Migdal (, meaning "tower") is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:

People

Alexander Migdal Alexander "Sasha" Arkadyevich Migdal (; born 22 July 1945) is a Russian-American mathematical and theoretical physicist currently working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Early life and education Alexander Migda ...

(born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal *

Arkady Migdal Arkady Beynusovich (Benediktovich) Migdal (; Lida, Russian Empire, 11 March 1911 – Princeton, United States, 9 February 1991) was a Soviet physicist and member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He developed the formula that accou ...

(1911–1991), Soviet physicist * Ted Migdal (1918–1999), American professional basketball player * Luis Zwi Migdal for whom the infamous Argentinian pimp guild was named

Places

Kfar Etzion Kfar Etzion (, ''lit.'' Etzion Village) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, established in 1927, depopulated in 1948 an ...

, formerly called ''Migdal Eder'', an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Migdal Afek, national park near Rosh HaAyin, Israel *

Migdal HaEmek Migdal HaEmek (, lit. ''Tower of the Valley'', also officially spelled Migdal HaEmeq, ) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of . Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countr ...

, city in Israel *

Migdal Oz Migdal Oz (, ''lit.'' Tower of Strength) is an Israeli settlement and income-sharing community kibbutz in the West Bank. Located in the historic Gush Etzion, Etzion bloc 7.4 km from the Green Line (Israel), Green Line and west of the Israel ...

, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Migdal (the ancient ''Magdala'', near Tiberias) *

Migdal, Israel Migdal () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It was founded in 1948, and granted local council status in 1949. In it had a population of . Migdal is located near Ginosar, and about 8 km north of Tiberias. It has a shoreline on ...

, local council in Israel

Buildings

Migdal Synagogue The Migdal Synagogue or Magdala Synagogue is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, discovered at the ancient city of Magdala, close to the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in northeastern Israel. It is one of two ancient former synagogues that were i ...

, an ancient synagogue on the shore of the Sea of Galilee *

Shalom Meir Tower Shalom Meir Tower (, ''Migdal Shalom Meir''; commonly known as Migdal Shalom, ) is an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first skyscraper built in Israel. Overview Shalom Meir Tower was designed by architects Yitzhak Pearlstein, Gideon ...

or Migdal Shalom Meir, an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel *

Tower of Babel The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis (chapter 11) meant to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language migrates to Shin ...

or ''Migdal Bavel'' *

Tower of David The Tower of David (), also known as the Citadel (), is an ancient citadel and contemporary museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem. The citadel that stands today dates to the Mamluk Sult ...

or ''Migdal David''

Companies and organizations

Migdal (company) Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings Ltd. () () is an Israeli insurance company. History Migdal was founded in Jerusalem in 1934. The original group of investors included local Palestinian Jews, families from Egypt and Italy and the Italian i ...

, an Israeli insurance company *

Migdal Or Migdal Ohr (, ''lit.'' Tower of Light) is one of Israel's largest NGO's. The main and additional two residential campuses along with 160 youth clubs provide educational frameworks and social guidance for over 10,000 children and teenagers from und ...

, an NGO *

Migdal Oz (seminary) Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women, commonly known as Migdal Oz (), is a Modern Orthodox institution of higher Torah study for women located in the Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion in the West Bank. Overview Migdal Oz is the sister schoo ...

, an Israeli institution of Torah study for women, West Bank *

Zwi Migdal Zwi Migdal (, Polish language, Polish: ''Cwi Migdał'') was a organized crime, criminal organisation founded by Jews in Poland in the 19th century, based mainly in Argentina. History The group's main operation was the trafficking of Jewish wo ...

, a Polish Jewish organized crime group, based mainly in Argentina

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