Halévy

[ a-ley-vee ]

noun

1. Fro·men·tal [f, r, aw-mah, n, -, tal], Jacques François Fromental Élie Lévy, 1790–1862, French composer, especially of operas.
2. his nephew Lu·do·vic [l, y, -daw-, veek], 1834–1908, French novelist and playwright: librettist in collaboration with Henri Meilhac.

Halévy

/ alevi /

noun

1. Halévy(Jacques François) Fromental17991862MFrenchMUSIC: composer ( Jacques François ) Fromental (fromɛ̃tal), original name Elias Levy . 1799–1862, French composer, noted for his operas, which include La Juive (1835)
2. HalévyLudovic18341908MFrenchTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelistMUSIC: librettist his nephew, Ludovic (lydɔvik). 1834–1908, French dramatist and novelist, who collaborated with Meilhac on opera libretti

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Nothing he's said has not been said by leaders like Ehud Olmert and intelligence chief Ephraim Halevy.

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"There is nothing to lose," former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy told Laura Rozen.

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Halevy would not specify what events in Syria could lead to war.

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Halevy said the aid to Syria adds a possible trigger point for conflict.

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Halevy also notes that Iran, while dangerous, is "far from posing an existential threat to Israel."

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Of musical men, Hiller saw Halevy, a successful composer and genial companion, with a gentle strain of irony in his conversation.

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Halevy's novels are remarkable for the elegance of literary style, tenderness of spirit and keenness of observation.

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Some say it was a fortunate event for Meilhac; others assert that Halevy reaped a great profit by the union.

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His father was Leon Halevy, the celebrated author; his grandfather, Fromenthal, the eminent composer.

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Ludovic Halevy apparently wished every one to perceive what he owed to the father of French realism.

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