In Israel
In its original Biblical form, "Dvora" (דבורה) is a common female name in contemporary Israel, including:
- Dvora Baron, writer
- Dvora Bartonov, musician
- Dvora Ben-Shir, writer
- Justice Dvora Berliner of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Dvora Silverstein, writer
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Famous quotes containing the word israel:
“There is Israel, for us at least. What no other generation had, we have. We have Israel in spite of all the dangers, the threats and the wars, we have Israel. We can go to Jerusalem. Generations and generations could not and we can.”
—Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)