Zitars

Julius Zitars, age 91, University Place, WA View Details

Cities: University Place WA, Tacoma WA Possible Relatives: Dace Ilga Zitars, Sigurds Julijs Zitars

Zelma O Zitars, age 97, University Place, WA View Details

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Aivars Zitars, Washington, DC View Details

Cities: Washington DC

Zita Szeleczky

Zita Szeleczky was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was discovered by the film studios in 1938 and soon became one of the most popular screen stars, performing in about 30 films between 1938-19read more...44, mostly musical comedies. She was active in war effort and gave many patriotic recitals during the last days of the WW II, when the Soviet troops were already capturing Budapest. As Hungary was taken, she had to fake her own suicide and flee the country, where she in fact was sentenced to prison in absentia by the pro-soviet authorities. She spent years in Italy, Argentina and USA, but her film career was sadly never revived, even though she remained popular on concert stage. As the political climate changed, she returned to Hungary in 1988. In 1993 the Superior Court of Hungary exonerated Ms. Szeleczky, stating that the 1947 conviction was based on fabricated charges. She was awarded the Cross of the Hungarian Republic. Miss Szeleczky died in 1999. The Hungarian Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of this beautiful actress and singer in 2015.read less...

Zita Szucsánszki

Zita Szucsánszki is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.

Sitar

The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century,read more... and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau Khan, an 18th century figure of Mughal India has been identified by modern scholarship as the originator of Sitar. According to most historians he developed sitar from setar, an Iranian instrument of Abbasid or Safavid origin. Some Indians, however, claim that he developed it from veena but this view is rejected by others for lacking evidence.read less...

Zita Szabó

Zita Livia Szabó is a triathlete from Hungary, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Alfredo Zitarrosa

Alfredo Zitarrosa was a Uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist. He specialized in Uruguayan and Argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva cread more...anción movement in his country. A staunch supporter of Communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of Latin America.read less...

Ellen O'Keefe

Ellen O'Keefe was an Irish immigrant to New York City, who took up nursing. Her experience led her to open a women's shelter, and later to found a religious congregation to continue her work. St. Zitaread more...'s Home for Friendless Women was established at 158 East 24th Street, New York City, in 1890. It soon moved to West 14th Street, where it remained until it ceased operations around 2002.read less...