Peretz

American

[per-its, pe-rets] / ˈpɛr ɪts, ˈpɛ rɛts /

Or Perez

noun

I(saac) L(oeb) or Yitzchok Leibush 1852–1915, Polish author: writer of plays, poems, and short stories in Yiddish.

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Later, the two other hostages were named by their families as Yossi Sharabi, a 53-year-old Israeli, and Daniel Peretz, 22, Israeli-South African dual national.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

The spot-kick was ordered to be retaken for encroachment inside the area and Haaland struck his second effort the opposite direction, only for it to be parried away again by Peretz.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Peretz, a U.S.-based artist, said the volunteers weren’t there to do forensic work; he thought the soldiers who cleared the houses of explosives beforehand were handling that process.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

The man born Peretz Bernstein has been lauded as the “godfather of alternative rock.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Tales by Isaac Loeb Peretz, with commentaries & essays by Maurice Samuel interwoven in the text. © on tales & original commentaries & essays; 3Sep48; A25190.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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