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Yair (name)
Yair () is a Hebrew given name. Jair is a variant. It may also be used as a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Eleazar ben Yair, Jewish commander of the forces of Israel at Masada, (died in Siege of Masada, 74CE) * Jair or Yair, the father of Mordecai *Yair Bacharach (1639–1702), Rabbi in Germany * Yair Davidovitz (born 1945), Israeli Olympic sport shooter *Yair Golan (born 1962), Israeli politician and former general in the Israel Defense Forces * Yair González (born 2002), Argentine footballer *Yair Kless (born 1940), Israeli violinist and professor *Yair Lapid (born 1963), Israeli politician, former Prime Minister of Israel * Yair Lotan (born 1973), Israeli actor * Yair Michaeli (1944–2024), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor *Yair Netanyahu (born 1991), son of the current Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu * Yair Nossovsky (born 1937), Israeli footballer * Yair Pantilat (1939–2022), Israeli Olympic runner *Yair Rodriguez (born 1992), Mexican mixed martial art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the Sacred language, liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was Revival of the Hebrew language, revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of Language revitalization, linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Rodriguez
Yair may refer to: People *Yair (name), a Hebrew name ** Jair (name), a spelling variant of the name **Avraham Stern Avraham Stern (, ''Avraham Shtern''; December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942), alias Yair (), was one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun. In September 1940, he founded a breakaway militant Zionist group named Lehi, c ..., alias Yair, one of the leaders of the Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun Geography * Yair, Scottish Borders, a location in Scotland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jair (name)
Jair or Jahir is a male given name. It is derived from Hebrew יָאִיר (Yair) meaning "he illuminates". It may refer to the following people: People Given name ;Jair * Jair of Manasseh, biblical leader and homesteader * Jair Bala (1943–2022), Brazilian footballer and manager * Jair Baylón (born 1989), Peruvian footballer * Jair Benítez (born 1979), Colombian footballer * Jair Bernal (born 1968), Colombian road cyclist *Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955), 38th president of Brazil * Jair Braga (born 1954), Brazilian cyclist *Jair Céspedes (born 1984), Peruvian footballer *Jair Córdova (born 1996), Peruvian footballer * Jair da Costa (1940–2025), Brazilian footballer * Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian football player * Jair García (born 1978), Mexican footballer * Jair Gonçalves Prates (born 1953), Brazilian football player * Jair Iglesias (born 1981), Peruvian footballer * Jair Jurrjens (born 1986), Curaçaoan baseball pitcher * Jair Lynch (born 1971), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Yair (surname)
Ben Yair, ben Jair, Ben-Yair, etc. is a Hebrew patronymic or patronymic surname literally meaning "son of Jair (Yair). Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Ben Yair (born 1992), Israeli footballer * Michael Ben-Yair (born 1942) is a former Attorney General of Israel *Phinehas ben Jair Pinchas ben Yair () was a '' Tanna'' of the 4th generation who lived, probably at Lod, in the late 2nd century. He was the father-in-law of Shimon bar Yochai and a fellow disciple of Judah haNasi. He was more celebrated for piety than for lea ..., a rabbinic sage of the second half of the 2nd century {{surname Hebrew-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahir
Yahir Othón Parra (born 21 March 1979), simply known as Yahir, is a Mexican singer and actor from Hermosillo, Sonora. He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show '' La Academia'' in 2002 and in addition to Yuridia, also from Hermosillo, is one of the most popular stars to come from the show. He became a judge of the show's tenth season. Personal life Yahir's mother converted from Roman Catholicism to Jehovah's Witnesses, and although he was brought up in his mother's faith he no longer practices it. He says that despite their differing beliefs his mother is now one of his biggest fans. Career His first hit single was a cover of Italian singer Tiziano Ferro's biggest hit in Mexico, "Alucinado", taken from his first album "Yahir" in 2003. His next album, "Otra Historia De Amor" in 2004 produced the hit single "La Locura". In 2005, Yahir decided to make a tribute album to Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos with the entire album being covers of Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avraham Stern
Avraham Stern (, ''Avraham Shtern''; December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942), alias Yair (), was one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun. In September 1940, he founded a breakaway militant Zionist group named Lehi, called the "Stern Gang" by the British authorities and by the mainstream in the Yishuv Jewish establishment.Nachman Ben-Yehuda. ''The Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel''. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin University Press, 1995. Pp. 322. The group referred to its members as terrorists and admitted to having carried out terrorist attacks.Arie Perliger, William L. Eubank''Middle Eastern Terrorism'' 2006 p.37: "Lehi viewed acts of terrorism as legitimate tools in the realization of the vision of the Jewish nation and a necessary condition for national liberation." Stern's legacy is controversial due to his organization unsuccessfully attempting to form an alliance with Nazi Germany against the British during World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Wertheimer
