Migdal

Migdal (Hebrew: מִגְדָּל) is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:

People

  • Alexander Migdal (born 1945), Soviet, Russian and American physicist, son of Arkady Migdal
  • Arkady Migdal (1911–1991), Soviet physicist
  • Ted Migdal (1918–1999), American professional basketball player
  • Luis Zwi Migdal for whom the infamous Argentinian pimp guild was named

Places

  • Kfar Etzion, formerly called Migdal Eder, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Migdal Afek, national park near Rosh HaAyin, Israel
  • Migdal HaEmek, city in Israel
  • Migdal Oz, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Migdal (the ancient Magdala, near Tiberias)
  • Migdal, Israel, local council in Israel

Buildings

  • Migdal Synagogue, an ancient synagogue on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
  • Shalom Meir Tower or Migdal Shalom Meir, an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Tower of Babel or Migdal Bavel
  • Tower of David or Migdal David

Companies and organizations

  • Migdal (company), an Israeli insurance company
  • Migdal Or, an NGO
  • Migdal Oz (seminary), an Israeli institution of Torah study for women, West Bank
  • Zwi Migdal, a Polish Jewish organized crime group, based mainly in Argentina

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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