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Wolfensohn
__NOTOC__ Wolfensohn ( yi, וואלפנזאן, he, וולפנזון) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Avraham Wolfensohn (1783–1855), rabbi and Talmudic judge * James Wolfensohn (1933–2020), Australian-American economist, World Bank president Wolfenson * Moisés Wolfenson (born 1966), a Jewish Peruvian congressman See also * Ben-Zeev Ben-Zeev ( he, בן זאב) may refer to: * Aaron Ben-Ze'ev (born 1949), Israeli philosopher and President of the University of Haifa * Judah Leib Ben-Ze'ev (1764–1811), Galician Jewish grammarian * Moshe Ben-Ze'ev (1911-1995), Israeli jurist an ..., Hebrew for Wolf's son * Wolfsohn, Wolffsohn * Wolfson (other) References {{surname, Wolfensohn German-language surnames Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avraham Wolfensohn
Avraham Wolfensohn (1783–1855) was a Jewish rabbi, Talmudic judge and leader of the Ashkenazi community in Safed, Ottoman Galilee in the mid-19th century. Biography Avraham Wolfensohn was born in Shklov, about 300 kilometers southeast of Vilnius in Lithuania, where he became a disciple of the Vilna Gaon Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman. The Vilna Gaon's followers were called ''Perushim'' ( he, פרושים) and came from the Lithuanian Mitnagdim community opposed to the Hasidic movement. The Vilna Gaon believed that the return of Jews from the Diaspora to the Land of Israel would bring about the Messianic era. Influenced by the Vilna Gaon's vision, Avraham Wolfensohn founded an organization called ''Chazon Tzion'' ("Prophecy/Vision fZion"), whose main principles included the ingathering of the Jewish exile.Encyclopedia Lechaluts Hayishuv Uvonav: Demuyot Utemunot'', by David Tidhar (Tel Aviv: Sifriyat Rishonim, 1947–1971) In 1809, Avraham Wolfensohn traveled to and settled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wolfensohn
Sir James David Wolfensohn (1 December 193325 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005). During his tenure at the World Bank, he is credited with the focus on poverty alleviation and a rethink on development financing, earning him recognition as a banker to the world's poor. In his other roles, he is credited with actions that brought Chrysler Corporation back from the brink of bankruptcy, and also improving the finances of major United States cultural institutions, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He served two terms as President of the World Bank on the nomination of U.S. President Bill Clinton, and thereafter held various positions with charitable organizations and policy think-tanks including the Brookings Institution. He was born in Sydney, Australia, and was a graduate of the University of Sydney and Harvard Business School; he was also an Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moisés Wolfenson
Moisés Wolfenson Woloch (born November 23, 1966) is a former Peruvian congressman (2000-2001) who, together with his brother Alex Wolfenson, Alex, was convicted on embezzlement and Conspiracy (crime), conspiracy charges and sentenced on 15 February 2005 to 5 years in prison for being in charge of the "chicha press" during the government of ousted President Alberto Fujimori. According to the lawsuit, during Fujimori's presidency, this "chicha press" highlighted the President's good works and tried to destroy his opponents with defamatory front-page headlines. This "chicha press," comprising about 15 sensationalist newspapers, followed instructions of the former head of the National Intelligence Service (Peru), National Intelligence Service, Vladimiro Montesinos. The idea, carried out with success, was to maintain popular approval of Fujimori's government by destroying political opposition candidates and politicians. Once Fujimori resigned, many of the newspapers closed, but some, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben-Zeev
Ben-Zeev ( he, בן זאב) may refer to: * Aaron Ben-Ze'ev (born 1949), Israeli philosopher and President of the University of Haifa * Judah Leib Ben-Ze'ev (1764–1811), Galician Jewish grammarian * Moshe Ben-Ze'ev (1911-1995), Israeli jurist and Attorney General of Israel from 1963 to 1968 * Noam Ben-Zeev (born 1954), Israeli music critic and journalist * Yoram Ben-Zeev Yoram Ben-Zeev ( he, יורם בן-זאב; born 20 July 1944) is an Israeli diplomat and former Israeli ambassador to Germany. Born in the Palestine Mandate (modern day Israel) on 20 July 1944—the date of the attempted assassination of Adolf ... (born 1944), Israeli diplomat {{surname, Ben-Ze'ev, Ben-Zeev, Ben Ze'ev, Ben Zeev Hebrew-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfsohn
__NOTOC__ Wolfsohn is a German language surname, which means "son of Wolf". Alternative spellings include Wolffsohn, Wolfssohn, and Wolffssohn. The name may refer to: *Aaron Halle-Wolfssohn (1754–1835), German translator and writer * Alfred Wolfsohn (1896–1962), German singing teacher * David Wolffsohn (1856–1914), German businessman and Zionist activist *Michael Wolffsohn (born 1947), German historian See also *Wolfson See also Woolf, Woolfe, Wolff, Wolfson and Woolfson (especially for family names). Wolfson or Volfson is a Jewish surname, and may refer to: * David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale (born 1935), British politician and businessman, nephew of ... * Wolffsohn's viscacha * Wolffsohn's leaf-eared mouse {{wolf-surname German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfson (other)
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Wolfson is a surname. Wolfson may also refer to: * Wolfson College, University of Cambridge * Wolfson College, University of Oxford * The Wolfson Foundation, founded by Isaac Wolfson * Wolfson Microelectronics, an electronics company * Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school in Jacksonville, FL * Wolfson Building, a building of Somerville College, Oxford Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-language Surnames
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Surnames
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse Jewish diaspora, as well as cultural assimilation and the recent trend toward Hebraization of surnames. Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names. The majority of Jewish surnames used today developed in the past three hundred years. History Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ''ben-'' or ''bat-'' ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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