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Izrael is the spelling of Israel in several European languages. Izrael may also refer to: People * Izrael Abraham Staffel (1814–1884), Polish inventor *Izrael Poznański (1833–1900), Polish industrialist *Izrael Hieger (1901–1986), Polish-born British biochemist *Izrael Chaim Wilner (1917–1943), Polish-Jewish resistance fighter during World War II *Eva Grlić (née Izrael; 1920–2008), Croatian journalist and writer * Yuri Izrael (1930–2014), Russian environmental scientist Music * Izrael (band), a Polish reggae band See also * Israel (other) * Azrael (other) Azrael is the traditional name of the angel of death in many religions. Azrael may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Azrael'' (film), a horror film directed by E. L. Katz and starring Samara Weaving *"Azrael", an episode of the Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel (other)
Israel is a country in West Asia. Israel may also refer to: Geography * Land of Israel, the traditional Jewish name for the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River *Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) (), the first union of the Twelve Tribes of Israel *Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) (), the northern kingdom established after the United Monarchy breakup People * Israel (name), a biblical given name and family name ** Jacob, a biblical patriarch who was later given the name of Israel * Twelve Tribes of Israel, descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible * Israelites, the confederated Twelve Tribes during the Iron Age * Israelis Israelis (; ) are the Israeli citizenship law, citizens and nationals of the Israel, State of Israel. The country's populace is composed primarily of Israeli Jews, Jews and Arab citizens of Israel, Arabs, who respectively account for 75 percen ..., the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel Media * ''Israel'' (alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izrael Abraham Staffel
Izrael Abraham Staffel (1814–1884) was a Polish-Jewish inventor, watchmaker, mechanic, designer of calculating machines. Staffel was born in 1814 in Warsaw to an impoverished Jewish family. He received an elementary education in a Jewish school and was then sent to a watchmaker to continue his education. He taught himself Polish in order that he could read technical educational books. Then in 1833 at the age of 19 he received a concession to open a watchmakers shop in Warsaw. He took great interest in mechanical calculating machines. In 1845, at an industrial exhibition in Warsaw, he exhibited for the first time a calculating machine he had designed and produced. The result of ten years work, this machine was able to add, subtract, divide, multiply and obtain a square root. The machine earned a silver medal at this exhibition. In 1846 Staffel's machine was shown at an exhibition in St Petersburg and received with high regard. The machine was later presented to the Russian Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izrael Poznański
Izrael Kalman Poznański (25 August 1833–28 April 1900) was a Polish Jews, Polish-Jewish businessman, textile magnate and philanthropist in Łódź, Congress Poland (part of the Russian Empire), and the husband of Eleonora Hertz Poznańska. The mausoleum of Izrael and his wife, Eleonora Hertz, on the Jewish Cemetery, Łódź, New Jewish Cemetery has been described as "probably the largest Jewish grave monument in the world". The mausoleum and mosaic covering the inside of the dome were restored in 1993. Together with Ludwik Geyer and Karl Wilhelm Scheibler, Karol Scheibler, he was counted among the three "Kings of Cotton" in Łódź. His complex of mills in Łódź, Poland, have been turned into the Manufaktura mixed-use development, including a mall, 3 museums, a multiplex cinema, a hotel, and restaurants. Life Youth Poznański was the grandson of the merchant Izaak Poznański from the town of Kowal (town), Kowal in Kuyavia and the youngest son of the merchant Kalman ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izrael Hieger
Izrael Hieger DSc (London) (13 June 1901 – 14 October 1986) was a biochemist whose work focused on carcinogenesis. He discovered the first known organic carcinogenic compound. In 1937 Hieger, with colleagues Ernest Kennaway and J. W. Cook, was nominated for a Nobel Prize for work on isolating chemical carcinogenic agents from tar and studies on the relation between chemical constitution and carcinogenic activity. Early life Hieger was born in Siedlce, Russian Empire (present Republic of Poland), to parents Francis Ephroim and Helena Chaje Heiger and was the youngest of nine. Preempting the pogrom of 1906, Heiger's parents emigrated with the younger children, settling in London. There he attended Christ's College, Finchley, going on to study at Birkbeck, University of London and University College London. Heiger married Esther (née Bull), and although not a member, financially assisted a Trotskyist group in London run by C.L.R. James, of which Esther and her future husband E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izrael Chaim Wilner
