KADOORIE — (Heb. כַּדּוּרִי), Israel agricultural school at the northern foot of Mt. Tabor in Lower Galilee, founded in 1933 and named for Sir Elly Silas kadoorie whose contribution to the Palestine Mandate government made possible the establishment of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KADOORIE — KADOORIE, family with large business interests in the Far East, known for its philanthropy. The founder of the family, ṢĀLIḤ KADOORIE (d. 1876), was a well known philanthropist in baghdad . His sons, SIR ELLIS (1865–1922) and SIR ELLY SILAS… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kadoorie Agricultural High School — is an agricultural school and youth village in Israel situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, Israel, two kilometers north of the village Kfar Tavor, about 150 meters above sea level. The school was founded in the year 1933. Kadoorie… … Wikipedia
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden — (Chinese: 嘉道理農場暨植物園), formerly known as Kadoorie Experimental and Extension Farm (嘉道理試驗及推廣農場), or shortly Kadoorie Farm (嘉道理農場) is a farm originally set up for aiding poor farmers in the New Territories in Hong Kong. It later shifted its focus to … Wikipedia
KADOORIE, LAWRENCE, BARON — (1899–1993), Hong Kong businessman and communal leader. Kadoorie was descended from prominent Sephardi business families in Hong Kong and Britain; his mother was a mocatta . His father built up a substantial business presence in Hong Kong as a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KADOORIE, SASSON — (1885–1971), baghdad rabbi and community leader. Born in Baghdad, Kadoorie was educated at the rabbinical seminary there and later appointed head of the rabbinical court of the community. He was chief rabbi of Baghdad from 1927 to 1929. Before… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kadoorie family — The Kadoorie family (Arabic: خضوري) were originally Iraqi Jews from Baghdad who in the mid eighteenth century migrated to Bombay India and later to British Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.It includes a number of notable individuals:* Sir Ellis… … Wikipedia
Kadoorie, Lawrence Kadoorie — ▪ 1994 BARON, Hong Kong industrialist (b. June 2, 1899, Hong Kong d. Aug. 25, 1993, Hong Kong), was one of the colony s last great taipans (businessmen of enormous power and influence) and the first native of Hong Kong to be awarded a… … Universalium
Kadoorie, Elly Silas — (1867 1944) Hong Kong businessman,brother of Ellis Kadoorie. He was born in Baghdad and setded in Hong Kong, developing business interests in Shanghai and other cities. He was an active Zionist and served as president of the Palestine… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Kadoorie, Sir Ellis — (1865–1922) Baghdad merchant. Kadoorie was a member of a Baghdadi family that acquired great wealth in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He founded two agricultural schools for boys in Palestine, one at Tulkarm for Arabs and one near Mount Tabor for… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
