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Ziffer Moshe
Ziffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Benny Ziffer (born 1953), Israeli writer and journalist *Frances Ziffer (1917–1996), American composer, conductor and pianist *Irit Ziffer (born 1954), Israeli archaeologist and art historian *Moshe Ziffer (1902–1989), Israeli artist and sculptor *Sándor Ziffer (1880–1962), Hungarian painter *Tommaso Ziffer, Italian architect and interior designer *Wolfgang Ziffer (1941–2022), German voice actor and actor {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Ziffer
Benny Ziffer ( he, בני ציפר; born 21 January 1953) is an Israeli author and journalist. Biography Benjamin (Benny) Ziffer was born in Tel Aviv. His parents, Heinz and Nira (née Farhi), immigrated to Israel from Turkey in 1949. In 1895, his grandfather, Albert (Avraham) Ziffer, founded the world's first Jewish sports team in Istanbul. Ziffer studied French literature and political science. He is married to the curator Irit Ziffer, and they have three children. Ziffer holds two nationalities: Israeli and Turkish. Journalism career In 1988, Ziffer was appointed literary editor of ''Haaretz'' daily newspaper. Ziffer is the author of three novels. He has also translated French novels and poetry into Hebrew. Ziffer writes a political-cultural column in ''Haaretz'' that combines television reviews with reflections on contemporary Israeli life. Views and opinions Some of his columns are considered controversial; in 2015, Ziffer wrote that "not recognizing the Armenian genocide i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Ziffer
Frances Ziffer (June 5, 1917 – November 7, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. She attended the Peabody Institute and studied with Carl Friedberg and David Saperton. She was a music director for theater groups and wrote lyrics or composed music for at least six musicals, as well as for numerous songs. Ziffer married Joseph Burgio but published her works under the name "Ziffer," sometimes collaborating with Hortense Belson. Her compositions include: Musicals * A Streetcar Named Desire (play by Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the thre ...; music by Frances Ziffer) *Dakota (book by Tom Hill; music and lyrics by Hortense Belson, Hardy Wieder, Frances Ziffer) *Dames at Sea * Little Brown Jug (book by Tom Hill; lyrics by Hortense Belson; mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Ziffer
Irit Ziffer ( he, עירית ציפר; born 1954) is an Israeli archaeologist and art historian. Irit Margit Ziffer was born in Tel Aviv. She is the curator of the Ceramics and Copper (Hebrew: Nehushtán) pavilions of the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. Her field of expertise is symbols and their meanings in ancient art, especially the way they were used by political powers. She is married to the journalist Benny Ziffer. Israel Hayom
''Israel Hayom'' ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם, lit=Israel Today) is an Israeli national Hebrew-language free daily newspaper. First published in 2007, ''Israel Hayom'' is Israel's most widely distributed newspaper. Owned by ...
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Moshe Ziffer
Moshe Ziffer ( he, משה ציפר; 24 April 1902 – 9 April 1989) was an Israeli artist and sculptor. Biography Moshe Ziffer was born in 1902 in Przemyśl, Austria-Hungary. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1919. In 1924–33, he studied sculpture in Vienna, Berlin and Paris. Stone sculptures by Ziffer are on display at the campuses of Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ziffer bequeathed his sculpture garden in Safed to the Safed Municipality. He left his home in Tel Aviv and many of his sculptures to Tel Aviv University. Ziffer died in 1989 in Tel Aviv. Awards and recognition Albert Einstein said of Ziffer:"''Du bist ein Ziffer und ich bin Ein stein aber du arbeitest mit stein und ich arbeite mit ziffern''" ("You are a figure (''ziffer''—figure, digit, number) and I am a stone (''ein stein'') but you work with stone and I work with figures"). Einstein also described his work as "simple and noble as the man who created it." In 1947–48, Zif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Ziffer
Sándor Ziffer (May 5, 1880, in Eger – September 8, 1962, in Baia Mare) was a Hungarian painter characterized by his strong decorative paintings and use of definite contours and colour in his works. After 1906 he worked in Nagybánya where he settled on a permanent basis in 1918 making several trips to Paris and Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ... where he encountered forms of expressionism which impacted upon his painting. Later from 1935 to 1945, he worked as an art teacher. Six of his paintings are held in the Hungarian National Gallery. References External links and sources Fine Arts in Hungary 1880 births 1962 deaths People from Eger Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni 19th-century Hungarian painters 20th-century Hungarian painters Hungari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso Ziffer
Tommaso Ziffer is an Italian architect and interior designer. Ziffer designed The Accademia Valentino and in 2000 as well as Rome's most successful hotel, Rocco Forte's Hotel de Russie. Ziffer has also designed several private residential projects.''"Her design team is surprisingly small - "one-and-a-half designers", two project managers, two assistants, and herself. A designer she uses regularly is Tommaso Ziffer, who specialises in homes, rather than hotels - which says a lot. "I rather like that approach," Polizzi says."'' He has also designed the interior of Casa Howard, a well-known guest house in Rome and in 2006 the interior design of Hotel de Rome in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ..., Germany, again for Rocco Forte Hotel chain. Ziffer has recently b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
