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YehaYeha is a village in northern Ethiopia, located in the Tigray Region. It has a longitude and latitude of [14°15′N 38°55′E]. The oldest standing structure in Ethiopia is located in Yeha; it is a tower built in the Sabaean style, and dated to either the 6th or 5th century BC. This tow..
YehatYehat The Yehat appeared as birdlike creatures in Star Control II. Ship Terminator Homeworld Gamma Serpentis I Contacts Humans, Shofixti, Pkunk, Ur-Quan Quotes "We have each betrayed the honor of our Clan, AWK!" The Yehat are a fictional race of beings featured in the science fictio..
Yehezkel AbramskyRabbi Yehezkel Abramsky (1886–1976) was one of the world's most eminent Orthodox rabbis of the 20th century. He was born in Lithuania and studied at the yeshivas of Telz, Mir, Slabodka and Brisk, becoming a rabbi at the age of 17. He served the communities of Smolyan, Smolevich and Slutsk. Follo..
Yehezkel BraunYehezkel Braun is an Israeli composer. From the age of two Yehezkel Braun, born 1922, was brought up in Israel, in close contact with Jewish and East-Mediterranean traditional music. The influence of this background is clearly felt in his compositions. He is a graduate of the Israel Academy of Mus..
Yehe NaraThe Yehe Nara were a Manchu clan who ruled Yehe, one of the Hūlun Four States. In English translation,Yehe means 'river bank', Nara means 'sun'. Yehe Nara resisted the unification of the Jurchen by Nurhaci to the very end, but was absorbed by force in 1619. As the last prince of Yehe Nara Jintaiji..
Yehi'am convoyThe Yehi'am convoy was an attempt by the Haganah to resupply Kibbutz Yehi'am on March 28, 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The convoy's seven trucks were ambushed and 47 people (all between the ages of 16 and 22) were killed. ..
YehiamKibbutz Yechiam, founded in 1946, is located in the Upper Galilee region of Israel - about 10 miles due east of the coastal town of Nahariya and five miles south of the border with Lebanon. It features the ruins of a castle, atop a prominent hill, that is said to date from the time of the Crusades...
Yehia HakkiYehia Hakki (or Yehia Haqqi) (1905-1992) is one of the pioneers of the Twentieth Century modern literary movement in Egypt. He has experimented with the various literary norms: the short story, the novel, literary criticism, essays, meditations, and literary translation. Contents 1 Biography..
Yehiel De-NurYehiel De-Nur or Dinur, ('De-Nur' means 'of the fire' in Hebrew) was born Yehiel Feiner on May 16, 1909, in Sosnowiec (Poland), near the German border. He died of cancer in Tel Aviv on July 17, 2001. During World War II De-Nur spent two years as a prisoner in Auschwitz. In 1945, he moved to Britis..
Yehonatan BerickYehonatan Berick (born 1968) is a violin and viola virtuoso and pedagogue. Born in Israel, he started his musical education at the age of six. His principal violin teachers were Ilona Feher, Henry Meyer, Kurt Sassmanshauss, and Dorothy Delay. He had theory teachings with composer Sergiu Natra, an..
YehoodiYehoodi was founded in September 1998 by Manu Smith and Frank Dellario. Its central feature is a popular Internet forum currently staffed by six volunteer administrators. Yehoodi.com is one of the oldest and most frequented swing dance community websites online today. Named for the Cab Calloway song..
Yehoram GaonYehoram Gaon, informally spelled Yoram Gaon (1939-) is an Israeli singer and actor. He was born December 28, 1939 in Jerusalem to a Sephardic Jewish family. Singing career His career as a singer started when he joined the Nahal Brigade band in the IDF. He later joined the band "Yarkon Bridge Trio..
Yehoshafat HarkabiYehoshafat Harkabi (1921-1994) was chief of Israeli military intelligence from 1955 until 1959. He is known primarily for his gradual development from uncompromising hardliner to advocate of a Palestinian state. Following his military career Harkabi served as a visiting professor at Princeton Univer..
Yehoshua Bar-HillelYehoshua Bar-Hillel Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (1915 Wien – 1975 Jerusalem) was a philosopher, mathematician, and linguist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, best known for his pioneering work in machine translation and formal linguistics. Bar-Hillel was raised in Berlin. In 1933 he emigr..
Yehoshua ben GamlaPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Yehoshua ben Gamla was a Je..
