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Orna may refer to: Dress * Orna (garment), an garment item from South Asia, commonly worn with shalwar kameez People * Orna Angel (born 1962), Israeli politician * Orna Banai (born 1969), Israeli actress, comedian, and entertainer * Orna Barbivai (born 1962), general in the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli politician * Orna Ben-Naftali, Israeli legal academic and commentator on human rights in Israel * Orna Berry, Israeli entrepreneur and scientist * Orna Ní Choileáin, Irish author and musician * Orna Datz, Israeli singer, actress and television personality *Orna Grumberg Israeli computer scientist and academic * Orna Lin, Israeli labor lawyer *Orna Ostfeld (born 1952), Israeli basketball player and coach *Orna Porat (born 1924), Israeli theater actress See also *Ornäs Ornäs is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010. History In November of 1520, Gustav Vasa was hiding in the Ornässtugan when he was chased b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna (garment)
The dupattā is a Hindu shawl traditionally worn by women in Indian subcontinent to cover the head and shoulders. The dupatta is currently used most commonly as part of the women's shalwar kameez outfit, and worn over the kurta and the gharara. Etymology The Hindi-Urdu word ''dupattā'' (दुपट्टा, دوپٹہ), meaning "shawl of doubled cloth," derived from Middle Indic elements stemming from Sanskrit, is a combination of ''du-'' (meaning "two", from Sanskrit ''dvau'', "two" and ''dvi-'', combining form of dvau) and ''paṭṭā'' (meaning "strip of cloth," from ''paṭṭaḥ''), i. e., scarf usually doubled over the head. History Early evidence of the dupatta can be traced to the Indus valley civilization, where the sculpture of a priest-king whose left shoulder is covered with some kind of a chaddar suggests that the use of the dupatta dates back to this early Indic culture. Early Sanskrit literature has a wide vocabulary of terms for the veils and scarfs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Angel
Orna Angel ( he, אורנה אנג'ל, born 29 July 1962) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party for one week in February 2006. Biography Born in Jerusalem, Angel gained a bachelor's degree in environmental design and a master's degree in architecture from the Technion. For the 2003 elections Angel was placed 31st on the party's list. Israel Democracy Institute Although she missed out on a seat when the party won 19 mandates, she entered the Knesset on 8 February 2006 as a replacement for , who herself had only entered the Knesset on 11 January. However, a week later she resigned her seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Banai
Orna Banai ( he, אורנה בנאי; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council. Biography Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in Beersheba, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beersheba. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generation of the Banai family, including Orna and her brothers, Meir and Eviatar, followed this tradition. After three years of studying acting in Nissan Nativ's studio in Tel Aviv, Banai started performing in stand-up comedy and entertainment shows. Banai became known for her portraying "Limor" in the humorous Israeli television shows ''Action'' and ''Rak BeIsrael'' (with Erez Tal). Since 2003, Banai has appeared in the popular satirical television show ''Eretz Nehederet''. In addition, Banai acted in television dramas like ''Merchav-Yarkon'' and ''Max VeMoris''. Banai also appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Barbivai
Orna Barbivai (; born 5 September 1962) is the current Minister of Economy, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces, and the former head of its Manpower Directorate. She was the first woman to be made Major-general (Aluf), the IDF's second highest rank. On 1 January 2019, she announced that she would enter politics and seek a Knesset seat on the list of Yesh Atid, which she won as part of the Blue and White slate. Her place in the Knesset was taken by Yasmin Fridman. Biography Growing up in a family of eight children in Afula, Israel, Barbivai is the daughter of Tzila, a Jewish immigrant from Iraq, and Eli Shochetman, a Jewish immigrant from Romania. She was drafted into the IDF in 1981, and has spent her entire career as an officer in the Manpower Directorate. Barbivai holds a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Humanities from Ben Gurion University, and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Haifa University. She is also the graduate of the "Turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Ben-Naftali
Orna Ben-Naftali ( he, ארנה בן-נפתלי) is the rector of the College of Management Academic Studies and the Emile Zola Chair for Human Rights. She has previously served as dean of the Striks School of Law, College of Management Academic Studies. Academic career Ben-Naftali is a graduate of the Tel Aviv University Law faculty (LL.B.), Harvard University (M.A. History) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.; Ph.D). She has been a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg; The Law Department of the European University Institute, Florence; and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and a visiting professor at The European Academy of The European University Institute, Brandeis University, and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She formerly served on the editorial board of the ''European Journal of International Law'', and currently serves on the editorial board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Berry
Orna Berry ( he, ארנה ברי; born December 19, 1949), is an Israeli computer scientist, high-tech entrepreneur, and senior executive in the Israeli science and technology industries. In 1996, Berry became the first woman to serve as chief scientist and head of the industrial R&D operation of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour. She was awarded the "Yekirat Hanegev" award from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 2012. Currently, Berry serves as director of technology in the office of the CTO at Google Cloud. Early life and education Orna Berry was born in Jerusalem to Raisa and Yoash Tsiddon (Chatto) and was raised and educated in Tel Aviv. In 1967, she drafted into the Israeli Air Force, where she served as an officer for the flying school until 1970, terminating her military service as a lieutenant. Berry received a BA from Haifa University in statistics and mathematics in 1975 and an MA in statistics and operations research from Tel Aviv University. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Ní Choileáin
