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Irit Erb
Irit, Irith are transliterations of two Hebrew feminine given names: literally meaning " asphodel" or "chives" and its variant, . Notable people with the name include: אירית *Irit Amiel (1931–2021), Israeli poet, writer and translator *Irit Batsry *Irit Ben-Abba *Irit Dinur * (born 1970), Israeli swimmer, national champion *Irit Grenchel *Irit Lillian *Irith Pomeranz, Israeli electrical engineer *, founder of the New Family Organization, Israel עירית *Irit Kaplan (born 1973), Israeli actress *Irit Linur * Irit Meir *Irit Rogoff Irit Rogoff () is a writer, theorist, teacher and curator. Her research interests include visual culture; contemporary art and critical theory; postcolonialism, geoculture, and geographies, cultures of education and gender. Rogoff obtained her ... * Irit Ziffer (born 1954), Israeli archaeologist and art historian See also * {{given name Hebrew feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asphodelus Albus0
''Asphodelus'' is a genus of mainly perennial flowering plants in the asphodel family Asphodelaceae that was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The genus was formerly included in the lily family (Liliaceae). The genus is native to temperate Europe (mostly the south of Europe), the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean, Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent, and some species have been introduced to, and are now naturalized in, other places such as New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and southwestern United States. Many asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well-drained soils with abundant natural light. Character The plants are hardy herbaceous perennials with narrow tufted radical leaves and an elongated stem bearing a handsome spike of white or yellow flowers. ''Asphodelus albus'' and ''Asphodelus fistulosus, A. fistulosus'' have white flowers and grow from high; ''Asphodelus ramosus, A. ramosus'' is a larger plant, the large white flowers of which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chives
Chives, scientific name ''Allium schoenoprasum'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. A perennial plant, ''A. schoenoprasum'' is widespread in nature across much of Eurasia and North America. It is the only species of ''Allium'' native to both the New and the Old Worlds. The leaves and flowers are edible. Chives are a commonly used herb and vegetable with a variety of culinary uses. They are also used to repel insects. Description Chives are a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant, growing to tall. The bulbs are slender, conical, long and broad, and grow in dense clusters from the roots. The scapes (or stems) are hollow and tubular, up to long and across, with a soft texture, although, prior to the emergence of a flower, they may appear stiffer than usual. The grass-like leaves, which are shorter than the scapes, are also hollow and tubular, or terete (round in cross-section). The flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Amiel
Irit Amiel (; 5 May 1931 – 16 February 2021) was a Polish-born Israeli poet, writer and translator. Biography Irena Librowicz (later Irit Amiel) was born in Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not Si .... Amiel was twice nominated for the Nike Literary Award. References 1931 births 2021 deaths People from Częstochowa Polish Holocaust survivors Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Israeli poets Jewish Israeli poets Israeli women poets Jewish women writers Jewish women poets {{Israel-poet-stub Israeli translators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Batsry
Irit Batsry (Hebrew: אירית בצרי; born 1957) is an Israeli-American visual and installation artist. Biography Batsry graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in fine art in 1982. She moved to New York City, and became an instructor and on-line editor for ''Film/Video Arts''. Through her career she has produced experimental videos and installations that have been shown around the world including the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., The Biosphere in Montreal, the Musee de Arte in Rio de Janeiro and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. Her work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. Batsry has received numerous awards, notably the Bucksbaum Award for her work shown at the Whitney Museum's Biennial Exhibition in 2002. She has lived and worked in New York since 1983. Batsry's work displays ephemeral transitory images that are difficult to process rationally. Her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Ben-Abba
Irit Ben-Abba Vitali (; born 1958) is the current Israeli ambassador to China and non-resident ambassador to Mongolia since 2021. Education Between 1979-1982 Ben-Abba studied at and graduated ''cum laude'' from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, majoring in East Asian Studies and English Linguistics. Between 2003-2005 Ben-Abba did executive MBA studies at the Hebrew University. Career Ben-Abba has served as Ambassador to Albania from 2004 until 2006 (concurrent with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (2014-2019), North Macedonia (2004-2006) and the Philippines (2000-2004). She is the current Israeli Ambassador to China, having arrived to Beijing on 22 February, 2021. She was also Deputy Director General of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Dinur
