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heder

American  
[khey-duhr, khey-der, -hey-] / ˈxeɪ dər, ˈxeɪ dər, -ˈheɪ- /

noun

Yiddish.

PLURAL

hadarim

PLURAL

heders
  1. (especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.

  2. (in the U.S.) Talmud Torah.


heder British  
/ ˈheɪdə, ˈxɛdɛr /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cheder

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According to 13th-century Austrian chronicles, Duke Béla was assassinated in November 1272 by Ban Henrik "Kőszegi" of the Héder family and his associates.

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In 2021, Apple TV+ purchased Siân Heder’s “CODA” for a record-breaking $25 million.

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“CODA,” directed by Sian Heder and starring Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Emilia Jones and Daniel Durant, took home three Academy Awards in 2022, including the best picture prize.

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Players also got to put names to faces of some of game's wider cast, including bank robber Raul Bautista, smuggler Brian Heder and rap combo Real Dimez.

From BBC

“I was just hoping the movie would find a buyer,” Siân Heder, the film’s director, told me months after Sundance.

From Los Angeles Times