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Gvirtz
Gvirtz () is a Jewish surname, a Hebrew variant of the West Ashkenazi Jewish Yiddish surname variously spelled Gevirtz/Gevirts/ Gewirtz/ Gewertz literally meaning "spice". Notable people with the surname include: * Raquel Gvirtz (1924–2013) Argentinian social activist of Jewish descent. *, musician from the Israeli vocal group Milk and Honey *, Israeli journalist and social activist, founder of the NGO Elifelet Elifelet () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim Plateau near Rosh Pina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name "Elifelet" belongs to several char ... See also * References {{surname Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Gvirtz
Fanny Raquel Gvirtz de Arcuschin (1924 – 27 September 2013) was one of the founders of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organization dedicated to finding the children stolen and illegally adopted during the Argentine dictatorship. Background Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and settled in the Province of San Juan. Gvirtz was born in Buenos Aires. After studying at a commercial school, she started working at an accounting firm. At 24 years old she married Elías de Arcuschin. Her sons were Miguel Sergio Archuschin and Adrián Archuschin and students at the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, one of the most prestigious high schools in Latin America. Miguel was an activist against the Argentine dictatorship and arrested with his younger brother. Adrián was a minor at the time of the arrest and released after 10 days. Miguel was never released, and is part of the ‘disappeared’ of the Dirty War (Victims kidnapped, tortured and mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milk And Honey (Israeli Group)
Milk and Honey ( ''Khalav U'Dvash'') was an Israeli vocal group. The original line-up consisted of Shmulik Bilu, Reuven Gvirtz, Yehuda Tamir, and Gali Atari. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 for with the song " Hallelujah". History The group was assembled in 1978 by producer Shlomo Zach and composer Kobi Oshrat, after both Hakol Over Habibi and Yardena Arazi turned down the opportunity to perform Oshrat's song " Hallelujah" in the for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. Milk and Honey eventually won the national selection, and went on to also win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. "Hallelujah" peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. The group had one other international hit, "Goodbye New York". Less than a year after the song contest, Atari retired from Milk and Honey and was replaced by Leah Lupatin in 1981. The same year, Atari sued Zach for unpaid royalties; in 1994, an Israeli court ruled in Atari's favour, ordering Zach to pay the royalties. Subseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elifelet (organization)
Elifelet - Citizens for Refugee Children () is a non-profit non-governmental educational and aid organization headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo which works to assist the youth and children of migrant workers, refugees, and foreign nationals in Israel, founded in 2013. Its founder is journalist and social activist . It was named after the poem "" by Nathan Alterman. Controversies In 2016 Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman ordered Israeli military not to take part in the activities that assist migrants, after Channel 10 reported that some soldiers were volunteering for Elifelet. Orthodox rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan supported this decision: "Israeli soldiers should volunteer for programs that benefit Israeli citizens". Recognition *2015: *2015: *2017: a commendation in the framework of the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic *2017: a commendation during the Dror Prize for Social Change ceremony. References Further reading ''ynet Ynet (stylized in all lowercase) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewirtz
Gewirtz West Ashkenazi Jewish Yiddish surname variously spelled Gevirtz/Gevirts/ Gewertz literally meaning "spice". Notable people with the surname include: *David Gewirtz, CNN columnist and Pulitzer Prize candidate *Howard Gewirtz, American television writer *Paul Gewirtz, American professor of constitutional law *Russell Gewirtz, American screenwriter *The Gewirtz graph, named after American mathematician Allan Gewirtz See also * *Gvirtz Gvirtz () is a Jewish surname, a Hebrew variant of the West Ashkenazi Jewish Yiddish surname variously spelled Gevirtz/Gevirts/ Gewirtz/ Gewertz literally meaning "spice". Notable people with the surname include: * Raquel Gvirtz (1924–2013) Arge ... References {{surname Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewertz
Gewertz is a West Ashkenazi Jewish Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ... surname variously spelled Gevirtz/Gevirts/ Gewirtz literally meaning "spice". Notable people with the surname include: * Bruce L. Gewertz (born 1949), American vascular surgeon * Deborah Gewertz (born 1948), American anthropologist * Kenneth A. Gewertz (1934–2006), American politician See also * * Gvirtz References {{surname Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally speak Yiddish, a language that originated in the 9th century, and largely migrated towards Northern Europe#UN geoscheme classification, northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to Antisemitism in Europe, persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a Literary language, literary and sacred language until its 20th-century Revival of the Hebrew language, revival as a common language in Israel. Ashkenazim adapted their traditions to Europe and underwent a transformation in their interpretation of Judaism. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Jews who remained in or returned to historical German lands experienced a cultural reorientation. Under the influence of the Haskalah and the struggle for emancipation, as well as the intellec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew language, Hebrew (notably Mishnaic Hebrew, Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages.Aram Yardumian"A Tale of Two Hypotheses: Genetics and the Ethnogenesis of Ashkenazi Jewry".University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet. Prior to World War II, there were 11–13 million speakers. 85% of the approximately 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust were Yiddish speakers,Solomon Birnbaum, ''Grammatik der jiddischen Sprache'' (4., erg. Aufl., Hamburg: Buske, 1984), p. 3. leading to a massive decline in the use of the language. Jewish ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