Irit Dinur () is an Israeli computer scientist. She is professor of computer science at the Weizmann Institute of Science. In 2024 she was appointed a permanent faculty member in the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study. Her research is in foundations of computer science and in combinatorics, and especially in probabilistically checkable proofs and hardness of approximation. Biography Irit Dinur earned her doctorate in 2002 from the school of computer science in Tel Aviv University, advised by Shmuel Safra; her thesis was entitled ''On the Hardness of Approximating the Minimum Vertex Cover and The Closest Vector in a Lattice''. She joined the Weizmann Institute after visiting the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, NEC, and the University of California, Berkeley. Dinur published in 2006 a new proof of the PCP theorem that was significantly simpler than previous proofs of the same result. Awards and recognition In 2007, she was given the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Grenchel
Irit Grenchel () is an Israeli international lawn bowler. Bowls career Grenchel was selected as part of the five woman team by Israel for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Previously she had represented Israel at two more World Championships; the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She won a triples silver medal (with Tami Kamzel and Naomi Fix), at the 2005 Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Bowls Championship, World Outdoor Bowls Championships until .... Two years later she won a second medal at the Championships; this time it was a pairs bronze with Ruthie Gilor at the 2007 event in Ayr, Scotland. References Israeli female bowls players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Israel-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Lillian
Irit Lillian (; born 1962, in Rehovot, Israel) is the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey. When Naftali Tamir was recalled as Ambassador to Australia, Lillian became the Acting Ambassador. During her military service, Lillian was a producer and an editor in the IDF radio station (Galei Tsahal). She earned a B.A in Archaeology and Egyptology from the Tel Aviv University and M.A in Eastern and Western Studies in the HUJ. Lillian joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986. She was appointed as the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey and ultimately served as the charge d'affaires Charge or charged may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * '' Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary Music * ''Charge'' (David Ford album) * ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album) * '' Charge!!'', an album by The Aq ... at Ankara Embassy. References External linksH.E. Irit Lillian, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria: ' Valeri Simeonov Should Apologize to All J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irith Pomeranz
Irith Pomeranz () is an Israeli electrical engineer known for her research in circuit testing and fault tolerance. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University and a Fellow of the IEEE. As of 2019, her current research includes: Test generation, design for testability, built in self test and diagnosis of integrated circuits. Education and career Pomeranz is a 1985 graduate of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and completed her doctorate in 1989 at the Technion. Her dissertation, ''Fault Detection in Digital Circuits'', was supervised by Zvi Kohavi. After completing her doctorate, she became a lecturer at the Technion, and then in 1990 an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Iowa. She was promoted to full professor in 1998 and moved to Purdue in 2000. Recognition In 1999, Pomeranz was elected as a Fellow of the IEEE A fellow is a title and form of address for distinguished, learned, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Kaplan
Irit Kaplan (; born July 27, 1973) is an Israeli film and stage actress. In 1998 she graduated (with honors) from the Beit Zvi School of Performing Arts. Awards *2006: Chamber Theater's Outstanding Actress Award for her role in ''Shemana'' *2009: Ophir Award: Best Actress in ''A Matter of Size'' *2022: Israeli Television Academy Award for 2021: Best Supporting Actress in the TV drama series ''The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem'' (Academy Awards 2022: Full list of winners) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplan, Irit 1973 births Living people Israeli actresses ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irit Linur
Irit Linur (; born 1961) is an Israeli author. Biography Irit Linur was married to Alon Ben David, Senior Defense Correspondent for Israel Channel 10 and Middle East Correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly. Literary career Linur started her writing career as a satirical columnist in local newspapers. Her first full-length novel was ''The Siren's Song'', a best-selling romantic comedy set on the background of the Scud missile attacks on Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991. In 1994, the book was adapted into a feature-length film directed by Eytan Fox. The title refers to the air-raid sirens which sounded almost every night during the six weeks of the war. It is the story of an assertive professional woman who experiences emotional growth and romance. At the same time, the book is critical of Tel Aviv's superficial lifestyle. Linur's second novel, ''Two Snow Whites'', is about a photographer who finds herself involved in a murder case. ''Sandler Ella'', her third novel, depict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
