Giora

Giora is an Aramaic and Hebrew name, originating with Simon bar Giora (d. 70 CE). The name Simon bar Giora identifies him as "Simon, son of Giora." The name Giora (גִּיּוֹרָא) means "convert" or "sojourner" in Aramaic, and is equivalent to the Hebrew word ger (Hebrew: גֵּר), indicating a non-Jewish background.

People

Given name

Giora Antman, Israeli footballer and coach
Giora Bernstein (born 1933), conductor, classical violinist, and Professor Emeritus of Music
Giora Eiland (born 1952), major general of the Israel Defense Forces
Giora Epstein (1938–2025), colonel in the Israeli Air Force
Giora Feidman (born 1936), Argentinian-Jewish clarinetist
Giora Godik, Jewish Israeli theater producer and impresario
Giora Leshem (1940–2011), Israeli poet and translator
Giora Romm (born 1945), deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force
Giora Schmidt (born 1983), American/Israeli violinist
Giora Shanan (1908-2001), Israeli Palmach member
Giora Spiegel (born 1947), Israeli footballer and coach
Giora Yoseftal (1912–62), Israeli politician

Surname

Jonathan Bar Giora (born 1962), Israeli composer and pianist
Simon bar Giora (d. 70 CE), a leader of revolutionary forces during the First Jewish-Roman War in the 1st century Judea

Organizations

Bar-Giora (organization), a Jewish self-defense organization of the Second Aliyah

Places

Bar Giora, moshav in the Judean Mountains

References

↑ Mason, Steve (2016). A History of the Jewish War, AD 66–74. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 457–459. ISBN 978-0-521-85329-3.

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[Mason_2016-1] Mason, Steve (2016). A History of the Jewish War, AD 66–74. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 457–459. ISBN 978-0-521-85329-3.