This is a list of notable

Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained ...

and

Sephardi Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

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 ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained Israeli citizenship and their Israeli descendants. Traditionally the terms "Mizrahi Jews" and "Sephardi Jews" were used as all encompassing terms referring to the Jews descended from the Jewish communities of

Iberia The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

and the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

; but due to the melting pot effect of the Israeli society the terms have gradually become more vague. Many Israeli descendants of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jewish immigrants have gradually adopted the Israeli culture and intermarried with descendants of other Jewish communities.

Government and Politicians

* Dudi Amsalem - politician, member of

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sha ...

. *

Haim Amsalem Rabbi Haim (Emile) Amsalem (; born 12 October 1959) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset. Following a rift between him and his former party Shas, he established the Am Shalem party to run for the 2013 Knesset elections, ...

– politician. Former member of the

Shas Party Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

. In 2011 Amsalem established the Whole Nation party. * Shlomo Ben Ami - diplomat, politician and historian *

Michael Ben-Ari Michael Ben-Ari ( he, מיכאל בן ארי, born 12 October 1963) is an Israeli politician, and former member of the Knesset. During the 18th Knesset, Ben Ari was a member of the National Union party, until it broke up as elections for the 1 ...

– Israeli politician and current member of the Knesset *

Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Binyamin "Fuad" Ben-Eliezer (, he, בנימין "פואד" בן אליעזר; 12 February 1936 – 28 August 2016) was an Iraqi-born Israeli politician and general. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1984 and 2014, and held several min ...

politician, held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour; Minister of Defense; and

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...

. Born in Iraq *

Aryeh Bibi Aryeh Bibi ( he, אריה ביבי, born 28 April 1943) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima between 2009 and 2013. Biography Born in Baghdad in Iraq in 1943, Bibi made aliyah to Israel in 1950. He started h ...

- politician,

Iraqi Jewish The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

member of Knesset for

Kadima Kadima ( he, קדימה, lit=''Forward'') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement pl ...

. Born in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...

, Iraq. * Aryeh Deri - politician, and former leader of Israel's

. Born in

Meknes Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

. *

Yaakov Edri Ya'akov Edri ( he, יעקב אדרי, also spelt Edery or Edrey, born 25 November 1950) is an Israeli politician, serving as the mayor of Or Akiva. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2013, as well as holdi ...

- Member of Knesset for

. Born In

. *

Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel (; born 24 February 1974) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Ministry of Intelligence (Israel), Minister of Intelligence and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Pensioner Affairs Mi ...

- Member of the Knesset for Likud and minister *

Sharren Haskel Sharren Haskel ( he, שָׁרֶן הַשְׂכֵּל, born 4 March 1984) is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for the National Unity Party, having previously served as a member of Likud and for New Hope. When she was first e ...

- member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

. *

Yoel Hasson Yoel Hasson ( he, יואל חסון, born 4 April 1972) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Kadima and Hatnuah.Kadima Kadima ( he, קדימה, lit=''Forward'') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement pl ...

. *

Dalya Itzik Dalia Itzik ( he, דליה איציק ''Dalya Itsik''; born 20 October 1952) is a former Israeli politician who last served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. She has previously served in several ministerial positions, and on 4 May 2006 beca ...

- politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for

Avigdor Kahalani Tat Aluf (Brigadier General) Avigdor Kahalani ( he, אביגדור קהלני, born 16 June 1944) is a former Israeli soldier and politician. Early life Avigdor Kahalani was born in Ness Ziona during the Mandate era. His parents, Moshe and Sa ...

- former member of the Labor Party. *

Moshe Kahlon Moshe Kahlon ( he, מֹשֶׁה כַּחְלוֹן, born 19 November 1960) is a retired Israeli politician. Between 2003 and 2013 he served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as Minister of Communications and Minister of Welfare & Social ...

- Kulanu Party Chairman, member of the Knesset and current Finance Minister *

Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav ( he, מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabine ...

– Former President of Israel (2000–2007) * David Levy - politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1969 and 2006 *

Orly Levy Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the com ...

– former model who is a politician *

Shaul Mofaz Shaul Mofaz ( he, שאול מופז; 4 November 1948) is a retired Israeli military officer and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Le ...

– Former Israeli Minister of Defense, currently number two on the

list in the Knesset *

Yitzhak Mordechai Yitzhak "Itzik" Mordechai ( he, יצחק מרדכי, 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 retire ...

