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Dorit (other)
Dorit is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Dorit Aharonov (born 1970), Israeli computer scientist specializing in quantum computing *Dorit Bar Or (born 1975), Israeli actress and fashion designer *Dorit Beinisch (born 1942), 9th president of the Supreme Court of Israel *Dorit Chrysler (born 1966), Austrian electronic musician *Dorit Cypis (born 1951), Israeli American artist and mediator *Dorit Jellinek, Miss Israel 1978 *Dorit Kemsley, American fashion designer and television personality on ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' *Dorit Orgad, Israeli writer *Dorit Rubinstein Reiss (born 1972-73), immunization advocate See also * *Dorrit, a given name {{given name Hebrew feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Aharonov
Dorit Aharonov (; born 1970) is an Israelis, Israeli computer scientist specializing in quantum computing. Biography Aharonov was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Haifa, the daughter of the mathematician Dov Aharonov and the niece of the physicist Yakir Aharonov. Aharonov graduated from Weizmann Institute of Science with an MSc in physics. She received her doctorate for Computer Science in 1999 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her thesis was entitled ''Noisy Quantum Computation''. She also did her post-doctorate in the mathematics department of Princeton University and in the computer science department of University of California Berkeley. She was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1998–99. Aharonov has won several awards for her research work. In 2005 she was chosen by Nature magazine as one of the four "most prominent young theorists in their field", and the following year she was awarded the Creel Prize for excellence in scientific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Bar Or
Dorit Bar Or (a.k.a. Dodo Bar Or) (; born May 19, 1975) is an Israeli actress and fashion designer. In August 2009, Bar Or and the puppet cast of the TV show ''Red Band'' won the prize for the best TV comedy of the year. That year, she was also cited as Israel's best-dressed woman in '' Pnai Plus'' magazine. Theater, television and film career Dorit Bar Or graduated with an acting degree from Sorbonne, Paris in 1994. She then moved to Tel Aviv and starred in several low-key theater adaptations including '' Love and Human Remains'', in the role of Candy. She also played the role of French Revolutionist Charlotte Corday in Peter Weiss's ''Marat/Sade''. At Beit Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv she led the cast of ''Slihot'', written by Hana Azoulay-Hasfari. She later joined the cast of the Cameri Theater production of '' Mirele Efros'' with co-actress Yona Elian. For that role she was nominated "Promising Actress Of The Year". The following year, she performed in ''Milano'', a play b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Beinisch
Dorit Beinisch (; born February 28, 1942) is a retired Israeli jurist. She was the 9th president of the Supreme Court of Israel. Appointed on September 14, 2006, after the retirement of Aharon Barak, she served in this position until February 28, 2012. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Israeli Supreme Court. Background Dorit Werba was born in Tel Aviv. Her father, Aharon Werba, a civil servant, immigrated to Palestine from Poland in 1933. Her mother, Chava, was a kindergarten teacher in Tel Aviv. Beinisch served in the Israeli Defense Forces, where she reached the rank of lieutenant. She studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completing her Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) in 1967. Two years later she completed her Master of Laws (LL.M.), ''summa cum laude'', at the same university, while apprenticing in the Justice Ministry. In 1964, she married Yeheskell Beinisch, a Jerusalem lawyer. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. Beinisch was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Chrysler
Dorit Chrysler, born Dorit Kreisler, is a renowned Austrian born composer, thereminist and sound artist. She has written music for films, TV and video art featured in museum collections such as the Guggenheim and MoMA. Dorit co-founded the New York Theremin Society and developed a curriculum for Learning How To Play The Theremin when establishing the first international school of theremin "KidCoolThereminSchool". She has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and is featured on the soundtrack of the HBO documentary Going Clear. Dorit has written the soundtrack for "M - A City Hunts a Murderer" by David Schalko and is the founder of "Dame Electric Festival." She has curated Theremin100, a compilation featuring 50 international Theremin Artists to commemorate the Centennial of the Theremin in 2020. Her works have been commissioned for MoMA, Steirische Herbst, the Venice Biennale etc. Promoting the use of theremin in contemporary music styles, she has collaborated with T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Cypis
Dorit Cypis (; born 1951, Tel Aviv) is a Canadian-American artist, mediator and educator based in Los Angeles.Johnson, Reed"‘Rethinking Borders’: Urging both sides to an understanding,"''Los Angeles Times'', November 7, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2020.Kobialka, Michal. "Aya Dorit Cypis," ''COLA 07'', Los Angeles: Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, 2007 Retrieved October 5, 2020, p. 19–21. Her work has collectively explored themes of identity, history and social relations through installation art, photography, performance and social practice (art), social practice.Armstrong, Elizabeth. "Girl, Unmasked," ''Girl's Night Out'', Elizabeth Armstrong and Irene Hoffman, Santa Ana, CA: Orange County Museum of Art, 2003.Rothfuss, Joan and Elizabeth Carpenter. ''Bits & pieces put together to present a semblance of a whole: Walker Art Center collections'', Minneapolis: Walker Art Center. p. 180, 2005.Cai, Judy"Understanding Conflict through Art,"''NeonTommy'', Annenberg Media C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Israel 1978
Miss Israel (also referred to as , , ) was a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History In the late 1920s, a "Esther, Queen Esther Beauty Pageant" was held in Tel Aviv, centred on the holiday of Purim. The first Miss Israel took place in 1950, two years after Israel's independence. From then onwards, Miss Israel was the national franchise holder for Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. The pageant's official winner represented Israel at Miss Universe and the runners-up at Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Europe. The winner also occasionally competed at other international pageants, such as Miss World in 1953, 1968, 1992, 1996–1998; Miss International in 1963; Miss Asia Pacific International; and Miss Earth. In 2022, the pageant was cancelled amid controversies over its relevance to modern social standards. Pageant rules All contestants were required to be female, 170 centimetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorit Kemsley
Dorit Kemsley (née Lemel; born July 14, 1976) is an American fashion designer and television personality. She is best known as a main cast member on the reality TV show ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', appearing in that capacity since the show's seventh season. Early life and education She was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut to Jewish parents: her father Shalom Lemel is Israeli, and her mother Rachel (Benchetrit) Lemel was born in Morocco. She attended Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut. After graduating from Quinnipiac University with a degree in marketing, design, and communication, she traveled in Europe. She settled in Italy for 10 years and worked for a global swimwear company. Career Kemsley developed the swimwear line Beverly Beach and bridal collection Nektaria. She is a current cast member of ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', joining in 2016, and has since starred in a main capacity for eight seasons. In 2017, she founded the swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
