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Levinger
Levinger is a Jewish surname that may be derived from the name Levi. It may refer to: *Beryl Levinger Beryl Levinger is an American academic and educator. She is professor of international development at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California. Biography Levinger is an international development professional who fo ... (born 1947), American educator * Lowell Levinger (born 1946), American musician * Matthew Levinger (born 1960), American historian * Moshe Levinger (1935–2015), Israeli rabbi See also * Levanger (other) * Loevinger {{surname Jewish surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Levinger
Moshe Levinger ( he, משה לוינגר; 1935 – May 16, 2015) was an Israeli Religious Zionist activist and an Orthodox Rabbi who, since 1967, had been a leading figure in the movement to settle Jews in the territories occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. He is especially known for leading Jewish settlement in Hebron in 1968, and for being one of the principals of the now defunct settler movement Gush Emunim, founded in 1974, among whose ranks he assumed legendary status. Levinger was reportedly involved in violent acts against Palestinians. Early years Levinger was born in Jerusalem in 1935, and studied at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem under the guidance of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook. In his own words, he learned "that the Land of Israel must be in the hands of the Jewish people - not just by having settlements, but that it's under Jewish ''sovereignty''". Settlement movement At the time of the 1967 war, Levinger was the rabbi of the Nehalim religious mosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Youngbloods
The Youngbloods were an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was Chet Powers' " Get Together". They are often remembered as a one-hit wonder. Band history Background and formation Jesse Colin Young (born Perry Miller, November 22, 1941, Queens, New York City) was a moderately successful folk singer with two LPs under his belt – ''Soul of a City Boy'' (1964) and ''Youngblood'' (1965) – when he met fellow folk singer and former bluegrass musician from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jerry Corbitt (born Jerry Byron Corbitt, January 7, 1943, Tifton, Georgia). When in town, Young would drop in on Corbitt, and the two played together exchanging harmonies. Beginning in January 1965, the two began performing on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl Levinger
Beryl Levinger is an American academic and educator. She is professor of international development at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California. Biography Levinger is an international development professional who focuses on five core areas: strategic planning; education; evaluation; capacity development; and health. She is a frequent contributor to the work oRoot Change a US-based social venture organization. Levinger has worked in over 90 countries for multiple international development organizations, including the World Bank, USAID, Save the Children, CAREAFS International the Carter Center, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Grameen Foundation, and the Inter-American Development Bank. A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Cornell University, and the University of Alabama, Levinger also served (until 2018) as distinguished visiting professor withiEmory University's Master's in Development Practiceprogram. Currently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Levinger
Matthew Levinger (born 1960) is an American historian. He is Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the National Security Studies Program at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. Levinger received a B.A. (1983) from Haverford College and an M.A. and Ph.D. (1992) in History from the University of Chicago. He taught at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY (1983–85) and was lecturer at Stanford University (1991–94). He was Assistant (1994-2000) and Associate (2000-2005) Professor of History at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. His research and teaching have focused on the history of nationalism and revolutionary political theory in modern Europe, as well as the history of genocide during the twentieth century. He is the author of ''Conflict Analysis: Understanding Causes, Unlocking Solutions'' (USIP, 2013), ''Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848'' (Oxford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger (other)
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Levanger may also refer to: Places * Levanger (town), a town in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger landsogn, a former municipality (1856–1962) in Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Church, a church in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Hospital, a hospital serving the Innherred region of Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Station, a railway station in Trøndelag county, Norway *''Levanger'', a dialect-specific name for the locality of Lövånger in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden Other * Levanger FK, a Norwegian football club located in Levanger, Norway *''Levanger-Avisa ''Levanger-Avisa'' is a regional newspaper in Norway. The newspaper was founded in 1848 and it is Norway's fifth-oldest newspaper. It is part of Adresseavisen Media Group. The publisher is a company with the same name, Levanger-Avisa AS. ''Levange ...'', a newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loevinger
Loevinger is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jane Loevinger (1918–2008), American psychologist *Lee Loevinger (1913–2004), American jurist and lawyer See also *Levinger *Loevinger's stages of ego development Loevinger's stages of ego development are proposed by developmental psychologist Jane Loevinger (1918-2008) and conceptualize a theory based on Erik Erikson's psychosocial model and the works of Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) in which "the ego wa ... {{surname Jewish surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levite
Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew definite article "" ''Ha-'' ("the") plus ''Levi'' (Levite) is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a " ''Bat Levi''" (''Bat'' being Hebrew for "daughter"). The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political (administering cities of refuge) and educational responsibilities as well. In return, the landed tribes were expected to support the Levites with a tithe (), particularly the tithe known as the First tithe, ''ma'aser rishon''. The Kohanim, a subset of the Levites, were the priests, who performed the work of holiness in the Temple. The Levites, referring to those who were not Kohanim, were specifically assigned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
