Aharon אַהֲרֹן is masculine

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alternate spelling, commonly in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, of '' Aaron'', prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament, "Of the Mountains", or "Mountaineer". There are other variants including "Ahron" and "Aron". Aharon is also occasionally a

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surname, usually with the hyphenated prefix "Ben-". People with the name include:

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Aharon Abuhatzira Aharon Abuhatzira ( he, אהרן אבוחצירא, 28 October 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Israeli politician. After serving as mayor of Ramla, he held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He resigned from the ...

(1938–2021), Israeli politician * Aharon Amar (born 1937), Israeli footballer *

Aharon Amir Aharon Amir ( he, אהרן אמיר, January 5, 1923 – February 28, 2008) was an Israelis, Israeli Hebrew poet, a literary translator and a writer. Biography Aharon Amir was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. He moved to Palestine with his family in ...

(1923–2008), Israeli poet, translator, and writer *

Aharon Amram Aharon Amram ( he, אהרן עמרם) (born 1939) is an Israeli singer, composer, poet and researcher of Yemenite Jewish origin. Life and career Amram was born in Sana'a, Yemen in 1939 to Romia and Shlomo Amram, a rabbi. In 1950 he immigrated to ...

(born 1939), Israeli singer, composer, poet, and researcher * Aharon Appelfeld (1932–2018), Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor * Aharon April (1932–2020), Russian artist *

Aharon Barak Aharon Barak ( he, אהרן ברק; born Erik Brick, 16 September 1936) is an Israeli lawyer and jurist who served as President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Prior to this, Barak served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Is ...

(born 1936), Israeli lawyer and jurist *

Aharon Becker Aharon Becker ( he, אהרן בקר, 21 December 1905 – 24 December 1995) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1955 and 1974. Biography Born in Kobryn in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Becker was educ ...

(1905–1995), Israeli politician * Aharon Ben-Shemesh (1889–1988), Israeli writer, translator, and lecturer * Aharon Chelouche (1840–1920), Algerian landowner, jeweler, and moneychanger *

Aharon Cohen Aharon Cohen ( he, אהרון כהן; 1910-1980) was a senior member of Mapam, a pro- USSR Israeli political party which existed during the first two decades of statehood. Born in Britchany, Bessarabia in what was the Tsarist empire, now Romania. ...

(1910–1980), Israeli politician * Aharon D`Angelo-Lozenko (born 1990), Armenian wrestler *

Aharon Danziger Aharon Danziger is an Israeli volleyball player, who competed for Israel in men's standing volleyball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, the 1980 Summer Paralympics, the 1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, can ...

, Israeli Paralympic volleyball player *

Aharon Davidi Aharon Davidi (1927 – February 11, 2012) was an Israeli general and founder of the Sar-El volunteer program of the IDF. Biography He was born in Mandatory Palestine as the youngest son of an immigrant family from Bender ( Bessarabia). At th ...

(1927–2012), Israeli general *

Aharon Dolgopolsky Aharon Dolgopolsky, also spelled Aron ( he, אהרון דולגופולסקי, russian: Арон Борисович Долгопольский; 18 November 1930 – 20 July 2012) was a Russian-Israeli linguist who is known as one of the modern fo ...

(1930–2012), Russian-Israeli linguist *

Aharon Doron Aharon Doron ( he, אהרון דורון; February 17, 1922 – December 14, 2016) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and an educator. He served as the head of the Manpower Directorate under the General Staff from April 1961 to July ...

(1922–2016), Israeli general and educator *

Aharon Efrat Aharon Efrat ( he, אהרון אפרת, born 20 March 1911, died 16 May 1989) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Mapam between 1974 and 1977. Biography Born in Lutsk in the Russian Empire (today ...

(1911–1989), Israeli politician *

Aharon Feldman Rabbi Aharon Feldman (born 1932) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel (Ner Israel Rabbinical College) in Baltimore, Maryland. He has held this position since 2001. He is also a member of the Moetzes Gedolei ...

(born 1932), American rabbi *

Aharon Galstyan Aharon Garushovich Galstyan (russian: Агарон Гарушович Галстян; born 1970), known as The Taxi Driver Poisoner (russian: Таксист-отравитель), is an Armenian-born Russian serial killer and thief. Operating in ...

(born 1970), Armenian-Russian serial killer *

Aharon Gershgoren Aharon Gershgoren ( he, אהרון גרשגורן) is an Israeli former footballer. He holds the most goals in a match record at Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the ...