Orna Ní Choileáin is an Irish writer from West Cork. She writes Irish language fiction books for both adults and children, as well as poetry and drama. She has won prizes for her creative prose, poetry, drama and theatre, and short-story writing at Oireachtas na Gaeilge and other Gaelic festivals. Éilís Ní Dhuibhne reviewed her recent work under the writers' mentoring scheme organised bClár na Leabhar Gaeilgein 2007. Ní Choileáin's first collection of Irish language short stories ''Canary Wharf'' was published bCois Lifein 2009. From this collection, ''Canary Wharf'' was selected for Great Irish Book Week 2009. A short film (''Pairtnéir'') for the Scéal Series was based on the short story "Saineolaí Teicneolaí". The short story "Camino" was selected for European Best Fiction 2010 and published by Dalkey Archive Press. Five stories from the book ("Saineolaí Teicneolaí"; "Canary Wharf"; "Cosaint Sonraí"; "Cúrsa Eitilte"; "Mil") were prescribed on the Leaving Certif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Datz
Orna Datz ( he, אורנה דץ; born Orna Cohen born 10 May 1964) is an Israeli singer, actress and television presenter. Biography Orna Cohen was born in Holon, Israel. At age 17, she was elected "Miss Holon". In 1987 she married the singer Moshe Datz and they became known as the Duo Datz. In 2001 she began to host the fashion tv series ''Makeover'' (מהפך and in 2006 she began hosting the Israeli version of '' The Swan (TV series), The Swan''. In 2005 and 2006 she presented the Miss Israel Miss Israel ( he, מַלְכַּת הַיֹּפִי, , ) is a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. The pageant was also existing to send delegates to Miss World, Miss I ... Beauty pagean 20th-century Israeli women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Israel Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991 Israeli television presenters Israeli beauty pageant winners Beauty pageant hosts 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Grumberg
Orna Grumberg ( he, ארנה גרימברג; born April 30, 1952 in Hadera near Haifa) is an Israeli computer scientist and academic, the Leumi Chair of Science at the Technion. Grumberg is noted for developing model checking, a method for formally verifying hardware and software designs. With Edmund M. Clarke and Doron A. Peled, she is the author of the book ''Model Checking'' (MIT Press, 1999). In 2013 Prof. Grumberg was elected to the Academia Europaea. In 2015 she was named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ... "for contributions to research in automated formal verification of hardware and software systems.". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grumberg, Orna 1952 births Living people Israeli computer scientists I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Lin
Orna Lin ( he, ארנה לין) is the owner of the private firm Orna Lin & Co. and one of the leading labor lawyers in Israel. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University and has been a member of the Israeli Bar since 1981. She is currently the chairperson of the Israel Bar Association Council, and is the first woman ever elected to this position. She lectures in Labor Law at Tel Aviv University. She was previously a partner at M. Seligman & Co., one of the largest law firms in Israel. Between 1999 and 2003 Orna was the head of the Tel Aviv Bar Association, being again the first woman ever elected to this position. She is the daughter of former Israeli Knesset member Amnon Lin and granddaughter of Haifa's first Jewish mayor, Abba Hushi Abba Hushi (Also: Aba Khoushy; he, אבא חושי; born Abba Schneller; 1898 – 24 March 1969) was an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Haifa for eighteen years between 1951 and 1969. Hushi was one of the founders and activists of Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Ostfeld
Orna Ostfeld ( he, אורנה אוסטפלד; born December 23, 1952) is an Israeli former basketball player and current basketball coach. Early life and non-basketball activities Ostfeld is Jewish, and was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is a graduate of Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport Sciences, and is the first Jewish physical education teacher to work in the Arab school in Taibe. In 2003, she was elected a member of the Ramat Hasharon Municipality Council. Basketball career Player Ostfeld played basketball in the Israel Super League, and for the Israeli National Women's Basketball Team. As a player for Israel's Maccabi Ramat Khen, Ostfeld was entered in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for scoring 108 points in a 221–21 team victory on November 17, 1981, the most-ever points scored in a women's professional game. Coach As a basketball coach, during a seven-year period that began in 1998, Ostfeld guided the Anda Ramat HaSharon basketball team to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Porat
Orna Porat ( he, אורנה פורת; June 6, 1924 – August 6, 2015) was a German-born Israeli theater actress. Life and career She was born Irene Klein in Cologne, Germany, in 1924. Her father, Willi, was Catholic, and her mother, Elise, Protestant, but she chose atheism and socialism in her youth. In 1934 her family moved to Porz, where she attended high school. During these years, she was a member of the Hitler Youth, although her family opposed this affiliation. She attended drama school and began her stage career at a repertory theater in Schleswig. She met her husband, Joseph Proter, in Schleswig. He was an officer from the British Mandate of Palestine in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army. In 1946, she moved to Palestine with Proter, and married him (in a civil ceremony). She converted to Judaism later, in 1957, and they held a Jewish ceremony before adopting two children. After being refused by the HaBima and Ohel theaters, she was accepted by the Cameri T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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