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Pinkas () or Pinchas () may refer to: * A Jewish record book * Pinkas (surname), a Jewish surname * Pinkas Braun (1923–2008), Swiss actor * Pinchas Zukerman (born 1948), Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor * Pinchas Menachem Justman (1848–1920), Hasidic rabbi and publisher of the Jerusalem Talmud * Pinkas Synagogue, Prague, Czech Republic * ''Pinkas haKehilot'', volume of a book series on Eastern European countries' Jewish communities See also * * Pinka, a river in Central Europe * Pinka, Greater Poland Voivodeship * Phinehas (other) Phinehas was son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the High Priest. Phinehas, Pinhas, or Pinchas may also refer to: People *Phinehas, son of Eli, a priest at Shiloh who died with his brother Hophni when the Philistines captured the Ark of the Cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkes
A ''pinkes'' (, plural ''pinkeysim''; , also ''pinkas'', , plural ''pinkasim'') is the ledger of a Jewish community, in which the proceedings of and events relating to the community are recorded. Such record book were used to co-ordinate and document organizations in Jewish towns and villages throughout the early modern period in Europe. Origin The term ''pinkes'' is derived from the Greek word πίναξ, meaning a board or writing-tablet. It originally referred to a physical writing-tablet, as described in the Mishnah, which came in three types: # A tablet covered with dust, primarily used for arithmetical calculations, and large enough to serve as a seat; # A tablet covered with a layer of wax, where writing was done using a stylus A stylus is a writing utensil or tool for scribing or marking into softer materials. Different styluses were used to write in cuneiform by pressing into wet clay, and to scribe or carve into a wax tablet. Very hard styluses are also used to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkas (surname)
Pinkas is a surname of eastern Ashkenazi origin, and may refer to: * Alon Pinkas (born 1961), Israeli diplomat * David-Zvi Pinkas (1895–1952), Israeli politician * Israel Pinkas (born 1935), Israeli poet * Itai Pinkas (born 1973), Israeli politician * Karol Pinkas (1950–2023), Polish chess master * Sally Pinkas (21st century), Israeli pianist References See also * {{surname, Pinkas Surnames of Jewish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkas Braun
Pinkas Braun (7 January 1923 – 24 June 2008) was a Swiss film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1952 and 2002. He was born in Zürich, Switzerland and died in Munich, Germany. Partial filmography * '' Sky Without Stars'' (1955) - Kommissar Engelbrecht * ''Wir Wunderkinder'' (1958) - Siegfried Stein * ''The Miracle of Father Malachia'' (1961) - Christian Krüger * '' The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (1962) - Edwin * '' The Door with Seven Locks'' (1962) - Dr. Antonio Staletti *'' The Curse of the Yellow Snake'' (1963) - Fing-Su / St. Clay * '' The Lightship'' (1963) - Funker Philippi * '' Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (1963) - Sir Reginald Cunningham * '' Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (1964) - Felix * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (1964) - Livio Morelli * ' (1964) - Roger Marton, Antiquitätenhändler * ''Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' (1965) - Gentleman * '' City of Fear'' (1965) - Ferenc * ''St. Pauli Herbertstraße'' (1965) - Werner Kästel * ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' (1966) - (uncredit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman (; born 16 July 1948) is an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor. Life and career Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv, to Jewish parents and Holocaust survivors Yehuda and Miriam Lieberman Zukerman. He began his musical studies at age four, on the recorder. His father then taught him to play the clarinet and then the violin at age eight. Early studies were at the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music (now the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music). Isaac Stern and Pablo Casals learned of Zukerman's violin talent during a 1962 visit to Israel. Later that year, Zukerman moved to the United States to study at the Juilliard School under Stern and Ivan Galamian. He made his New York City performance debut in 1963. In 1967, he shared the Leventritt Prize with Korean violinist Kyung-wha Chung. His 1969 debut recordings—of the concerti by Tchaikovsky (with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati) and Mendelssohn (with the New York Philharmonic conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinchas Menachem Justman
Pinchas Menachem (Elazar) Justman (1848–1920) The Piltzer Rebbe, also known by the title of his main work, the Siftei Tzadik was a Hasidic Rabbi who after the passing of his brother-in-law Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, became a Rebbe for some Gerrer Hasidim, in Pilica, Poland. Early years He was born in Góra Kalwaria in 1848 to his father Rabbi Binyamin Leizer Justman and mother Tzina Pesa Justman (née Alter), daughter of the Chiddushei Harim the first Gerrer Rebbe, and named Pinchas Menachem. He was known to family and friends as Reb Mendele of Ger. His mother, Mrs. Tzina Pesa, died when Pinchas Menachem was young. Orphaned of his mother, he was brought up by his grandparents, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter (known as the Chiddushei Harim) and his wife. When he was about nine years old, his grandfather took him to visit the Kotzker Rebbe, an event which left a lifelong impression on him. He married Hendel Lea, daughter of his uncle Abraham Mordechai Alter, in 1864. Justm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkas Synagogue
The Pinkas Synagogue () is a former Judaism, Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Široká 3, in the Josefov (Prague), Jewish Town of Prague, in the Czech Republic. Completed in 1535, the synagogue the second oldest surviving synagogue in Prague and was completed in the Gothic architecture, Gothic style. Its origins date from the 15th century and are connected with the Horowitz family, a renowned Jewish family in Prague. Today, the synagogue is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague and commemorates approximately 80,000 Czech Jewish victims of The Holocaust, The Shoah. History 15th to 18th century An Excavation (archaeology), archaeological excavation showed that in 15th century in the area of present Pinkas Synagogue there were wells, a mikveh and inhabited houses. By 1492 in one of those houses there was a private Oratory (worship), oratory belonging to a distinguished Prague Jewish family of Horowitz. In 1535 one of the family members, Aharon Meshulam Horowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkas HaKehilot
Pinkas haKehillot or Pinkas Ha-kehilot, (Hebrew: פנקס הקהילות; notebook of the ewishcommunities; plural: ''Pinkasei haKehillot'') Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities from Their Foundation till after the Holocaust, is the name of each volume of a series presenting collected historical information and demographic data on Eastern European countries' Jewish communities, most of which were depopulated and whose populations were exterminated in the Holocaust. ''Pinkasei haKehillot'' is one of the most important projects undertaken by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, concisely documenting this aspect of the history of the Holocaust. Content Each volume of Pinkas Hakehillot is produced geographically, with locale names in Yiddish as well as the local language's version. The content is composed of collected documents, lists, personal memoirs in their original unedited form, historical accounts and essays devoted to the life of Jewish communities from antiquity until the present, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinka
The Pinka () is a river in Central Europe with a length of approximately . Its basin area is . Its source is located in Styria, eastern Austria, next to the provincial border of Burgenland. It passes into Hungary between the villages of and Felsőcsatár, and crosses the Austrian-Hungarian border five times. Further, it flows into the Rába river, itself a tributary of the Danube, near Körmend. Its main tributaries are the , the Zickenbach and the Tauchenbach. Important towns on its course are Pinkafeld and Oberwart, as well as Pinggau, Riedlingsdorf, Rotenturm an der Pinka and Eberau in Austria and Horvátlövő, Pinkamindszent and Körmend in Hungary. Ecology The river provides an important habitat to a number of different animal species, including the Salmo trutta fario, river trout, European bullhead, grey heron and mallard, as well as a variety of dragonflies. Eurasian otter, Otters have also been recorded along the river. References Rivers of Burgenland Rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinka, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Pinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dolsk, within Śrem County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Dolsk, south of Śrem, and south of the regional capital Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's .... References Villages in Śrem County {{Śrem-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
