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Yitzhak ha-Sangari Yitzhak ha-Sangari was the rabbi who purportedly converted the Khazar royalty to Judaism, according to medieval Jewish sources. According to D. M. Dunlop, "the name Isaac Sangari is perhaps not attested before the 13th century when he is mentioned ...

, rabbi who converted the Khazars to Judaism *

Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; , ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, his ass ...

(1922–1995), Israeli politician and Prime Minister *

Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Shamir (, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms (1983–1984, 1986–1992). Before the establishment of the State of Israel, ...

(1915–2012), Israeli politician and Prime Minister * Yitzhak Aharonovich (born 1950), Israeli politician * Yitzhak Apeloig (born 1944), Israeli

computational chemistry Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses computer simulations to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses methods of theoretical chemistry incorporated into computer programs to calculate the structures and properties of mol ...

professor and President of the Technion *

Yitzhak Arad Yitzhak Arad (; né Icchak Rudnicki; November 11, 1926 – May 6, 2021) was an Israeli historian, author, IDF brigadier general and Soviet partisan. He also served as Yad Vashem's director from 1972 to 1993, and specialised in the history of ...

(1926–2021), Israeli historian *

Yitzhak Ben-Aharon Yitzhak Ben-Aharon (; 17 July 1906 – 19 May 2006) was an Israeli left-wing politician. He was a Knesset member from the first to the fifth Knessets and in the seventh and eighth, and a former Transportation Minister of Israel, Minister of ...

(1906–2006), Israeli politician *

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( ''Yitshak Ben-Tsvi''; 24 November 188423 April 1963; born Izaak Shimshelevich) was a historian, ethnologist, Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving president of Israel. He was 1952 Israeli presidential elec ...

(1884–1963), Israeli politician and President *

Yitzhak Danziger Yitzhak Danziger (; 26 June 1916 – 11 July 1977) was an Israeli sculptor. He was one of the pioneer sculptors of the Canaanite Movement, and later joined the " Ofakim Hadashim" (New Horizons) group. Early life Danziger was born in Be ...

(1916–1977), Israeli sculptor * Yitzhak Hatuel (born 1962), Israeli Olympic foil fencer *

Yitzhak Hofi Yitzhak Hofi (‎; 25 January 1927 – 15 September 2014) was a member of the Palmach, IDF General, chief of the Northern Command (Israel), and director of the Mossad. Life Hofi was born in Tel Aviv. He joined the Haganah in 1944 and commande ...

(1927–2014), Israeli general *

Yitzhak Laor Yitzhak Laor (; born in 1948) is an Israeli poet, author and journalist. Biography Yitzhak Laor was born in Pardes Hanna. Literary and journalism career He is the author of ten volumes of poetry, three novels, three collections of short stories, ...

(born 1948), Israeli poet *

Yitzhak Mastai Yitzhak Mastai () is a chemistry professor at Bar Ilan University, specializing in chirality at the nanoscale and in nanotechnology. Biography Mastai was born in 1966 in Tel Aviv-Yafo. He obtained his B.Sc. in physical chemistry from Bar-Ilan Un ...

(born 1966), Israeli professor of chemistry * Yitzhak Y. Melamed (born 1968), Israeli-American philosophy professor *

Yitzhak Molcho Yitzhak Molcho (Hebrew: יצחק מולכו, born c. 1945) is an Israeli lawyer and former chief negotiator in the Israeli negotiating team with the Palestinians on behalf of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Legal career Molcho served ...

(born 1945), Israeli lawyer *

Yitzhak Mordechai Yitzhak "Itzik" Mordechai (; born 22 November 1944) is an Israeli former general and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1996 and 2001, and as Minister of Defense and Minister of Transport. He retired from political life ...

(born 1944), Israeli general and politician *

Yitzhak Navon Yitzhak Rachamim Navon (; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the president of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the f ...

(1921–2015), Israel politician and President * Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz (1953–2021), Israeli Olympic footballer *

Yitzhak Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh (; born Izaak Landoberg, August 10, 1890 – August 20, 1952), was the commander of the Palmach and one of the founders of the Israel Defense Forces at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel. Biography Sadeh was bo ...

(1890–1952), Israeli general *Yitzhak Schwartz, birth name of

Irving Fields Irving Fields (born Yitzhak Schwartz; August 4, 1915 – August 20, 2016) was an American pianist and lounge music artist who was born in New York City. Some of his most noteworthy compositions include "Miami Beach Rhumba"; "Managua, Nicaragua"; ...

(1915–2016), American pianist and composer *

Yitzhak Tshuva Yitzhak Tshuva (; born July 7, 1948) is an Israeli billionaire businessman. He is the founder of El-Ad Group, a real estate development and holding company, which owned the New York Plaza Hotel. He also owns the Israeli conglomerate Delek Group ...

(born 1948), Israeli businessman *

Yitzhak Yosef Yitzhak Yosef (; born ) is an Israeli Haredi rabbi. The former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he also serves as the rosh yeshiva of in Jerusalem's Romema neighborhood. Since the end of his term as Chief Rabbi, he joined the rabbinic leade ...

(born 1952), Israeli chief rabbi

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* Yitzhak, fictional character in the musical and film ''

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch may refer to: * ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (musical), 1998 ** ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (soundtrack), 1999 * ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (film), 2001 {{disambig ...

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