- former general and former politician *

Amir Ohana Amir Ohana ( he, אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and Mi ...

Israeli lawyer, former

Shin Bet The Israel Security Agency (ISA; he, שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי; ''Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali''; "the General Security Service"; ar, جهاز الأمن العام), better known by the acronym Shabak ( he, ...

official and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for

* Shimon Ohayon - politician. MK member for the

party. *

Amir Peretz Amir Peretz ( he, עָמִיר פֶּרֶץ; born on 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defen ...

- politician and member of the

for the Labour Party *

Rafi Peretz Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewi ...

(1956-) Israel Minister of Education and former Chief Military Rabbi *

Miri Regev Miriam "Miri" Regev ( he, מִרְיָם "מִירִי" רֶגֶב; born Miriam Siboni on 26 May 1965) is an Israeli politician and a former brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces, in which she served as IDF Spokeswoman. She currently s ...

- Member of the Knesset and minister *

Silvan Shalom Zion Silvan Shalom ( he, ציון סילבן שלום, born 4 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 2015. He held several prominent ministerial positions, including being Vice Prim ...

- politician who previously served as Israel's Foreign Minister and Finance Minister *

Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit ( he, מאיר שטרית, born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima. He remained a Kne ...

- politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for

Robert Tiviaev Robert Tiviaev ( he, רוברט טיבייב, born 22 June 1961) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, Hatnuah and the Zionist Union in two spells between 2009 and 2019. Biography Tiviaev was born in Derbent ...

- politician, Mountain Jew, current member of Knesset for Kadima. Born in

Daghestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North Ca ...

. *

Eli Yishai Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai ( he, אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician. A former leader of Shas, he represented the party in the Knesset from 1996 until 2015, also holding several ministerial posts, including bein ...

- politician, and current leader of Israel's

Mordechai Zar Mordechai Zar ( he, מרדכי זר; fa, مُردِخای زر, born 14 January 1914, died 15 November 1982) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai and its successors between 1959 and 1974. Biography Born in M ...

– Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset *

Jessica Meir Jessica Ulrika Meir (IPA: ; ; born ) is an American-Swedish NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following ...

- American Astronaut with

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

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Military

Gabi Ashkenazi Gabriel "Gabi" Ashkenazi (; born 25 February 1954) is an Israeli politician and former military leader. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2011. ...

– Former Chief of the IDF General Staff *

Moshe Barazani Moshe Barazani, also Barzani ( he, משה ברזני; June 14, 1926 – April 21, 1947), was an Iraqi-born Kurdish Jew and a member of Lehi ("Freedom Fighters of Israel," aka the "Stern Gang") underground movement in pre-state Mandate Palestine ...

- Iraqi Kurdish Jew and a member of Lehi *

Eitan Ben Eliyahu Aluf Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944)Melman, Yossi and Javedanfar, Meir. ''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran.'' Basic Books, 2008. pp. 187–188. is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces and was the Commander of the Israeli Air Force ...

– Former Major General in the Israeli Defence Forces *

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...

– Israeli spy who worked in Syria and was eventually exposed and executed in Syria in 1965 *

Gadi Eizenkot Gadi Eisenkot or Eizenkot ( he, גדי איזנקוט; born 19 May 1960) was the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (16 February 2015 – 15 January 2019). He is the originator of the so-called Dahiya doctrine. Biography ...

- current chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces *

David Elazar David "Dado" Elazar ( he, דוד אלעזר; 27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kip ...

- Former Chief of the IDF General Staff *

Dan Halutz Dan Halutz ( he, דן חלוץ, ; born August 7, 1948) is an Israeli Air Force lieutenant general and former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and commander of the Israeli Air Force. Halutz served as chief of staff in 2005–2007. Biog ...

– Former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces *

Moshe Levi Moshe Levi ( he, משה לוי, extra=1936 – January 8, 2008, April 18, 1936 – January 8, 2008) was an Israeli military commander and the 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served in this position from 1983 to 1987, ...

