Zahavi
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Zahavi or Zehavi is one of the common Hebrew translations for the Ashkenazi Jewish
last names Goldman
, Goldstein
, and Goldberg
. It can refer to:
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
last names Goldman
Goldman
Goldman is the surname of several people:* Albert Goldman, American professor and author* Albert Goldman , American Trotskyist and lawyer* Alvin Ira Goldman, philosopher* Charley Goldman, boxing trainer...
, Goldstein
Goldstein
Goldstein may refer to:* Goldstein & Blair, a publishing company* Division of Goldstein* The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences* Goldstein College, a residential college at the University of New South Wales...
, and Goldberg
Goldberg
- People :* Goldberg , people with the surname Goldberg* Whoopi Goldberg, Actress, Comedienne* Bill Goldberg, Former Professional Wrestler- Entertainment :...
. It can refer to:
- Alex ZahaviAlex ZahaviAlexander "Alex" Abraham Zahavi is a soccer player currently playing for Portuguese club Vitória F.C. on loan from Maccabi Haifa. Zahavi was born in the United States but is the son of a Portuguese mother and Israeli father. He has represented Portugal at the U17 level but he is considering...
, a footballer playing for Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... - Amotz ZahaviAmotz ZahaviAmotz Zahavi is an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Zoology Department of Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel...
and Avishag ZahaviAvishag ZahaviAvishag Kadman-Zahavi is an Israeli professor emeritus of Plant Physiology at The Volcani Center for Agricultural Research, Bet-Dagan, Israel...
, evolutionary biologists and originator of the handicap principleHandicap principleThe handicap principle is a hypothesis originally proposed in 1975 by biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evolution may lead to "honest" or reliable signaling between animals who have an obvious motivation to bluff or deceive each other... - Dan ZahaviDan ZahaviDan Zahavi is a Danish philosopher. He is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Danish National Research Foundation's Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen. He writes on phenomenology and especially the philosophy of Edmund Husserl...
, a Danish philosopher - Eran ZahaviEran ZahaviEran Zahavi is an Israeli football midfielder. He currently plays for Serie A club Palermo and Israel national football team.- Hapoel Tel Aviv :...
, an Israeli footballer playing for PalermoU.S. Città di PalermoUnione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently... - Helen ZahaviHelen ZahaviHelen Zahavi is an English novelist and screenwriter. Before becoming a writer she worked as a Russian translator, and has spent several years living in Paris....
, English author - Pini ZahaviPini ZahaviPinhas "Pini" Zahavi is a football agent who has been involved in some of the most expensive and controversial transfer episodes of recent times....
, football agent