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Rifkind
Rifkind is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carole Rifkind (1935–2019), American architectural critic, historian and educator * Gabrielle Rifkind (born 1953), British psychotherapist and group analyst working in conflict resolution in the Middle East *Hugo Rifkind (born 1977), writer for The Times, son of Malcolm *Malcolm Rifkind (born 1946), British Conservative MP and government minister * Richard Rifkind (1930–2019), American cancer researcher * Simon H. Rifkind (1901–1995), United States federal judge and trial lawyer * Steve Rifkind, American music entrepreneur, founder and chairman of Loud Records and of SRC Records See also *Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (known as Paul, Weiss) is an American multinational law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. By profits per equity partner, it is the fifth most profitable law firm in the world. ..., American law firm * Rifkin, a sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Rifkind
Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind (born 21 June 1946) is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2010 to 2015. Rifkind was the MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974 to 1997. He served in various roles as a Cabinet minister, including Secretary of State for Scotland from 1986 to 1990, Defence Secretary from 1992 to 1995, and Foreign Secretary from 1995 to 1997. In 1997, his party lost power and he lost his seat to the Labour Party. He attempted, unsuccessfully, to be re-elected in Pentlands in 2001; the constituency was abolished before the 2005 general election and he was adopted, and subsequently elected, as the Conservative candidate for Kensington and Chelsea. He announced his intention to seek the leadership of the party before the 2005 Conservative Party leadership election, but withdrew before polling commenced. Rifkind stoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Rifkind
Hugo James Rifkind (born 30 March 1977) is a British journalist. A columnist for ''The Times'' since 2005, he began presenting a Saturday morning programme on Times Radio in July 2020. He has been a regular guest on ''The News Quiz'', on BBC Radio 4 since 2008. Rifkind writes "My Week", a diary parody from the perspective of somebody in the news that week. Early life and education Hugo Rifkind was born in 1977 in Edinburgh, the son of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician Malcolm Rifkind, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and his wife Edith, daughter of Polish airforce engineer Joseph Steinberg, who was imprisoned in Siberia after the annexation of Poland and lost his first wife and daughter. Rifkind was educated at the independent Loretto School in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, where, he has written, he was the only Jewish pupil. He also attended George Watson's College in Edinburgh before reading philosophy at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Career in journalism Rifkind b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rifkind
Richard Rifkind (October 26, 1930 – January 1, 2019) was an American cancer researcher."Rifkind, Richard," ''Marquis Who's Who'' (online resource) (access through subscription) Rifkind was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Simon H. Rifkind and his wife Adele (Singer). He graduated from the (high school) in 1948. He graduated from Yale University with a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Rifkind
Gabrielle Rifkind is a British mediator who has specialised in international conflict resolution working through non-governmental organisations, (NGOs) in the Middle East and United Kingdom. She is the Director of '' Oxford Process''. She is known as a commentator on international peacemaking and related themes and author of several titles. Her work considers the role of human relationships in managing parties with "radical disagreements" with the goal of establishing areas of potential mutual self-interest. Early life Rifkind is a graduate of Manchester University and Edinburgh University. After working for the Probation Service, she trained at the Institute of Group Analysis and became a group analyst and a psychotherapist. Later career Rifkind joined the Oxford Research Group in the late 1990s to explore peacemaking in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She became head of the Israel/Palestine programme. She next turned her attention to Iran and the wider Middle East. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Rifkind
Steve Rifkind (born March 2, 1962) is an American music entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Loud Records and of SRC Records. Loud.com He is associated with artists such as , , , , , |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (known as Paul, Weiss) is an American multinational law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. By profits per equity partner, it is the fifth most profitable law firm in the world. History Paul, Weiss's core practice areas are in litigation and corporate law. In addition to its headquarters in New York, the firm has offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Wilmington, Delaware, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Beijing, and Hong Kong. 1875 - 1949 The firm that eventually became Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison was started in New York in 1875 by Samuel William Weiss and Julius Frank as a general commercial practice. In 1923, Samuel's son, Louis Weiss, started his own firm with John F. Wharton. That firm later merged with Samuel's firm, and the new firm became Cohen, Cole, Weiss & Wharton. In the 1930s, the firm represented one of the Scottsboro boys. In 1946, Lloyd K. Garrison and Randolph Paul joined the firm, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Rifkind
Carole Rifkind (June 23, 1935 – July 22, 2019) was an American architecture critic, architectural historian, author, educator and filmmaker. Her books concern architectural history as well as the negotiation between the built environment and people within the urban landscape.Carole Rifkind, "America's Fantasy Urbanism: The Waxing of the Mall and the Waning of Civility," in ''Dumbing Down: Essays on the Strip Mining of American Culture'' edited by Katharine Washburn and John F. Thornton. New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. Biography Carole Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at Mount Holyoke College"Lewis-Rifkind," ''New York Times'' (January 8, 1956), p. 90. and Barnard College, graduating from the latter in 1956. The same year she married Richard Rifkind. She taught at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and directed programs for the Hudson River Museum, the Municipal Art Society and Partners for Livable Places. She was also a consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rifkin
Rivkin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname, of matronymic derivation literally meaning "Rivka's", where Rivka is the Hebrew form of the name Rebecca. Other forms include Rifkin (as a recording of a devoiced pronunciation) and Ryvkin (from the Russian-language variant Рывкин). Notable people with the surname include: Rifkin * Adam Rifkin, American film director * Jay Rifkin, record producer * Jeremy Rifkin, American public policy writer * Joel Rifkin, American serial killer * Joshua Rifkin, conductor and musicologist * Ron Rifkin, American actor and director * Stanley Mark Rifkin, holder of the "biggest computer fraud" in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' Rivkin * William R. Rivkin (born 1919), former United States Ambassador to Senegal, the Gambia, and Luxembourg * Robert S. Rivkin (born 1960), deputy mayor of the City of Chicago and former United States Department of Transportation general counsel * Charles H. Rivkin (born 1962), chief executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon H
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Matronymic Surnames
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