Yehoshua HankinYehoshua Hankin (also Henkin, Chenkin) (1864-1945) was responsible for most of the major land purchases of the World Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine. Hankin was born in Kremenchug, Ukraine, and moved to Rishon LeZion with his parents in 1882. In 1887 his family moved to Gedera, where he ..
Yehoshua KenazYehoshua Kenaz (born 1937, Petah Tikva, Israel) is one of Israel's leading novelists. Kenaz studied Philosophy and Romance languages at the Hebrew University, and French literature at the Sorbonne. A translator of French classics into Hebrew, he has worked on the editorial staff of the Ha'aretz news..
Yehoshua LaknerYehoshua Lakner (b. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, April 24, 1924; d. Zurich, Switzerland, December 5, 2003) was a composer of contemporary classical music. He settled in Palestine in 1941, and relocated to Zurich, Switzerland in 1963. He studied with the American composer Aaron Copland at Tanglewo..
Yehoshua Leib DiskinRabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin (1818-1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was an important Talmudist and Biblical Commentator, best known for being the Rabbi of Brisk. He served as a Rabbi in Lomza, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk and finally Jerusalem after moving there in 1876. Rabbi Yehoshua L..
Yehoshua PorathYehoshua Porath is Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He specializes in the history of the Palestinian nationalist movement and related issues.In 1992 election he was part of Meretz party in 13th place in their list to Knesset. ..
Yehoshua RokeachYehoshua Rokeach (1825-February 3, 1894) was the second Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He combined Torah scholarship with practical common sense to guide thousands of Hasidim and to fight the Haskalah ("Enlightenment") movement that was making inroads in Jewish communities in Poland during the n..
Yehoshua SaguyMajor General Yehoshua Saguy was Director of Aman from 1979 to 1983. He was fired from his post by the recommendation of the Kahan Commission, which had determined that he was guilty of indifference during massacres at Palestinian refugee camps in Israeli occupied Lebanon. References ["AROUND..
Yehoshua SobolYehoshua Sobol or Joshua Sobol (Born Israel, Tel Aviv, 1939) is an Israeli playwright, writer and director at theatres in Israel and abroad. Joshua Sobol is married to Edna, set and costume designer. They have a daughter, Neta, and a son, Yahli. Contents 1 First years2 International Car..
YehuYehu, type used in Cantonese music The yehu ([[wiktionary:椰|椰]][[wiktionary:胡|胡]]; pinyin: yēhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. Ye means coconut and hu is short for huqin. It is used particularly in the southern coastal provinces of China a..
YehudYehud (יהוד) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. The population of Yehud according to the 2003 electoral roll was approximately 27,000 (not including Neve Monosson - see below). Contents 1 Demographics2 Income3 Education4 History5 Neve Monosson Demo..
Yehud-MonossonYehud-Monosson is the joint municipality of Yehud and the neighboring community of Neve Monosson in central Israel, created by their municipal merger in 2003. Yehud is a city, while Neve Monosson is a communal settlement. Their combined population in 2004, according to the Israel Central Bureau of S..
Yehudah AraziYehuda Arazi (1907-1959), code name Alon, was a Polish Jew active in the Haganah paramilitary in Palestine and subsequently the Israeli Defense Force after the creation of the state of Israel. Arazi was born in Lvov in 1907. He immigrated with his parents to Tel Aviv in 1924, studying in the Gymn..
Yehudah Aryeh Leib AlterYehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905), also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Sfas Emes, was born in Warsaw, Poland and died in Góra Kalwaria, Poland. He was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and succeeded his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, as second rebbe of the Ger dynasty of Hasid..
Yehudai GaonRabbi Yehudai Gaon was the head of the yeshiva in Sura from 757 to 761, during the Gaonic period of Judaism. He was author of the book Halachot Pesukot, which discusses those halachot that were practiced in the Diaspora since the destruction of the Second Temple. The text, which is generally organiz..
Yehuda AlhariziYehuda Alharizi (1165 - 1234, Hebrew יהודה אלחריזי also appears as Judah or Jehuda Al-Harizi) was a Jewish rabbi, translator, and poet active in Spain in the Middle Ages. He was supported by wealthy patrons, to whom he wrote poems and dedicated compositions. He was a rationalist, conve..
