Kahana, Kalman
| Birth Name | Kahana, Kalman |
| Birth Name | כהנא, קלמן |
| Call Name | קלמן |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 81 years, 2 months, 20 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | May 31, 1910 | Броди ( Brody), Бродівський район, Львівська область, Україна |
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| Education | Berlin, Deutschland | Kalman Kahana studied with Rav Azriel Hildesheimer |
Event Note Kalman Kahana, while in Berlin, was head of the Haredi Students Organization in the city, as well as being a member of the Young Aguda. In 1851, Rav Azriel Hildesheimer became Rabbi of Eisenstadt. |
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| Death | August 20, 1991 |
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| Emigration | 1938 | Kalman Kahan made Aliyah |
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| Membership | קיבוץ חפץ חיים (kibbutz Hafetz Haim), מועצה אזורית נחל שורק, ישראל |
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Parents
| Father | Kahan, Unknown |
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Narrative
Kalman קלמן comes from Kalonimos, which is derived from the Greek Kalos, and means Lovely, or Beauty (Kallos) Name (Onyma); the name, Kalonimos, was first recorded in the Talmud.
Kalman may be derived of the name Solomon (See Zalman).
Among Hungarian Jews, was often confused with Kálmán, a Hungarian name derived from Turkic kal To Remain, and meaning Remainder.
It is a protective name, which was given to infants to ward off evil and harmful spirits.
Kalman is also a German name, meaning Free Man, and is a variant of the English and French name Charles.
Variants:
* Calman
* Coleman
* Kalmen
* Kálmán
* Kalonimos
* Kolonymos
* Kloynemes
* Калманов
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
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| 1 | Web Home | קלמן כהנא, on Wikipedia |
| 2 | Web Search | קלמן כהנא, חברי הכנסת, The Knesset |
Pedigree
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Kahan, Unknown
- Kahana, Kalman
- Kahan, Yitzhak Yitzchak