Yair Wertheimer (, also known as Meir Wertheimer; born 3 November 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player. Tennis career Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the Israeli Davis Cup team and had a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-6 record in doubles. In 1978, while ranked No. 1 in Israel, he went to the United States, on tennis scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ... and played for the tennis team. In 1997, he won the over-35 seniors tournament at Hapoel Tel Aviv. ILTF circuit finals Singles (1 runners-up) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wertheimer, Yair 1955 births Living people Israeli male tennis players California Golden Bears men's tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Vardi
Yair Vardi (; 29 May 1948 – 25 May 2025) was an Israeli dancer and choreographer, a member of the second generation of the Batsheva Dance Company. He was the Director of the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre. Biography Vardi was born in May 1948, in Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee. In 1977 he was awarded the Kinor David Prize. He danced with Ballet Rambert in London and later started his own company, English Dance Theatre, as well as a center for dance called Dancity in Newcastle, England. After 12 years away from Israel, he returned to become the Director of the Suzanne Dellal Centre upon its founding. Vardi died on 25 May 2025, at the age of 76. Awards Vardi was awarded numerous distinctions, among them: * The Kinor David Prize (1977) * The Tel Aviv Municipality Honor and Achievement in the Arts (2002) * Shield of Honor for exceptional contribution to the exporting of Israeli Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009) * Chevallier de l'Ordre des Arts et d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Tzaban
Yair Tzaban (; born 23 August 1930) is an Israeli politician, academic and social activist. Biography Tzaban was born in Jerusalem in 1930. During the 1948 Palestine War he fought in the Palmach. He was among the founders of Kibbutz Tzora, near Jerusalem. In the 1950s, after moving to Tel Aviv, he studied in Seminar HaKibutzim (a teacher's college) and worked as a teacher and youth educator in the poor suburbs of Tel Aviv. Tzaban holds a BA degree in Jewish and General Philosophy from Tel Aviv University. For 45 years Tzaban has been politically active. He was a member of the political bureau of the original Maki (historical political party), Maki from 1965 to 1973 and its chairman in 1972–1973. In 1977 he was a co-founder of the Left Camp of Israel, a peace list which ran for the Knesset and Histadrut elections. In 1981 he was elected to the Knesset, where he served for 16 years as representative of the Alignment (political party), Alignment, Mapam and Meretz. In 1992 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Tauman
Yair Tauman (; born January 20, 1948) is a professor of Economics at State University of New York, Stony Brook and the Director of the Stony Brook Center for Game Theory. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he obtained his B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in mathematics, the latter two under the supervision of Robert Aumann. His areas of research interests are game theory and industrial organization. He has published, among others, in ''Econometrica'', ''Games and Economic Behavior'', ''Journal of Economic Theory'', ''Quarterly Journal of Economics'' and ''The RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Journal of Economics''. Tauman has been the organizer of the International Summer Conferences in Game Theory for over 30 years,The Summer Festival in Game Theory held annually at Stony Brook. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Sprinzak
Professor Yair Sprinzak (; 8 November 1911 – 6 September 1999) was an Israeli scientist and politician who served as a Knesset for Moledet between 1988 and 1992. Biography Born in Tel Aviv during the Ottoman era, Sprinzak went to high school in Jerusalem and studied chemistry at the University of Brussels. He worked as a senior researcher in the organic chemistry department at the Weizmann Institute before becoming a professor at Tel Aviv University. He was particularly involved in work on desalinisation. Political career His father, Yosef Sprinzak, was a politician in the early days of the state, and was a member of the Knesset for the left-wing Mapai, as well as being the first Knesset speaker. In contrast, Yair became involved in right-wing politics, joining the Movement for Greater Israel and becoming a member of its directorate. He was active in the Tehiya party, and was one of the founders of Moledet in 1988. In the same year he was elected to the Knesset on Molede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Rosenblum
Yair Rosenblum (; January 6, 1944 – August 27, 1996) was an Israeli composer and arranger. Early Life Rosenblum was born in Tel Aviv. He served his military service in The Nahal Band, which would ultimately be where his musical career began. Music career Rosenblum was the musical director of the Israel Defense Forces chorus in the 1960s and 1970s. He directed Israel's annual music festivals. For the army and navy ensembles of the Israel Defense Forces, he oversaw conducting and wrote music. He is best known for such songs, including ''Shir LaShalom'' (1970). He composed songs for films and television, and worked with a number of bands and choral groups, including primarily the IDF bands. He wrote more than 1,000 songs, including "Ammunition Hill", "In a Red Dress," "The Beautiful Life," "Tranquility," "Hallelujah,""We must keep on singing" and "How should I bless him?." Aside from composing for IDF bands such as his former service band The Nahal Band, Rosenblum also composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