(born 1948), Israeli footballer *

Aharon Gluska Aharon Gluska (born 1951) is an Israeli–American painter. Early life Gluska was born in 1951 in Hadera, Israel. He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Avni Institute of Fine Arts in Tel Aviv. Grants Gluska received grant ...

(born 1951), Israeli-American painter *

Aharon Goldstein Aharon Goldstein ( he, אהרן גולדשטיין, 19 December 1902 – 12 October 1976) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Liberal Party and Gahal between 1963 and 1974. Biography Born in Zlatopol, a shtet ...

(1902–1976), Israeli politician *

Aharon Gurevich Colonel Rabbi Aharon Gurevich is the first Chief Rabbi of the Russian Army since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Rabbi Gurevich was appointed by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar Shlomo Dov Pinchas Lazar (born May 19, 1964), better known as Berel ...

, Russian rabbi *

Aharon HaLevi Rabbi Aharon ben Joseph ha-Levi ( he, אהרון הלוי‎; 1235 – c. 1290), known by his Hebrew acronym ''Ra'aH'' (), was a medieval rabbi, Talmudic scholar and Halakhist. Rabbi Aaron ha-Levi was born in Girona, Catalonia (present-day ...

(1235– c. 1290), Spanish rabbi, scholar, and Halakhist *

Aharon Haliva Aharon Haliva ( he, אהרון חליוה; born 1967) is an Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commands the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel). Military service Haliva was drafted into the IDF in 1985. He volunteered as a paratrooper ...

(born 1967), Israeli Major general * Aharon Harel (1932–2000), Israeli politician * Aharon Hoter-Yishai, Israeli Military Advocate General * Aharon Ibn Hayyim (1545–1632), Moroccan scholar *

Aharon Ipalé Aharon Ipalé (December 27, 1941 – June 27, 2016) was an Israeli-American actor, known for his roles in American and British film and television productions. His credits included '' Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971), '' Innocent Bystanders'' (1 ...

(1941–2016), Israeli-American actor * Aharon Isser (1958–1995), Israeli aeronautical engineer * Aharon Jacobashvili (born 1964), Israeli boxer *

Aharon of Karlin (I) Aaron ben Jacob Perlov of Karlin (1736 – 1772), known among the Ḥasidim as Rabbi Aaron the Great, or simply as the "Preacher" or "Censor", was one of the early rabbis of the sect who helped the rapid spread of Ḥasidism in Eastern Europe, a ...

(1736–1772), Polish-Lithuanian rabbi *

Aharon of Karlin (II) Aaron Ben Asher of Karlin (June 6, 1802 – June 23, 1872), known as Rabbi Aaron II of Karlin, was a famous rabbi of the Ḥasidim in northwestern Russia. Thousands of followers used to visit him annually, about the time of the Jewish New Year, ...

(1802–1872), Russian rabbi * Aharon Kapitulnik (born 1953), Israeli-American physicist *

Aharon Katzir Aharon Katzir (Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky) (September 15, 1914 – May 30, 1972) was an Israeli pioneer in the study of the electrochemistry of biopolymers. Biography Born 1914 in Łódź, Poland, he moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1925, where he ...

(1914–1972), Israeli chemist *

Aharon Keshales Aharon Keshales ( he, אהרון קשלס; born 16 April 1976) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film critic. Biography Keshales was born in Jaffa, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He grew up in Bat Yam, Israel. He served as a ...

(born 1976), Israeli film director, screenwriter, and film critic * Aharon Moshe Kiselev (1866–1949), Russian-Manchurian rabbi *

Yitzhak Aharon Korff Yitzhak Aharon (Ira A.) Korff is the present Rebbe of Zvhil – Mezhbizh. Since 1975 he has been the Chaplain of the City of Boston (serving the Boston Police and Fire Departments, Mayor's Office, and other City departments and agencies) and ...

, American rabbi * Aharon Kotler (1892–1962), Lithuanian-American rabbi *

Aharon Lichtenstein Aharon Lichtenstein (May 23, 1933 – April 20, 2015) was a noted Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. He was an authority in Jewish law (''Halakha''). Biography Aharon Lichtenstein was born to Rabbi Dr. Yechiel Lichtenstein and Bluma née Schwartz ...

(1933–2015), French rabbi *

Aharon Megged Aharon Megged () (10 August 1920 – 23 March 2016) ( Hebrew year 5680) was an Israeli author and playwright. In 2003, he was awarded the Israel Prize for literature. Biography Aharon Greenberg (later Megged) was born in Włocławek, Poland. I ...

