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Akiba Shrine
Akiba may refer to: People * Akiba (given name) * Akiba (surname) Schools * Akiba Hebrew Academy, now Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Akiba Yavneh Academy, in Dallas, Texas, U.S. Other uses * Akiba (''Metal Gear''), or Johnny Sasaki, a character in the ''Metal Gear Solid'' video games * ''Akiba'' (subgenus), a protozoan subgenus containing the species '' Leucocytozoon caulleryi'' * Akiba Commercial Bank, Tanzania * Akiba Dam, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan * Akihabara is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed ''Akihabara Electric Town''). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an ... (often shortened to Akiba), a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan See also * Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, in Hyde Park, Chicago * Akiva (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba (given Name)
Akiva or Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from , and thus cognate to English language, English Jacob. Among Jews, "Ya'akov" and "Akiva" - though essentially variants of the same name - are treated as completely separate, arousing different historical and religious associations: the one recalls the Biblical Patriarch Jacob, the other relates to the Roman period Rabbi Akiva. Akiva * Rabbi Akiva (c. 50 – c. 135 AD), Judean religious leader * Akiva Ehrenfeld (1923–2012), president of Kiryat Mattersdorf, Jerusalem * Akiva Eiger (1761–1837), Polish Talmudic scholar and rabbi * Akiva Eldar (born 1945), Israeli journalist and author * Akiva Frankfurt (died 1597), German poet and rabbi * Akiva Goldsman (born 1962), American writer * Akiva Govrin (1902–1980), Israeli politician * Akiva Grunblatt (floruit, fl. 2000s), American religious leader * Akiva ha-Kohen (died 1496), Hungarian scholar and rabbi * Akiva Baer ben Joseph (died 1724), Viennese Talmudist and kabbalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba (surname)
Akiba is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer Other people * David Akiba (born 1940), American photographer Fictional characters *Hiroshi Akiba, character in the manga series '' Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba Hebrew Academy
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a private, coeducational, college-preparatory and religiously pluralistic Jewish day school for grades 6 through 12, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in Center City, Philadelphia in 1946 as Akiba Hebrew Academy, the school renamed itself in 2007. It is the oldest pluralistic Jewish secondary school in the United States. History Center City, Strawberry Mansion and Wynnefield, 1946–1956 Akiba Hebrew Academy was founded in 1946 by a group of individuals, primarily Conservative rabbis, active in the Philadelphia Jewish community, including Dr. Joseph Levitsky, Rabbi Simon Greenberg, Rabbi Elias Charry, and Dr. Leo L. Honor. The school was originally located in rented rooms at the YM & YWHA at Broad and Pine Streets in Center City, Philadelphia. The school was founded without a connection to any Jewish denomination. According to Dr. Harold Gorvine, Akiba's founders created the school with the view "that all Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba Yavneh Academy
Akiba Yavneh Academy, formerly Yavneh Academy of Dallas, is a coeducational college preparatory Jewish private school in Dallas, Texas. It is guided by the tenets of Modern Orthodox Judaism.Education and Day Care " Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. February 24, 2004. Retrieved on April 2, 2017. In 2019, Yavneh Academy merged with Akiba Academy of Dallas (preschool through grade 8) to become Akiba Yavneh Academy (preschool through 12th Grade). With a student body of more than 400 students from 3 months of age through 12th Grade in the 2022–23 academic year, Akiba Yavneh Academy has a dual curriculum of General and Judaic Studies. History Yavneh Academy of Dallas first opened in 1993. Yavneh was named after a now-defunct Jewish school in Cologne, Ge ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba (Metal Gear)
The ''Metal Gear'' franchise, created by Hideo Kojima and featuring character and mecha designs by Yoji Shinkawa, features a large cast of characters, several of whom are soldiers with supernatural powers provided by scientific advancements. The series initially follows the mercenary Solid Snake. In the ''Metal Gear'' games, he goes on government missions to find the Metal Gears while encountering Gray Fox and Big Boss in Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land. In the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games, he works with Otacon and Raiden while opposing Liquid Snake's FOXHOUND, Solidus Snake, the Patriots and Revolver Ocelot. Beginning with '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'', several games have served as prequels, following Big Boss' past as Naked Snake and Venom Snake as well as the origins of the organizations. While the characters of the ''Metal Gear'' games had designs modeled after Hollywood actors, the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games established consistent designs based on Shinkawa's id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba (subgenus)
