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Asaf Simchoni And Family
Asaf is a name. People with the name include: Given name *alternate spelling of Saint Asaph (died 601), Welsh Roman Catholic saint and bishop *Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab wazir of Awadh *Asaf Abdrakhmanov (1918–2000), Soviet sailor during World War II; award the title Hero of the Soviet Union *Asaf Ali (1888–1953), Indian independence fighter and lawyer *Asaf Avidan (born 1980), Israeli singer-songwriter and musician *Asaf Assi Dayan (born 1945), Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and producer; son of Moshe Dayan *Asaf Duraković (1940–2020), Croatian physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium * Asaf Hanuka (born 1974), Israeli illustrator and comic book artist * Asaf Humayun (born 1951), retired vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy * Asaf Khan (other), several Mughal noblemen *Asaf Lifshitz (1942–2025), Israeli sculptor *Asaf Messerer (1903–1992), Russian Jewish ballet dancer and teacher *Asaf Shariv (born 1972), Israel's Consul General in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Asaph
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph. Biography No traditional Welsh language, Welsh account devoted to the life of Asaph exists. He is, though, well-attested to through place names. Local tradition points out many landmarks attested to him; his ash tree, his church, his well and his Valley. Many local names bear the "asa" associated with his name; Onnen Asa, Ffynnon Asa, Llanasa, Pantasa. All these sites are near Holywell, Flintshire, Holywell in Tegeingl (Flintshire), indicating probably that the saint may once have had a hermitage in that area. The ''Bonedd y Saint'' tells us that he was a son of King Sawyl Penuchel from the ''Old North'' or Y Gogledd Hen, Yr Hen Ogledd; his mother was said to be Gwenaseth, daughter of Rhufon Rhufoniog. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assaf (other)
Assaf may refer to: * Assaf (name), a given name and surname * Assaf (sheep), a breed from Israel * Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) * ''The Book of Assaf'', the earliest medical book written in Hebrew (a misspelling of ''The Book of Asaph)'' * Operation Assaf, an Israeli operation during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War See also * Saint Asaph Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph. Biography No traditional Welsh language, Welsh account devoted to the life of Asaph exists. He is, ... (died 601), Welsh Roman Catholic saint and bishop * Asaf, includes a list of people with the name {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asif
Asian Securities and Investments Federation (ASIF) is an association of finance and investment professionals throughout Asia and Oceania with 7 member societies. The association seeks to serve the finance and investment community by fostering high professional standards, including examinations and accreditation, and facilitating communication among member societies. ASIF also promotes education through such activities as annual conferences, publications and educational programs. History Formed in 1979 under the name Asian Securities Analysts Council (ASAC), it was subsequently renamed to Asian Securities Analysts Federation (ASAF) in 1995 and to its present title in December 2008. ASIF Member societies * Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) * The Securities Analysts Association of China (SAAC) * Securities Analysts Association, Chinese Taipei (SAA, CT) * Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) * The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (SAAJ) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Henry Powell
George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a Welsh songwriter who, under the pseudonym George Asaf, wrote the lyrics of the marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" in 1915.George Asaf.Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (1915), Webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu The music was written by his brother Felix Powell, and the song was entered into a World War I competition for "best morale-building song". It won first prize and was noted as "perhaps the most optimistic song ever written".National Theatre.Pack Up Your Troubles. Accessed 18 May 2007 Although Felix Powell was a Staff Sergeant in the British Army, George Powell was a pacifist, and became a conscientious objector when conscription Conscription, also known as the draft in the United States and Israel, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it conti ... was imposed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaf Simhoni
Asaf Simhoni (Also spelled Asaf Simchoni; ; October 9, 1922 - November 6, 1956) was a major general in the IDF, served as head of Northern Command, Assistant Head of Operations Directorate, and later as the Head of Southern Command. Simhoni headed Israel's main effort during the Suez Crisis. He died on the night the war ended in a plane crash on the way to Haifa. Biography Asaf Simhoni was born on October 9, 1922. He is the oldest son of Yehudit SimhonitHer actual surname is "Simhoni"; however it was customary for Russian speakers to add a "t" () suffix to surnames of women and Mordecai Simhoni, fifth generation farmers who made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1921. Coming from an agricultural settlement near Kherson, Ukraine (then Russian Empire), they settled in Nahalal, the newly established first moshav. Yehudit Simhonit's father, Moses Yivzori, was an ardent Zionist and a scholar well versed in the Bible and the Talmud. His house was the meeting place of intellectuals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaf Zeynally