(1920–2016), Israeli author and playwright *

Aharon Meskin Aharon Meskin ( he, אהרן מסקין, 1898–1974) was an Israeli stage actor. Biography Aharon Meskin was born in 1898 in Mogilev in the Russian Empire (now in Belarus). His parents were Moshe Meskin and Rashel Chasanov. Following the Russian ...

(1898–1974), Israeli stage actor * Aharon Mor (born 1947), Polish-Israeli civil servant * Aharon Mordechai Rokeach (born 1975), Israeli rabbi * Aharon Nahmias (1932–1998), Israeli politician * Aharon Perlow of Koidanov (1839–1897) – third

Rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

Koidanov Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk, formerly Koidanova or Koydanava ( be, Дзяржы́нск, Dziaržynsk, formerly , ; russian: Дзержи́нск, Dzerzhinsk, formerly , ; pl, Kojdanów; yi, קוידאַנאָוו, Koydanov; lt, Kaidanava), in t ...

Aharon Pfeuffer Aharon Pfeuffer (אהרן פפויפר, also "Pfoifer"; 1949–1993) was a Rabbi and Posek, and a recognized authority on Kashrut. Pfeuffer studied in various Yeshivot, primarily Hebron and HaNegev in Israel, as well as Lakewood in the US ...

(1949–1993), Israeli rabbi * Avraham Aharon Price (1900–1994), Canadian scholar, writer, educator, and community leader * Aharon Razel (born 1974), Israeli musician * Aharon Razin (1935–2019), Israeli biochemist *

Aharon Remez Aluf Aharon Remez ( he, אהרן רמז, 8 May 1919 – 3 April 1994) was an Israeli civil servant, politician and diplomat, and the second commander of the Israeli Air Force. Biography Born in Tel Aviv in 1919, Remez's father David was Israel's ...

(1919–1994), Israeli civil servant, politician, diplomat, and Air Force commander *

Aharon Rokeach Aharon Rokeach (19 December 1880Israel, Yosef (2005). "Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz". NY:Mesorah Publications, Ltd. . – 18 August 1957) was the fourth Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He led the movement from 1926 until his death in 1957. ...

(1880–1957), Ukrainian rabbi *

Aharon Roth Aharon Roth or Aaron Rote ( he, אהרן ראטה) known as Reb Arele (1894−1947), was a Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. He first established a Hasidic community he called Shomer Emunim (Guardian of Faith) in the 1920s in Satu Mar ...

(1894–1947), Hungarian rabbi and scholar * Aharon Shabtai (born 1939), Israeli poet and translator *

Aharon Leib Shteinman Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman ( he, אהרן יהודה לייב שטינמן), also Shtainman or Steinman (November 3, 1914 – December 12, 2017), was a Haredi rabbi in Bnei Brak, Israel. Following the death of Yosef Shalom Elyashiv in 201 ...

(1914–2017), Israeli rabbi * Aharon Shulov (1907–1997), Israeli entomologist * Aharon Solomons (born 1939), Anglo-Israeli Army officer and freediver * Aharon Sorasky (born 1940), Israeli author *

Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan ( he, אהרן אוזן, 1 November 1924 – 23 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s. Biography Uzan was born in Moknine in Tunisia, and was a member of ...

(1924–2007), Israeli politician * Aharon Wasserman (born 1986), American entrepreneur and software designer * Aharon Yadlin (1926–2022), Israeli educator and politician * Aharon Yariv (1920–1994), Israeli politician and general *

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash ( he, אהרן זאבי-פרקש) (born 1948) is an Israeli general. He was the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate (''Aman'') from 2002 to 2006. Biography Ze'evi-Farkash was born in Beclean, in northeas ...

(born 1948), Israeli general * Aharon Zisling (1901–1964), Israeli politician and minister * Aharon Zorea (born 1969), American historian * Aharon of Zhitomir, Ukrainian rabbi

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Dudu Aharon Dudu Aharon ( he, דודו אהרון; born on 23 December 1984) is a singer-songwriter, musician, and composer from Israel. Biography David (Dudu) Aharon was born in Kiryat Ekron, and is of Yemenite-Jewish origin. He began his musical career ...

(born 1984), Israeli singer-songwriter, musician, and composer * Michal Aharon, Israeli computer scientist * Shay Aharon (born 1978), Israeli retired footballer * Yossi Aharon, Israeli bouzouki player

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