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Khodori Institute, Tulkarm
Kaddouri (, derived from "green", ''akhdar'' in Arabic; (transliterated; does not mean ''green'' in Hebrew); ) and many other transliterations, is an Arabic surname. People with the surname include: * Badr El Kaddouri (born 1981), Moroccan footballer * Elie Kedourie (1926–1992), British historian * Majid Khadduri (1909-2007), Iraqi academic * Omar El Kaddouri (born 1990), Belgian footballer * Sylvia Kedourie (1925–2016), British historian Others * Kadoorie family, Jewish family originally from Baghdad, then Bombay, Shanghai, and finally Hong Kong ** Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist and businessman *** Kadoorie Agricultural High School and youth village in Israel, founded by Sir Ellis Kadoorie *** Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie, the Arab twin institution of the Jewish Kadoorie Agricultural School ** Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), philanthropist and businessman ** Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie (1899–1993), industrialist, hotelier ** Horace Kadoorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the Arab world, most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the Demographics of Iraq, country's population. Spanning an area of approximately , Baghdad is the capital of its Baghdad Governorate, governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub. Founded in 762 AD by Al-Mansur, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became its most notable development project. The city evolved into a cultural and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". For much of the Abbasid era, duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kadoorie Agricultural High School
Kadoorie Agricultural High School, sometimes spelled "Kadouri" or "Kaduri", is an agricultural school and youth village in Israel situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, two kilometers north of Kfar Tavor. Founded in 1933, it had a population of in . History Kadoorie is one of two agricultural schools founded during the British Mandate of Palestine. In his will, the British Jewish philanthropist, Sir Ellis Kadoorie donated one million British pounds to be invested in the development of Palestine. Herbert Samuel established a committee to determine how to use the money. Two agricultural schools named after Kadoorie were built with these funds, one for Arabs and one for Jews. The Khodori Institute in Tulkarm was founded in 1930, and the Kadoorie agricultural school, near Kfar Tavor, was founded in 1933. The Kadoorie agricultural school was reputed to be one of the best schools during the British Mandate period. The main educational goal was to prepare students f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Kadoorie
Sir Michael David Kadoorie (born 1941) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman, and the chairman and 18% owner of CLP Group, Hong Kong's largest electricity producer. He also owns 47% of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. He is a member of the Kadoorie family. Early life Born in 1941, to the Jewish Kadoorie family,he He ..., a given nam ... Hong Kong billionaires Officers of the Legion of Honour Commanders of the Order of Leopold II Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Knights Bachelor Mizrahi Jews Hong Kong car collectors Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Sons of life peers Iraqi-Jewish diaspora in Asia Hong Kong people of Indian-Jewish descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kadoorie Farm And Botanic Garden
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) (), formerly known as Kadoorie Experimental and Extension Farm (), or Kadoorie Farm (), was originally set up to aid poor farmers in the New Territories in Hong Kong. It later shifted its focus to promote biodiversity conservation in Hong Kong and south China, and greater environmental awareness. It is located near Pak Ngau Shek, encompassing Kwun Yam Shan in the central New Territories; The Farm was built in a valley with streams, woodlands and terraces in 1956 by the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association. Now it is managed to integrate nature conservation, including a rescue and rehabilitation programme for native animals, along with holistic education and practices in support of a transition to sustainable living. The farm attracts about 3000 to 5000 visitors per week. History The Kadoorie brothers, Lord Lawrence Kadoorie and Sir Horace Kadoorie, planted the seeds for Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden when they founded the Kadoorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Horace Kadoorie
Sir Horace Kadoorie, CBE (28 September 1902 – 22 April 1995) was an industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist. He was a member of the Kadoorie family. Early life and education In 1913–14, he spent a year at Clifton College in Bristol, England, and was a member of Polacks House, a boarding house solely for Jewish boys at Clifton. Personal life His father was Sir Elly Kadoorie, and his uncle, Sir Ellis Kadoorie. His family were originally Iraqi Jews from Baghdad who later migrated to Bombay, British India, in the mid-18th century. Kadoorie and his brother, Sir Lawrence Kadoorie, worked for Victor Sassoon during the 1920s and 1930s, and managed his Shanghai hotel. They also worked for their father, the industrialist Sir Elly Kadoorie. He and his brother formed an agricultural aid organisation that in the 1960s helped hundreds of thousands of peasants in rural areas of Hong Kong to become independent farmers. Kadoorie and his brother, Lawrence, both received the Magsaysa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie
Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, CBE (2 June 1899 – 25 August 1993) was a Hong Kong industrialist, hotelier, photographer and philanthropist. He was a member of the Kadoorie family. Biography Lawrence Kadoorie was born to the Kadoorie family, a Baghdadi-Jewish family from Bombay, India. He was the older child of Laura (née Mocatta) and Sir Elly Kadoorie.Haaretz: "This Day in Jewish History: A WWII Survivor Who Built Hong Kong Dies – Lawrence Kadoorie rose from a Japanese prison camp to restore his family's fortunes and help forge Hong Kong's future with China" by David B. Green [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elly Kadoorie
Sir Eleazer "Elly" Silas Kadoorie (1867 – February 8, 1944) was a Baghdadi-born Jewish businessman and philanthropist active in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He was a member of the wealthy Kadoorie family that had large business interests in the Far East. Biography His family were originally Iraqi Jews from Baghdad who later migrated to Bombay (British Raj), in 1870s. His brother was Sir Ellis Kadoorie, and his sons were Sir Lawrence Kadoorie and Sir Horace Kadoorie. Elly Kadoorie arrived in Shanghai from Bombay in 1880 as an employee of the Baghdadi Jewish firm David Sassoon & Sons.Haare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine (region), Palestine region. Palestine shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of while Demographics of the State of Palestine, its population exceeds five million people. Its Status of Jerusalem, proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its administrative center. Gaza City was its largest city prior to Gaza Strip evacuations, evacuations in 2023. Situated at a Levantine corridor, continental crossroad, the region of Palestine was ruled by various empires and experienced Demographic history of Palestine (region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ellis Kadoorie
Sir Ellis Kadoorie CBE (1865–1922) was a Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a member of the wealthy Baghdadian Kadoorie family that had large business interests in the Far East. His brother was Sir Elly Kadoorie, and his nephews were Lawrence and Horace Kadoorie. His family were originally Iraqi Jews from Baghdad who later migrated to Bombay, British India in the mid-eighteenth century. Ellis Kadoorie arrived in Shanghai from Bombay in 1880 as an employee of the Iraqi Jewish firm ''David Sassoon & Sons''. Within a few years he had accumulated large sums of money and had gone into business on his own account, with companies in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. Over the next two decades, the Kadoorie brothers made their fortunes, achieving success in banking, rubber plantations, electric power utilities and real estate, and gaining a major share-holding in Hong Kong Hotels Limited. Biography and knighthood Sir Ellis was knighted in 1917. His Iraqi Jewish father mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kadoorie Family
The Kadoorie family or "Khedouri" (, , ) are a wealthy Hong Kong–based family, originally Jews from Baghdad, Iraq. From the mid-18th century they were established in Mumbai (then known as Bombay), becoming one of the wealthiest families in Asia; their businesses were subsequently centered in Shanghai from the mid-19th century, and then in Hong Kong from the 20th century onwards. Family members The Kadoorie family includes a number of notable individuals: *Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist and businessman *Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), philanthropist and businessman, married Laura Mocatta, 3 children **Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, Order of the British Empire, CBE (1899–1993) was an industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist in Hong Kong, married Muriel Gubbay in 1938, 2 children *** Rita Laura McAulay, married Scottish industrialist Ronald McAulay, 1 child **** Andrew McAulay (born 1967) *** Michael Kadoorie (born 1941), businessman and philanthropist, marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sylvia Kedourie
Sylvia Kedourie née Haim (19 December 1925 – 24 October 2016) was an historian of the Middle East. Early life She was born Sylvia Haim in Baghdad on 19 December 1925. She attended the Alliance Israélite Universelle school followed by the Shamash college, where she met her future husband, Elie Kedourie; they married in London in 1950. After her marriage, she would continue to publish under the name "Sylvia G. Haim." Archivist Miriam Buncombe says the following of the influence of Haim's early life on her later political and intellectual leanings:Sylvia, like Elie, was strongly influenced by her personal experience of the destruction of the Iraqi Jewish community, to which her family had belonged for generations, and the changes to the city of Baghdad where her father and grandfather’s names were listed among the subscribers to the Jewish schools she had attended as a girl. Her papers include a brief, frustratingly incomplete, account of a Baghdad Childhood, describing the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