Izrael Chaim Wilner, ''nom de guerre'' "Arie" and "Jurek" (November 14, 1917 – May 8, 1943) was a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II, member of the Jewish Fighting Organization's (ŻOB) leadership, a liaison between ŻOB and the Polish Home Army, a poet, and a participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Early life Wilner came from a well-off family. Before the war he was an active member of the socialist-Zionist movement Hashomer Hatzair. During the war After the German invasion of Poland, Wilner, along with several other Jews, hid among the Dominican nuns in Wilno (now Vilnius). There, he met Henryk Grabowski (nom de guerre "Słonina", or " Salo" due to the fact that he ran a meat store), a courier for the Polish Home Army (AK). According to Marek Edelman, Jurek Wilner was the mother superior's favorite because he reminded her of her brother who had been taken by Germans for slave labor. While in hiding, they discussed various issues, including religion and Marxism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Grlić
Eva Grlić (; 1920 – 31 July 2008) was a Croatian journalist and writer, mother of famous Croatian film director and producer Rajko Grlić. Early life and education Grlić was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. Her father Oskar (Osias) Ješua Izrael, was Sephardi Jew and her mother Katica Klingenberg, was Ashkenazi Jew. Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hravtskoj); Eva Grlić, priča o jednom nevjerovatnom životu; stranica 58, 59, 60; broj 106, srpanj / kolovoz / rujan 2008. She was taught Ladino language and Jewish customs. Grlić learned Hungarian from her mother, and Bosnian from her father. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Sarajevo. As a teenager in Sarajevo Grlić belonged to left-oriented circles, and with them she went on an organized tours, or winter skiing. Soon she felt effectiveness of pre-war Yugoslav dictatorship, when police got hold of letters that were sent to her from Spain by her boyfriend Miljenko Cvitković, a volunteer who had joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Izrael
Yuri Antonievich Izrael (; 15 May 1930, Tashkent – 23 January 2014, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian meteorologist. He served as the vice-chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) until September 2008, when the new bureau was elected. He was the "most influential scientific adviser" for Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, according to CNN. Izrael was former chairman of the Committee for Hydrometeorology. He also served as director of the Institute of Global Climate and Ecology, which is a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was a first vice-president of the World Meteorological Organization and helped develop the World Weather Watch. In 1992, Izrael won the International Meteorological Organization Prize and the UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize for, among other accomplishments, contributing to the "success of Working Group I I" of the IPCC. Views on the Kyoto Protocol Since 2001, the Russian president Vladimir Putin had received a large n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izrael (band)
''Izrael'' was one of the most popular and influential Polish reggae bands. It was formed in March 1983 in Warsaw by two well-known Polish underground musicians: Robert Brylewski (formerly of Brygada Kryzys) and Paweł Kelner (formerly of Deuter). Information According to Brylewski, "Izrael's creation was a consequence of the death of Brygada Kryzys. During last rehearsals of Brygada Kryzys only three musicians were present: Kelner, me and Tomasz Lipinski. There was nobody else. It was the end of 1982, hard times for Polish independent rockers. At some point Tomasz put his guitar on the side and said "I quit." Izrael's debut took place on April 25, 1983, in the Hybrydy student club in Warsaw, where the band rehearsed. The first recording, "Idą ludzie Babilonu," was made later that year and quickly gained popularity. The band started to play in numerous concerts (such as at the Festival in Jarocin, and a series of concerts called ''God's Music in Babylon''). It also support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |