Nissim or Nisim may refer to:

People

Given name

Nissim (rapper) Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black; December 9, 1986) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Under the stage name D. Black, he released the albums '' The Cause & Effect'' (2006) and '' Ali'yah'' (2009) and was feature ...

(born 1986), American Jewish rapper *

Nissim of Gerona Nissim ben Reuven (1320 – 9th of Shevat, 1376, he, נִסִּים בֶּן רְאוּבֵן) of Girona, Catalonia was an influential talmudist and authority on Jewish law. He was one of the last of the great Spanish medieval Talmudic scholars. ...

(1320–1376), talmudist and authority on Jewish law *

Nisim Aloni Nissim Aloni ( he, נסים אלוני, 24 August 1926 – 13 June 1998) was an Israeli playwright and translator. Biography Aloni was born Nissim Levi to poor Bulgarian Jewish immigrant parents in Mandate Palestine. His family lived in Florentin ...

(1926–1998), Israeli playwright and translator * Nissim Behar (1848–1931), Jewish Palestinian educator * Nissim ben Jacob (990–1062), also known as Rav Nissim Gaon, a rabbi * Nissim Dahan (born 1954), Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health *

Nissim de Camondo Nissim de Camondo (23 August 1892 – 5 September 1917) was a French military officer and a member of the prominent Camondo family. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt and named for his grandfather, he was the son of Moïse de Camondo, a wealthy Jewi ...

(1892–1917), French banker * Nissim Eliad (1919–2014), Israeli politician *

Nissim Ezekiel Nissim Ezekiel (16 December 1924 – 9 January 2004) was an Indian Jewish poet, actor, playwright, editor and art critic. He was a foundational figure in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian Poetry in English. He ...

(1924–2004), Indian Jewish poet, playwright, editor, and art critic * Nissim Karelitz (born 1926), rabbi * Nissim Mossek (born 1948), Israeli documentary director, writer, and producer *

Nissim Ze'ev Nissim Mordechai Ze'ev ( he, נסים מרדכי זאב; born 9 September 1951) is an Israeli politician. One of the founders of Shas, he served as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem between 1983 and 1998, and as a member of Knesset from 1999 until 2015. ...

(born 1951), Israeli politician * Nissim Zvili (born 1942), Israeli politician

Surname

Afik Nissim Afik Nissim ( he, אפיק ניסים; born January 31, 1981) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Early life Nissi ...

(born 1981), Israeli point guard in basketball *

Chaïm Nissim Chaïm Nissim (21 November 1949 in JerusalemChaim Nissim
, biography on Chaim Nissim's blog – 11 April 2017 ...

(1949–2017), Green politician who launched the 1982 rocket attack against the Superphénix nuclear plant *

Eliahu Nissim Eliahu Nissim (אליהו נסים; born 1933) is an Israeli former Sidney Goldstein Professor in Aeronautical Engineering at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a former President of the Open University of Israel. Biography Nissim ...

(born 1933), Israeli Professor in Aeronautical Engineering; President of the

Open University of Israel The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (C ...

Gabriele Nissim Gabriele Nissim (born 1950) is an Italian journalist, historian and essayist whose works discuss Eastern Europe. Biography In 1982, Nissim founded ''L'Ottavo Giorno'' (The Eighth Day), an Italian magazine about the dissent in the Eastern Europea ...

(born 1950), Italian journalist, historian, and essayist * (1908–1976), Italian civilian anti-fascist hero *

Jacob ben Nissim ibn Shahin Jacob ben Nissim ibn Shahin was a Jewish philosopher and mathematician who lived at Kairouan, Tunisia in the 10th century; he was a younger contemporary of Saadia. At Jacob's request Sherira Gaon wrote a treatise entitled ''Iggeret,'' on the redac ...

, Jewish philosopher who lived in Tunisia in the 10th century *

Jared Nissim Jared Nissim is the founder of social networking websites The Lunch Club, Meet The Neighbors and Speed Friending. The Lunch Club In December 2001, while working from home as a corporate/technical writer, Nissim began posting to Craigslist wi ...

Judah ben Nissim al-Malkah Judah ben Nissim al-Malkah was a Moroccan, Jewish writer and philosopher living in the 13th century. His main work is ''Uns al-Gharīb''new ed. by Editions de l'éclat, 2008 (The Consolation of the Exiled). He also wrote a commentary on the'' Pir ...

, Moroccan, Jewish writer and philosopher *

Moshe Nissim Moshe Nissim ( he, משה נסים, born 10 April 1935) is a former Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Biography Moshe Nissim was born in Mandatory Palestine. He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and served a ...

(born 1935), Israeli politician and Deputy Prime Minister *

Offer Nissim Offer Nissim ( he, עופר ניסים) is an Israeli DJ, remixer, and record producer. He produced the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, "Diva", by Dana International. Besides his work with Dana International, Nissim has often ...

, Israeli musician *

Oren Nissim Oren Nisim ( he, אורן ניסים, born 4 November 1976) is a retired Israeli footballer. (in Hebrew) Nissim is mostly known for being a part of Hapoel Haifa when they won their first and only Israeli league championship in 1999. Nissim was ...

(born 1976), Israeli footballer *

Yitzhak Nissim Yitzhak Nissim ( he, ; 1896 - August 9, 1981) was a Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Israel in 1925. He studied under Rabbi Sadqa Hussein. In 1955, he became Chief Sephardic Rabbi. As a gesture of g ...

(1896–1981), Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel *

Solomon Nissim Algazi Solomon Nissim Algazi (1610c. 1683) was rabbi in Smyrna and in Jerusalem in the 17th century. He was a prolific writer on all topics of rabbinical literature, and won distinction by his treatment of Talmudic hermeneutics and methodology. His att ...

(1610–1683), rabbi in the 17th century

Museums

Musée Nissim de Camondo The Musée Nissim de Camondo is a historic house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo at 63, rue de Monceau, on the edge of Parc Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The nearest Paris Métro stops are ...

, museum

Synagogues

* Bet Nissim Synagogue, synagogue built in the 1840s in Istanbul, Turkey {{disambiguation