Migdal Explained

Migdal (he|מִגְדָּל|link=no, meaning "tower") 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

• 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