Janna Gur

Janna Gur (in Hebrew: ז'אנה גור) is an Israeli food writer, editor and cook book author and an expert on Israeli and Jewish cuisine.

Biography

The only child of mathematician and a medical doctor, Gur was born in the Latvian capital Riga in the then Soviet Union and immigrated to Israel in 1974. Upon reaching army age she joined the IDF's academic corps and studied English literature at the Hebrew University. She did her military service as an Officer in the Israeli Navy, where she taught technical English to future naval officers. Gur went on to MA studies in literary translation at Tel Aviv University while working as an El Al flight attendant to help finance her studies. The work with EL Al gave her the opportunity to travel and world sparked early interest in gastronomy.

She translated into Hebrew, from Russian, Mikhail Bulgakov's satire Heart of a Dog and from English, Yael Dayan's biography of Moshe Dayan My Father, His Daughter. She thought that she had found her vocation as a literary translator but then she met her husband, Ilan Gur, a journalist and an independent publisher, who introduced her to the world of magazine publishing. In 1991, one month before the Gulf War, the couple launched Al Hashulchan, with Janna Gur as the chief editor. The last decade of the 20th century was the formative one for the local food revolution and the interest in gastronomy was immense. Al Hashulchan, originally conceived as a trade journal for chefs and restaurateurs, developed a following among local foodies and in time evolved into a popular general interest food and wine magazine. Today it is considered the premier culinary Hebrew speaking magazine and is widely ready by amateurs and professionals alike.

Janna

Janna (Kannada : ಮಹಾಕವಿ ಜನ್ನ) was one of the well-known Kannada poets of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples. He graced the court of Hoysala empire King Veera Ballala II and earned the title Kavichakravarthi ("Emperor among poets"). His noteworthy writings include Yashodhara Charitre (c.1209) which deals with Jain tenets, Ananthnatha Purana (c.1230) which deals with the teachings of the 14th Jain tirthankara and a short piece called Anubhava Mukura. Although all his works are known for the grace and style, Yashodhara Charite is his magnum opus and one of the classics of Kannada literature.

Janna finds an important place in Kannada literature, though he is not as famous as Adikavi Pampa. He came from a family of celebrated Kannada writers; Mallikarjuna, the well known anthologist was his brother-in-law and Kesiraja the grammarian, was his nephew. Janna's style essentially belonged to the classical marga (main stream) brand of Kannada writers and his works were primarily meant to propagate the Jain philosophy.

Janna (disambiguation)

Janna, a well-known Kannada poet of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples

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Janna (TV series)

Janna is a German-Polish children's television series set in the 1920s.

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