Akiba may refer to: People * Akiba (given name) * Akiba (surname) Schools * Akiba Hebrew Academy, now Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Akiba Yavneh Academy, in Dallas, Texas, U.S. Other uses * Akiba (''Metal Gear''), or Johnny Sasaki, a character in the ''Metal Gear Solid'' video games * ''Akiba'' (subgenus), a protozoan subgenus containing the species '' Leucocytozoon caulleryi'' * Akiba Commercial Bank, Tanzania * Akiba Dam, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan * Akihabara is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed ''Akihabara Electric Town''). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an ... (often shortened to Akiba), a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan See also * Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, in Hyde Park, Chicago * Akiva (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucocytozoon Caulleryi
''Leucocytozoon caulleryi'' is a species of the genus '' Leucocytozoon'', a genus of parasitic alveolates. This species has both insect (''Culicoides'' species) and vertebrate (birds) hosts. Description History This species was originally described by Mathis and Leger in 1909. The species was also described by Akiba in Japan in 1958. A second species - ''Leucocytozoon schufneri'' - was described by Prowazek in 1912 also in the chicken. This is now considered to be a synonym. This species has been classified into the subgenus '' Akiba'' because of its vector: other species in the genus are transmitted by species of the genus ''Simulium''. Life cycle The parasite is transmitted by the bite of its vector. On infection of a vertebrate host, the parasites enter the blood stream and spread through the body. They invade the endothelial cells in a number of organs. These grow into multinucleated masses - megaloschizonts. This first round of schizonts give rise to the first generatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba Commercial Bank
Akiba Commercial Bank (ACB) is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview The bank is a retail commercial bank with a specific focus on serving the poorest Tanzanians and their enterprises. It operates as a microfinance bank. , its total assets were valued at TSh 169.4 billion (approximately US$72.64 million), with shareholders' equity of TSh 21.4 billion (approximately US$9.18 million). In 2013, Akiba Commercial Bank was ranked "the best customer-focused bank in Tanzania" due to its convenience, customer care and pricing. The headquarters of Akiba Commercial Bank are located at Amani Place, along Ohio Street, in the central business district of the city of Dar es Salaam, the financial capital and largest city in Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 06°48'42.0"S, 39°17'16.0"E (Latitude:-6.811667; Longitude:39.287778). , Akiba Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba Dam
The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. History The potential of the Tenryū River valley for hydroelectric power development was realized by the Meiji government at the start of the 20th century. The Tenryū River was characterized by a high volume of flow and a fast current. Its mountainous upper reaches and tributaries were areas of steep valleys and abundant rainfall, and were sparsely populated. However, the bulk of investment in hydroelectric power generation in the region was centered on the Ōi River, and it was not until the Taishō period that development began on the Tenryū River. Private entrepreneur Fukuzawa Momosuke founded the , which later became before it was nationalized into the pre-war government monopoly in 1938. The first dams on the main stream of the Tenryū River were built in Nagano Prefecture. To develop of the hydroelectric potential of the river in Shizuoka Prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihabara
is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed ''Akihabara Electric Town''). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an administrative district called Akihabara (part of Taitō ward), located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park. The name Akihabara is a shortening of , which comes from , named after a fire-controlling deity of a firefighting shrine built after the area was destroyed by a fire in 1869.Cybriwsky, Roman. ''Historical dictionary of Tokyo.''Scarecrow Press, 2011. Akihabara gained the nickname shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market.Nobuoka, Jakob. "User innovation and creative consumption in Japanese culture industries: The case of Akihabara, Tokyo." ''Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography'' 92.3 (2010): 205–218.Yamada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a private Jewish day school in Hyde Park, Chicago. It is the only Jewish school on Chicago's South Side and attracts a wide range of students from across the Chicago metropolitan area. Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is between $24,730 and $26,190 based on grade level. History The school came into existence in 1972 through the merger of an Orthodox-affiliated school, Akiba South Side Jewish Day School (founded in 1949), and a school affiliated with the Conservative movement, Solomon Schechter South Side School (founded in 1965). Since the merger, Akiba-Schechter has been run under the auspices of both the Associated Talmud Torahs ( Orthodox), the Board of Jewish Education (Community), and now the Jewish United Fund of Chicago. In 1998, the School purchased from Congregation Rodfei Zedek two buildings in which it had operated since 1972: Hoffman House (home to the elementary school) and a 1965 building, used for the pre-school. In 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
