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Tel Aviv

(Encyclopedia) Tel AvivTel Avivtĕl əvēvˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial,…

Bene Beraq

(Encyclopedia) Bene Beraq or Bene Berak Bene Berak both: bēˈnē bēˈrăk [key], town, central…

Ono

(Encyclopedia) OnoOnoōˈnō [key], in the Bible, town, W central ancient Palestine, the modern Qiryat Ono, Israel, E of Tel Aviv.

Givatayim

(Encyclopedia) Givatayim Givatayim gĭvätäˈyĭm [key], town, W central Israel, a residential suburb of Tel Aviv. It was…

Bat Yam

(Encyclopedia) Bat Yam Bat Yam bät yäm [key], city, W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, near Tel Aviv. It…

Perlman, Itzhak

(Encyclopedia) Perlman, Itzhak, 1945–, Israeli musician, one of the greatest violinists of his generation, b. Tel Aviv. A child prodigy, he gave a solo violin recital at age ten, appeared on American…

Gordon, Judah Leon

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Judah Leon, 1830–92, Russian-Hebrew novelist and poet, b. Vilna. As teacher and writer he was one of the leaders in the renaissance of a progressive culture among the Jews (see…

Zukerman, Pinchas

(Encyclopedia) Zukerman, Pinchas, 1948–, Israeli violinist and conductor, b. Tel Aviv. A violin protégé of Isaac Stern, he came to the United States in 1962 and made his New York City debut the…

Ramat Gan

(Encyclopedia) Ramat GanRamat Ganräˈmät gän [key], city (1994 pop. 122,200), W central Israel, adjacent to Tel Aviv. Founded in 1921, Ramat Gan is an important industrial center. Food processing is…

Jaffa

(Encyclopedia) JaffaJaffajăfˈə, yäˈfä [key], Heb. Yafo, part of Tel Aviv, W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Originally a Phoenician city, Jaffa has been historically important largely…