''Madame Rosa'', with the last of these winning the award. In September 1994, he was honored by the Haifa Film Festival for his lifetime contribution to Israeli cinema. His landmark film '' Les Stances à Sophie'' went practically unseen until it was re-released in 2008 and its jazz soundtrack album of the same name (but lacking the accent) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Protagonists In Xenosaga
The following is a list of ''Xenosaga'' characters. Development After ''Xenosaga I'', all the character models were redesigned for ''Xenosaga II''. they were all radically altered. MOMO's and Jr.'s designs became "...taller, slimmer and less child-like" with the end result making MOMO appear slightly older. Shion loses her glasses and alters her wardrobe while KOS-MOS gets blue highlights in her hair. When the first two episodoes of ''Xenosaga'' were remade in ''Xenosaga I+II'' for the Nintendo DS they were altered to two-dimensional computer graphics with sprites and visual novel-style dialogue sequences. Playable characters Shion Uzuki KOS-MOS Ziggy :Voiced by (English): Richard Epcar (Episodes II & III)Voiced by (Japanese): Masashi Ebara The stage of '' Xenosaga: Pied Piper'' takes place T.C. 4667, 100 years prior to the events of ''Xenosaga Episode I''. Before he became Ziggurat 8, Jan Sauer was a Captain in the 1875th Special Operations detachment of the Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Characters In Xenosaga
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yossi Mizrahi
Yossi Mizrahi ( he, יוסי מזרחי, born 1953) is a retired Israeli goalkeeper and is a current manager. Early life Yosef (Yossi) Mizrahi was born in West Jerusalem on April 4, 1953. He grew up in Katamon and studied at Ma'aleh state religious school. As a teenager, he played on the youth team of Hapoel Jerusalem. Career In 1974–1987, Mizrahi was the goalkeeper for Beitar Jerusalem. Two years after he joined the team, it won the State Cup for the first time. In 1994, Mizrahi was assistant coach under Amatzia Levkovic. In 1994, Levkovic was fired four games into the season and Mizrahi was appointed head coach. He later coached Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Petah Tikva, F.C. Ashdod, Beitar Jerusalem FC, Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) and worked with Avram Grant as assistant coach in Israel's 2004 European Championship qualifying campaign. Mizrahi is described as an "impeccable tactician, capable of turning wretched teams around and loved by his players." Despite him winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Mizrahi
Shimon Mizrahi (born October 16, 1939, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli lawyer and the chairman of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club. Biography Professional career Mizrahi is the senior partner in the B. Arnon – S. Mizrahi law office, and specializes in traffic violation cases. In 2006, he defended the prominent attorney Dori Klagsbald, in a high-profile case of manslaughter, following the death of two, a mother and child, that were killed by Klagsbald's vehicle. Maccabi Tel Aviv Mizrahi was appointed the chairman of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club in 1969. In the wake of the club's financial problems, he introduced various strategies to rescue Maccabi from bankruptcy, such as selling tickets for Maccabi games, which had previously been free. Mizrahi realized that in order to secure Maccabi's dominance in the Israeli Super League, it would have to sign American players. Since he became the club's chairman in 1969, Maccabi has won 44 Israeli Super League championships, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mizrachi
Robert Mizrachi (born November 24, 1978, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida) is an American professional poker player. Robert Mizrachi was a poker dealer at a South Miami casino. He introduced the game of poker to his younger brother, World Poker Tour champion Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. Robert also has two other younger brothers, Michael's twin Eric Mizrachi who is also a poker player and his youngest brother Donnie Mizrachi, who is a professional magician. Mizrachi won his first bracelet in the 2007 World Series of Poker in the $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha event Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of e ..., winning $768,889. At the 2010 WSOP Main Event, Mizrachi finished in 116th place, winning $57,102. He was one of four brothers who each cashed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasela Mizrahi
Rashela Mizrahi ( mk, Рашела Мизрахи) is a Macedonian veterinarian and politician, who was the first Jewish minister of North Macedonia. A member of the VMRO-DPMNE party, she was dismissed in February 2020 after appearing with signs of the country's previous name (Macedonia). Mizrahi has reported facing antisemitic abuse and a hostile political environment since before taking office as the Labour and Social Policy Minister. Early life Rasela Mizrahi was born on November 24, 1981 in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia to Viktor and Liljana Mizrahi. She has a brother, Rahamim. Many of her family members were murdered in the Holocaust. Mizrahi worked at SS. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje from 2007 to 2009. Dismissal Mizrahi caused controversy when she stood in front of a plaque with the country's former name, the Republic of Macedonia, instead of the Republic of North Macedonia. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, received a verbal note of protest from the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offer Mizrahi
Offer Mizrahi ( he, עופר מזרחי; born 3 March 1967 in Haifa) is an Israeli former professional association footballer who was part of the 1988–89 championship squad at Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M .... Biography Early life Mizrahi joined the Maccabi Haifa academy at age 6 as he grew up in Kiryat Eliezer. Footnotes References * External links *Profile and short biography of Offer Mizrahi on Maccabi Haifa's official website 1967 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli men's footballers Footballers from Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Israel men's international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motti Mizrachi
Mordechai (Motti) Mizrachi ( he, מוטי מזרחי, born 1946) is an Israeli multimedia artist who creates politically engaged conceptual works that combine sculpture, video, photography, public art and performance. ''Dough'', ''Via Dolorosa'' (1973) and ''Healing'' (1980) marked the emergence of avant-garde Israeli performance and video art. Since the 1980s, he has created numerous site specific public sculptures. Biography Disabled since childhood, Motti Mizrachi uses humor and self-irony in his work, with an emphasis on the flaws and pleasures of the human body, while examining the oppression and control of the strong over the weak, both socially and politically. In 1969-1973, he studied at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. He was represented in the 1980 Biennale de Paris, the 1987 and 1981 São Paulo Art Biennials, the 1988 Venice Biennale, and the 2003 Valencia Biennale. Mizrachi lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. Teaching * 1980-1987 Bezalel, Jerusalem * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Mizrahi (basketball)
Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; born April 8, 1980) is an Israeli basketball player. He plays small forward. Mizrahi was a member of the Israeli U-16, U-18, U-20, and U-21 National Teams, won the silver medal at the 2000 Under-20 FIBA European Championship, and played at the World Under-21 Championship. He has also been a member of the Israel national basketball team, and played for Israel at the 2001 and 2005 European Basketball Championships. In addition to playing on the Israeli national basketball team, he has played for teams in leagues in Israel, Ukraine, and France, specifically for Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Azovmash Mariupol, Elitzur Ashkelon, Bnei Hasharon, Paris-Levallois Basket, Maccabi Haifa, and Maccabi Ashdod. Mizrahi also played in the 2003 Israeli All Star Game. Biography Mizrahi was born in Holon, Israel. He is tall. Basketball career Mizrahi was a member of the Israeli U-16, U-18, U-20, and U-21 National Teams ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is principally divided between Spain and Portugal, comprising most of their territory, as well as a small area of Southern France, Andorra, and Gibraltar. With an area of approximately , and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula. Name Greek name The word ''Iberia'' is a noun adapted from the Latin word "Hiberia" originating in the Ancient Greek word Ἰβηρία ('), used by Greek geographers under the rule of the Roman Empire to refer to what is known today in English as the Iberian Peninsula. At that time, the name did not describe a single geographical entity or a distinct population; the same name was us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