Yehuda AmichaiYehuda Amichai (1924 - 2000) was an Israeli poet. Amichai is considered by many to be the greatest modern Israeli poet, and was one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew. His writings often dealt with the issues of day-to-day life, and were less overtly literary than many nineteenth century Heb..
Yehuda AmitalRav Yehuda Amital (born 31 October 1924), a noted Orthodox Jewish rabbi, is a Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion and a former member of Knesset. Rabbi Amital was born Yehuda Klein in Hungary. When Germany invaded Hungary in 1943, the Nazis sent his entire family to Auschwitz, where they were kill..
Yehuda Ashlag200px Yehuda Ashlag (1884—1954) or Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag רַבּי יְהוּדָה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי אַשְׁלַג is also known as Baal Ha-Sulam בַּעַל הַסּוּלָם, meaning "Owner of the Sulam" for his [Sulam commentary on The Zohar]. He is t..
Yehuda BandPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Yehuda B. Band is Professor o..
Yehuda BauerYehuda Bauer Yehuda Bauer (born 1926) is an historian and scholar of the Holocaust. He is a Professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Contents 1 Biography2 Views3 External links4 Reference..
Yehuda ben MeirYehuda ben Meir (also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz was a German-Jewish rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book, Sefer ha-Dinim, contains an account of his travels and those of other Jews in Eastern Europe. In this work, Przemysl an..
Yehuda BessalFirst Lieutenent Yehuda Bessal (1985-July 6, 2006) of Moshav Yinon, Israel killed by friendly-fire in the Beit Lahia neighborhood of al-Atara where his Golani Brigade unit had taken position during Operation Summer Rains. Bessal is buried in the military cemetery in Moshav Kfar Warburg near Kiryat M..
Yehuda ChitrikRabbi Yehuda Chitrik (August 28, 1899-February 14, 2006) was a leading scholar, author, and Mashpia in the Chabad Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York. Contents 1 Early life2 Post Holocaust3 Writings4 External links Early life Yehuda Chitrik was born in 1899 in Krasnaluk,..
Yehuda D. NevoYehuda D. Nevo was a Middle Eastern archeologist and Professor of Near Eastern studies based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel. He discovered Kufic inscriptions in the Negev desert in Israel, four hundred of which were published in Ancient Arabic Inscriptions from the Negev.This led ..
Yehuda HaleviJudah Ha-Levi, also Yehudah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi (Hebrew רבי יהודה הלוי) (c.1075-1141 CE) was a Jewish Spanish philosopher and poet. He was born in Tudela. Contents 1 Youth2 Journey to the Holy Land3 His work4 Secular poetry5 Love songs6 Rel..
Yehuda HananiYehuda Hanani is a world-renowned Israeli-American cellist. He is a Professor of Violoncello at the prestigious Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and an international master class teacher. Hanani studied with Leonard Rose at Juilliard and with Pablo Casals. Contents 1 Discography1.1 ..
Yehuda LapidotYehuda "Nimrod" Lapidot (August 13, 1928) was a member of Irgun, officer in the Israel Defense Forces. In 1980 he was appointed head of Lishkat Hakesher by former Irgun commander and then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Lapidot received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Hebrew University in 1960..
Yehuda LeviYehuda Levi (Hebrew: born June 29, 1979) is an Israeli actor. He grew in the city of Herzliya, where he still lives. He attended the "Telma-Yalin" High school of stage art, and graduated with excellence. His noticeable breakthrough was in TV-series "Lechayey Ha'ahava" (2001). He is an established ..
Yehuda LevyPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. There are very few or no oth..
Yehuda PolikerYehuda Poliker (b. Haifa, Israel, December 25, 1950) is an Israeli musician of Greek ancestry. His music combines rock with Greek and other Mediterranean musical styles. He plays the guitar, bouzouki, and bağlama. He was a member of the popular 1980s Israeli rock group Benzeen (also spelled Benz..
Yehuda Raveh & Co.Yehuda Raveh & Co. (a.k.a. "Raveh"), is one of the largest law firms in Israel. Its offices are in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. The firm is headed by Adv. Yehuda Raveh. External Links [Yehuda Raveh & Co. Profile, Dun's 100- 2005] ..
Yehuda ShoenfeldYehuda Shoenfeld, M.D. is a physician and autoimmunity researcher at Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Hashomer and at Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University in Israel. He is also editor of two journals, Harefuah (Medicine) in Hebrew with English abstracts and Israel Medical Association Jour..
