Migdal
Migdal (Hebrew: מִגְדָּל, meaning "tower") is a Hebrew word for tower. It may refer to:
People
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. or Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, basketball club in Jerusalem
- Landau–Pomeranchuk–Migdal effect
- Majdal (disambiguation)
- Migdal Or (disambiguation)
- Migdol, a Hebrew word for tower