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Yigael Yadin
Yigael Yadin (March 20, 1917 - June 28, 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, politician, and the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli actor Yossi Yadin was his brother. Yadin was born in 1917 to noted archeologist Eliezer Sukenik. He joined the Haganah at age fifteen ..
Yigal Allon
Yigal Allon (Hebrew: ; October 10, 1918- February 29, 1980) was an Israeli Labour Party statesman. He served as: Minister of Labour (1961-1967),Deputy Prime Minister (1967-1974),Minister of Immigrant Absorption (1967-1969),Minister of Education and Culture (1969-1974), andMinister of Foreign Affai..
Yigal Amir
Yigal Amir Yigal Amir (Hebrew: יגאל עמיר) (born May 23, 1970) is the Israeli assassin of the Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin. The assassination took place November 4, 1995 at the conclusion of a rally in Tel Aviv. Amir is currently serving a life sentence for murder plus 14 yea..
Yigal Arnon
Yigal Arnon (b. Tel Aviv, Israel on December 9, 1929) is an Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co., one of the largest law firms in Israel. Arnon received his LL.M degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1953, and was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1954. Arnon is considered one of..
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Yigal Arnon & Co., founded in 1957, is one of the largest law firms in Israel. Its offices are in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The firm is headed by Adv. Yigal Arnon. External Links [Yigal Arnon & Co. Profile] Dun's 100- 2005[Yigal Arnon & Co. Profile], BDI Code- 2005 (PDF file) ..
Yigal Carmon
Yigal Carmon (Hebrew יגאל כרמון) is the president and founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). He was a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces. According to MEMRI's original site: He served in the IDF/Intelligence Branch fr..
Yigal Tumarkin
Yigal Tumarkin (born in Dresden, Germany in 1933) is an Israeli painter and sculptor, and winner of the Israel Prize in 2004. Tumarkin emigrated to Israel from Germany at the age of two, where he later served in the Israeli Sea Corps. After completing his military service, he studied sculpture i..
Yigdal
Yigdal is a Jewish hymn which in various rituals shares with Adon 'Olam the place of honor at the opening of the morning and the close of the evening service. It is based on the thirteen Articles of Faith (usually called the Thirteen Creeds) formulated by Moses ben Maimon, and was written by Daniel ..
Yigo, Guam
Yigo (pronounced dzi-go) is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam and is the site of Andersen Air Force Base. At 35 square miles, the municipality of Yigo is larger than any other on the island. Yigo’s population based on the 2000 census was 19,474. Yigo is historically one o..
Yigong Shi
Leading researcher in the field of apoptosis, Dr. Shi has determined the crystal structure of several critical apoptotic proteins, including apaf-1, DIAP1, and the BIR3 domain of XIAP. A professor in the department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Links: http://www.princeton.edu/~ygsh..
Yi Gae
Birth name Hangul: 이개 Hanja: 李塏 Revised Romanization: I Gae McCune-Reischauer: I Kae Pen name Hangul: 백옥헌 Hanja: 白玉軒 Revised Romanization: Baegokheon McCune-Reischauer: Paegokhŏn Courtesy name Hangul: 청보, 백고 Hanja: 淸甫, 伯高 ..
Yñigo Ortiz de Retez
Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545) was a 16th century Spanish maritime explorer, who navigated the northern coastline of the Pacific - Melanesian island of New Guinea, and is credited with bestowing the island's name ("Nueva Guinea"). On June 13 1545 Ortiz de Retez, in command of the San Juan, left p..
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