Yehudit RavitzYehudit Ravitz (born 1956) is one of the most successful and famous Israeli rock musicians. She sings mainly in Hebrew. She was born in Be'er Sheva, in southern Israel. By the end of 2005, she had recorded twelve albums and had been performing for nearly 20 years, and had also produced numerous albu..
Yehudi lightsYehudi lights are lamps placed on the underside of an aircraft to raise luminance, to disguise the aircraft against the background sky. The technique was successfully in WWII by RAF Shorts Sunderland aircraft in attacks on U-boats. In 1945 a Grumman Avenger with Yehudi lights got within 3,000 yards..
Yehudi MenuhinYehudi Menuhin album cover -->Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Jewish-born, American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a British citizen. He was a student of Louis Pers..
Yehudi Menuhin SchoolThe Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Surrey, England. It was founded in 1963 by the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. It educates about 60 boys and girls between the ages of 8–18, who all play at least one musical instrument (stringed instrument or piano) to an exceptional..
Yehudi WynerYehudi Wyner is an American composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator. Although Wyner was born in Calgary in 1929, he was raised in New York City. He grew up in a musical family led by his father, Lazar Weiner, the preeminent composer of Yiddish art songs. Wyner himself has written in a va..
Yehudo Leib KrinskyNote Yehudo Leib Krinsky should not be confused with Chaim Yehuda Krinsky, a Chabad Lubavitch rabbi. Born in Minsk; son of Rabbi Yitzchok Krinsky (died 1853). Contents 1 Life2 Works3 Association with the Haskala (Jewish Enlightenment)4 Criticism of Krinsky by others5 Ext..
Yehya BundhunYehya Bundhun (born 25 January 1965) is an athlete from Mauritius. He competes in archery, a sport he took up at the age of 24. Prior to this he played volleyball, and his uncle Feizal Bundhun is a former national volleyball team coach. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bundhun placed 64th in the men's..
Yeh Chu-lanYeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭; pinyin: Yè Júlán) (b. 1949), a politician in Taiwan, is the acting mayor of Kaohsiung. In 1992, she was the deputy convener of the Democratic Progressive Party Caucus in Legislative Yuan, and convener in 1995. From 2000 to 2002, Yeh was third in the Cab..
Yeh Dil Aap Ka HuwaYeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa is a 2002 Urdu film starring Sana, Moammar Rana and Saleem Sheikh among others. It was directed by Javed Sheikh and ran successfully in theaters across Pakistan. The film's soundtrack composed by Amjad Bobby was a raging success prior to its release. Cast Moammar RanaSanaSaleem ..
Yeh Fa-shanYeh Fa-shan (葉 法 善) (631-720) also known as Ye Fashan and Perfect Man Ye, was a Taoist wonder-worker reportedly from the Tang dynasty. He is supposed to have ascended as an immortal in broad daylight, 12 July, 720. References T. H. Barrett (1996) - Taoism under the T'ang. London: Wellsweep..
Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain KahanYeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahan is a romantic song from the blockbuster indian film Veer-Zaara which was directed by Yash Chopra. About The Song The song is pictured in the beautful locations of Europian countries. The music was composed by the Late Madan Mohan and recreated by his own son Sanjeev Ko..
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Yeh Meri Life HaiYeh Meri Life Hai is a serial. It revolves around Pooja, played by Shama Sikander, who belongs to a typical middle class Gujarati household but strives to fulfill her dream to become a film director just like Karan Johar. Although the show is now over, it has started again on SET. ..
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar KeYeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke is a 2001 Bollywood movie. It is a love triangle starring Ajay Devgan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Two con artistes and car thieves, Vicky (Devgan) and Sakshi (Zinta), are faced wi..
Yeh Shih-taoYeh Shih-tao (葉石濤), born in Tainan, Taiwan in 1925, seminal figure in Taiwanese literary criticism. Author of No Land, No Literature (沒有土地, 哪有文學), The Dilemmas of Taiwan Literature and History of Taiwanese Literature (台灣文學史綱). He was arrested and imprisoned in 1951..
Yeh Yeh"Yeh Yeh" is a Latin soul song. It was written and first released by Mongo Santamaria on his 1963 (see 1963 in music) album Watermelon Man. Lyrics were written for the instrumental shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. This version of the song was taken..
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