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Shmuel Ben-Zvi
Shmuel Ben-Zvi (; born 27 May 1948) is a Soviet-Israeli journalist. He was Head of International Broadcasting – Kol Yisrael, Voice of Israel – Israel Broadcasting Authority from 1991 to 2011. Biography Shmuel Ben-Zvi (birth name: Samuil Zvizon) was born to a Jewish family in Vilnius, Lithuania on 27 May 1948. He studied history at Vilnius University from 1967 to 1971. As a young man, he and his father (Binyamin Zvizon) were actively involved in the activities of the local Jewish folk ensemble which symbolized the Refusenik, fight of Soviet Jews for 1970s Soviet Union aliyah, repatriation to Israel. He eventually left for Israel in 1971. During the period 1972–73, he read Sovietology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was one of the founders of the Israeli folk dance, Israeli folk ensemble "Anachnu Kan" ("We are here"). For many years, he was its executive director. Under his leadership, the ensemble "Anachnu Kan" has achieved considerable success in many countries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,667, and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864. Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Vilnius Old Town, Old Town, considered one of Europe's largest and best-preserved old towns. The city was declared a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural style known as Vilnian Baroque is named after the city, which is farthest to the east among Baroque architecture, Baroque cities and the largest such city north of the Alps. The city was noted for its #Demographics, multicultural population during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with contemporary sources comparing it to Babylon. Before World War II and The Holocaust in Lithuania, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