Asaf Zeynalabdin oglu Zeynally (), also spelled Zeynalli (5 April 1909, Derbent – 27 October 1932, Baku), was an Azerbaijani composer. Early life Asaf Zeynally was the third child of the gardener Zeynalabdin and his wife Asband. He grew up in a house located next to Derbent's famous historical Naryn-Kala sight. Asaf Zeynally's father died shortly after his birth, and his mother, Asband, a Weaver (occupation), weaver, became the family's breadwinner. She was also an amateur musician and singer, and she played the accordion contributing to her younger son's growing passion for music. In 1916, 7-year-old Zeynally started attending the Derbent Realschule, a local primary school, where he became a member of the school choir and was taught to play the clarinet often participating in public performances of an amateur brass band outside school. In 1920, the family moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Zeynally continued his education at a military school, at which he also learned to play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In addition to its five tenets of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit, the sport requires three physical skills: ''poomsae'' (, Form), ''kyorugi'' (, Sparring) and ''gyeokpa'' (, Breaking Technique). Poomsae are patterns that demonstrate a range of kicking, punching and blocking techniques, kyorugi involves the kind of sparring seen in the Olympics, and gyeokpa is the art of breaking wooden boards. Taekwondo also sometimes involves the use of weapons such as swords and nunchucks (nunchaku). Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform known as a . Taekwondo is a combat sport which was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate and Chinese martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaf Yasur
Asaf Yasur (; born 17 April 2002) is an Israeli Paralympic champion and world champion para taekwondo athlete. He was world champion in both 2021 and 2023. He represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and won the gold medal in the Men's 58 kg. Early life Yasur is from Jerusalem, Israel. He lost both his hands at age 12. He was trying to retrieve a lost ball, when he was accidentally electrocuted by a high-voltage electric cable and suffered injuries that required amputation."Israeli Paralympics athlete wins gold medal in taekwondo," ''The Jewish Chronicle''. Career Yasur trains at the Sharabi Martial Arts club in |
Asaf Shariv
Asaf Shariv (; born April 6, 1972) was Israel’s Consul General in New York from August 2007 until 2010.‘New approach’: An interview with Israel’s new consul general in NY , New Jersey Jewish News, published December 27, 2007. He is the youngest diplomat to date that has ever been designated this position. Prior to his appointment, Shariv was the Director of Media and Public Affairs to Prime Ministers and |
Asaf Lifshitz
Asaf Lifshitz (; 28 July 1942 – 22 March 2025) was an Israeli sculptor, whose many statues decorate different central places all over Israel, from Metula in the north to Beer Sheva in the south. Background Lifshitz was born in 1942 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim. He was the son of Israel (Srulik) anLea Lifshitzof Shershevsky. He studied at the local school of Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim and served as a tankist at the Israeli Armored Corps of the IDF. Many members of the Lifshitz family are engaged in the arts of sculpture, painting, design, etc. Asaf was the cousin of the painter Uri Lifshitz. The author Dvora Omer is a sister of Asaf from his mother's side. Asaf worked as a metalworker in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim and has been sculpting since his youth. He was an autodidact who had never attended an accredited school of art. Lifshitz died on 22 March 2025, at the age of 82. Artistic career The majority of the sculptures of Lifshitz are outdoor statues made of cast bronze. Many of his st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaf-ud-Daula
Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula (23 September 1748 – 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were the Begums of Oudh. Reign Asaf-ud-Dowlah became Nawab at the age of 26, on the death of his father, Shuja-ud-Daula, on 28 January 1775. He assumed the throne with the aid of the British East India Company, outmanoeuvring his younger brother Saadat Ali who led a failed mutiny in the army. British Colonel John Parker defeated the mutineers decisively, securing Asaf-ud-Daula's succession. His first Chief Minister, Mukhtar-ud-Daula, was assassinated in the revolt. The other challenge to Asaf's rule was his mother Umat-ul-Zohra (better known as Bahu Begum), who had amassed considerable control over the treasury and her own ''jagirs'' and private armed forces. She, at one point, sought the Company's direct assistance in the appointment of anti-Asaf mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
