Rakow may refer to:
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Benzion Rakow
Benzion Rakow (1925–1985) was a British communal rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Chayei Olam Yeshiva in Golders Green, London. He was also active in World Agudath Israel, Agudas Yisroel of Great Britain.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany into a distinguish ...
(1925–1985), rabbi in London, England
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Bezalel Rakow
Bezalel Rakow (15 May 1927 – 20 July 2003) was a British Orthodox rabbi who headed Gateshead’s Jewish community. He was the chair of the Council of Torah Sages of Agudas Yisroel of Great Britain.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany into a distingu ...
(1927–2003), rabbi of Gateshead, England
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Ed Rakow
Edward Charles Rakow (May 30, 1935 – August 26, 2000), nicknamed "Rock", was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 195 games pitched, games in Major League Baseball during all or parts of seven seasons ...
(1935–2000), American baseball player
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Edward F. Rakow (1861–1942)
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Mary Rakow, American novelist
Places
Poland
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Raków, Kielce County
Raków is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raków. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately south-east of the regional c ...
, village in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, historical centre of Polish Unitarianism
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Raków, Częstochowa, district of Częstochowa
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Raków, Greater Poland Voivodeship, village in Kępno County
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Raków, Łódź Voivodeship
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Moszczenica, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Moszczenica, north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and south-east of the ...
, village in Piotrków County
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Raków, Polkowice County
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Chocianów, south-west of Polkowice, and west of the regional ...
, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Raków, Trzebnica County
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ''rak'', which mean ...
, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Raków, Wrocław County
Raków () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Długołęka, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Długołęka, and east of the regional capital Wrocław.
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, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Raków, Lubusz Voivodeship
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopols ...
, village in Świebodzin County
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Raków, Masovian Voivodeship
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pacyna, within Gostynin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Pacyna, south-east of Gostynin, and west of Warsaw
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, village in Gostynin County
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Raków, Opole Voivodeship
Raków is a village in Gmina Baborów, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is situated on the Psina River.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ''rak'', which means "crayfish".
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, village in Głubczyce County
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Raków, Jędrzejów County
Raków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jędrzejów, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce ...
, village in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Belarus
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Rakaŭ
Rakaw (; ; , ) is an Agrotown (Belarus), agrotown in Valozhyn District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It stands on the Islach, Islach River from Valozhyn and from Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In 2001, it had a population of 2,106.
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, urban settlement in Valozhyn Raion, Minsk Region
Sports
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Raków Częstochowa
Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...
, a football club from Częstochowa, Poland
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Rakov (disambiguation) Rakov may refer to:
*Rakov (surname)
*Rakaŭ, a village in Belarus known in Russian as Rakov
*Rakov (Přerov District), a village in the Czech Republic
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*Rakoff Rakoff is a surname a transliteration variant of the Russian surname Rakov. ...
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Surnames of Jewish origin