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Yael (name)
Yael ( he, יעל, ; also spelled Jael) is a Biblical female given name. It is the name of Yael, the wife of Heber in the Book of Judges, who killed Sisera, the king of the Canaanites, by hammering a tent peg through his temple. The meaning of the name is "ibex, mountain goat", from a verbal phrase meaning "he goes up". In France, ''Yael'' or ''Yaël'' has been recorded was a somewhat rare feminine given name given in the 1970s and 1980s; it has since re-surfaced as a masculine given name ranked between 494th and 249th in popularity in France during 2000 to 2021. People with the given name * Yael Abecassis (b. 1967), Israeli actress and model * Yael Arad (b. 1967), Israeli Olympic-medalist judoka * Yael Averbuch (b. 1986), American soccer player * Yael Bartana (b. 1970), Israeli video artist * Yael Cohen (b. 1986), founder and CEO of ''Fuck Cancer'' * Yael Dayan (b. 1939), Israeli writer and politician * Yael Eckstein, senior vice president of the nternational Fellowship of Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Tauman Kalai
Yael Tauman Kalai is a cryptographer and theoretical computer scientist who works as a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New England and as an adjunct professor at MIT in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. Education and career Kalai graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997. She worked with Adi Shamir at the Weizmann Institute of Science, earning a master's degree there in 2001, and then moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she completed her PhD in 2006 with Shafi Goldwasser as her doctoral advisor. She did postdoctoral study at Microsoft Research and the Weizmann Institute before becoming a faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She took a permanent position at Microsoft Research in 2008. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM). Contributions Kalai is known for co-inventing ring signatures, which has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Tal
Yael Tal ( he, יעל טל; born 26 May 1983 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli actress, whose work spans film, theater, television and voice acting for animated shows. She is a graduate of Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts and the Yoram Leowinstein performing arts Studio. Life and career Yael Tal grew up in Tel Aviv. From 1997 2001 she studied acting at the Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts. In 2007 she graduated from the Yoram Leowinstein performing arts Studio. Theatre In March 2012 Tal could be seen in the theatre play ''The School for Wifes'' (בית ספר לנשים). Furthermore she played Bambi in ''The new criminals'' (הפושעים החדשיםהפושעים החדשים). Television roles * ''The Golden Girls'' (Israeli version) * ''Split'' * ''Operation Porcupine'' * ''Room Service'' * ''Bekrov Etzlech'' * ''Virgin Susie and the Holy Sisters from Petah-Tikva'' Movies * ''Fill the Void ''Fill the Void'' ( he, למלא את החלל - lemale et ha'ḥal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Next Top Model (season 8)
The eighth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' aired from February 28, 2007 to May 16, 2007, and was the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received representation by Elite Model Management, a cover & six-page spread within '' Seventeen'' magazine, and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics. The international destination during this cycle was Sydney, Australia, the show's first visit to Oceania. The cycle's promotional tagline was "Welcome To The Jungle, Ladies" and the promotional theme songs were both Danity Kane's "One Shot" and Shiny Toy Guns' "Le Disko." The winner was 20-year-old Jaslene Gonzalez from Chicago, Illinois, who notably had made it to the semi-finals of cycle 7, but was not cast. Gonzalez became the first winner without any bottom two appearance. Natasha Galkina placed as the runner up this season. The cycle's finale episode attracted more than 6.6 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Stone
Jael or Yael ( he, יָעֵל ''Yāʿēl'') is the name of the heroine who delivered Israel from the army of King Jabin of Canaan in the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible. After Barak demurred at the behest of the prophetess Deborah, God turned Sisera over to Jael, who killed him by driving a tent peg through his skull after he entered her tent near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh. Name The Hebrew ''ya'el'' means ibex, a nimble, sure-footed mountain goat native to that region. It literally translates to "he shall ascend or go up". As of 2016, ''Yael'' was one of the most common female first names in contemporary Israel. Family Jael has often been understood to be the wife of Heber the Kenite.Frymer-Kensky, Tikva. " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jael (artist)
Jael (Jael Brown Ruesch, née Ashton, October 31, 1937 November 17, 2020) was an American artist/illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy art. Early life Jael was a busy full-time professional artist/fine artist for fifteen years, when she returned to college to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Utah, while also completing her Secondary Certification in 1973. Afterwards, she taught at several Utah high schools, then taught fine-arts at Clarke College in Las Vegas Nevada between 1974 and 1980, while also publishing and completing many private commissions. During the course of her 68 year artistic career, she completed more than 87,000 creations/commissions. Work Her works were featured in galleries, calendars, books, magazines, and other publications. She also created her own perceptualistic (a word taken from William Blake's "Doors of Perception") paintings and was known for her beautiful and extremely accurate portraits. She was nominated eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Rom
Yael Rom ( he, יעל רום; 1932–2006), born Yael Finkelstein, was one of the first female pilots of the Israeli Air Force and the first trained and certified by the force. She was co-pilot of the lead C-47 at the parachute drop at the Mitla Pass which launched the 1956 Suez War. Biography Military career Although often referred to as the IAF's first female pilot, this was not the case. Rom was among the first women trained and certified by the force and the only one to go on to active service. Born in Tel Aviv in 1932, Rom graduated high school in 1950 and was soon drafted into the Israel Defense Forces Youth Corps. Along with 29 other members of the corps she passed the IAF pilot examinations and along with six other cadets continued on to the basic pilot's course, alongside Rina Levinson and Ruth Bokbinder, finishing second in her class. Initially trained on the Stearman Kaydet, Rom went on to fly twin-engined aircraft and was certified as a flight instructor. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaël Braun-Pivet
Yaël Braun-Pivet (; born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer and politician who has served as President of the French National Assembly since 28 June 2022. She is the first woman to hold this position. A member of La République En Marche (LREM), she was previously Minister of the Overseas under Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022. Braun-Pivet is currently serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 2017, representing the department of Yvelines. Political career Before entering politics, Braun-Pivet volunteered with Restaurants du Cœur, a French charity, the main activity of which is to distribute food packages and hot meals to those in need. In parliament, Braun-Pivet chaired the Law Committee. As part of her work on the committee, she led the work on a 2017 law regulating conflict of interest among elected officials, which had been initiated as a consequence of the Fillon affair. From July 2018, she also chaired a parliamentary inquiry into the Benall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Naim
Yael Naim ( he, יעל נעים, born 6 February 1978) is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2013, the French government made her a knight of the . Life and career Yael Naim was born in Paris, France to Maghrebi Jewish immigrants from Tunisia. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Ramat HaSharon, Israel, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She served in the Israel Defense Forces as a soloist in the Israeli Air Force Orchestra. She began her singing career with a part in the musical ' and her first solo album, ''In a Man's Womb'' (recorded in Los Angeles with Kamil Rustam), was released in 2001. She also sang the song "You Disappear" by Bruno Coulais for the film '' Harrison's Flowers''. In her early work, she was credited simply as Yael. She also performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Meyer
Yael Meyer (born Yael Elisa Meyer Barbarach, June 13, 1981) is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Early life and education Meyer was born in Santiago, Chile.Jim Fusilli“A Career Under Her Own Control,”''Wall Street Journal'', December 21, 2011. She starting playing piano at the age of 5, began writing original music at 8, and learned the guitar at 13.Ashley Baylen“Top 20 Under 40 Los Angeles – Yael Meyer,”''Shalom Life'', August 17, 2012. As a teenager, she participated in various music festivals in Chile, and was a youth leader at Maccabi Hatzair, a Jewish youth organization there.Lisa Alcalay Klug“Sharing a ‘Common Ground’,”'' Jerusalem Post'', November 28, 2011. Career ''Common Ground'' and ''Heartbeat EP'' (2000-09) At age 19, Meyer left Chile for Boston, Massachusetts, to attend the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. She graduated in 2003. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Markovich
Yael Markovich ( he, יעל מרקוביץ, pronounced ''Ya-el'', born 15 September in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli-American model and Israeli beauty queen titleholder. Early life Markovich was born in Haifa, Israel. Markovich is Jewish, attended a Jewish day school and had a Bat Mitzvah. Career Modeling Markovich has been featured on websites such as Maxim, AskMen, IGN, and Playboy's The Smoking Jacket. In addition, Markovich has graced the covers of Venus Says Magazine , the December 2012/January 2013 issue of '' The Jewish Journal''s sister publication ''TRIBE'' magazine; cover of Israeli Week Newspaper the week of 6 February 2013 – 12 February 2013, the February 2013/March 2013 issue of 303 Magazine, a Denver, Colorado based fashion magazine, and the cover page of Israeli national newspaper ''Yediot Achronot'' (Ynet America).. The ''Israeli Post'' also featured Miss Markovich in August 2013. Pageants Miss Supranational Israel 2011 Markvich was crowned Miss Supr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yael Goldstein Love
Yael Goldstein Love (born 1978) is a novelist, editor and book critic. She is also co-founder and editorial director of the literary studio Plympton. Biography Goldstein Love's first novel was ''The Passion of Tasha Darsky'', originally titled ''Overture'' (Doubleday, 2007), about the contentious relationship between mother and daughter musicians. Her mother is the novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, which caused speculation about whether the novel was autobiographical. In response, Goldstein Love said, "my mother's relationship with me is nothing like this. First of all, Tasha is nothing like my mother. She's this incredibly ambitious, incredibly driven woman. My mother's ambitious, but not like that." Goldstein Love graduated from Harvard College with a degree in philosophy. Her father is the mathematical physicist Sheldon Goldstein. Her parents are divorced and her mother married Steven Pinker, the linguist and evolutionary psychologist. In 2011, Goldstein Love and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