- Former Chief of the IDF General Staff *

– Former Israeli Minister of Defense, Former Chief of the IDF General Staff. *

- former general and former Israeli Minister of DefenseYitzhak Mordechai: Particulars
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Activists

Abie Nathan Avraham "Abie" Nathan ( he, אברהם "אייבי" נתן, 29 April 1927 – 27 August 2008) was an Israeli humanitarian and peace activist. He founded the Voice of Peace radio station. When he died the president of Israel Shimon Peres said about ...

– Humanitarian and peace activist * Hen Mazzig – Writer and speaker. A senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute.

Religious figures

* Elazar Abuhatzeira, Orthodox Sefardi rabbi and kabbalist. * Rabbi

Amram Aburbeh Amram Aburbeh ( he, עמרם אבורביע, 1892– 1966), also spelled Abourabia and Aburabia, was the Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Petah Tikva, Israel and author of ''Netivei Am'', a collection of responsa, sermons, and ...

, Chief Rabbi of Petah Tikva * Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and Rishon LeZion * Rabbi

Shalom Arush Shalom Arush ( he, שלום ארוש) is an Israeli Breslov rabbi and founder of the Chut Shel Chessed Institutions. He spreads the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov among Sephardic and Ashkenazic baalei teshuva, as well as many non-Jews, aro ...

, is an Israeli Breslov rabbi and founder of the Chut Shel Chessed Institutions. Arush is considered one of today's leading Hasidic spiritual guides. *

Mordechai Eliyahu Mordechai Tzemach Eliyahu ( he, מרדכי צמח אליהו, March 3, 1929 – June 7, 2010, on the Hebrew calendar: 21 Adar I, 5689 - 25 Siwan, 5770),

, Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel 1983–93, (1929–2010) * Yosef Chaim HaCohen, Rabbi, Rabad, Rosh

Av Beth Din The ''av beit din'' ( ''ʾabh bêth dîn'', "chief of the court" or "chief justice"), also spelled ''av beis din'' or ''abh beth din'' and abbreviated ABD (), was the second-highest-ranking member of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period, ...

Chief judge of the Ma'araviim congregation in Jerusalem :he:יוסף חיים הכהן *

Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto ( he, יאשיהו יוסף פינטו, ar, يوشياهو يوسف بينتو; born September 27, 1973) is an Israeli-Moroccans, Moroccan Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi who leads a global organization called . Based in ...

, Israeli Jewish spiritual leader and Kabbalist who lives in New York City. * Moshe Shmuel Shapira, rosh yeshiva of Be'er Yaakov *

Yosef Qafih Yosef Qafiḥ ( he, יוסף קאפח , ), widely known as Rabbi Yosef Kapach (27 November 1917 – 21 July 2000), was a Yemenite-Israeli authority on Jewish religious law (''halakha''), a dayan of the Supreme Rabbinical Court in Israel, and o ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

-born rabbi and scholar * Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak, a Yemenite Haredi rabbi * Ovadia Yoseph, the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel * Rabbi-Cohen Shalomim HaLahawi, Diaspora Mizrahi Rabbi of the Mizrahi-Ethiopian Jewish Int'l Rabbinical Council; Founder of Cushite Hebrew Yeshiva-Open Int'l University. Family originally from Mt. Carmel, Israel. File:Ovadya Yosef.jpg, Ovadia Yoseph File:PikiWiki Israel 8066 Shlomo Amar.JPG, Shlomo Moshe Amar File:Amnon12.jpg, Amnon Yitzhak

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

Shai Agassi Shai Agassi ( he, שי אגסי, born April 19, 1968) is an Israeli entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Better Place, which had developed a model and infrastructure for employing electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel tec ...

- Israeli entrepreneur. The founder and CEO of Better Place, which has developed a model and infrastructure for employing

electric cars An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quiet ...

as an alternative to fossil fuel technology. * Alona Barkat owner of the football team

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

. Sister-in-law of former

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

mayor

Nir Barkat Nir Barkat ( he, נִיר בַּרְקָת; born 19 October 1959) is an Israeli businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Jerusalem between the years 2008–2018. Biography Nir Barkat was raised in Jerusalem. His father, Zalman, was a ...

. *

Zadik Bino Zadik Bino ( he, צדיק בינו; born 1943) is an Israeli businessman. In 2018, Zadik Bino ranked #1867 on the ''Forbes'' World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion. Early life and education Of Iraqi Jewish descent, B ...

- Israeli businessman, owner of the

First International Bank of Israel The First International Bank of Israel ( he, הבנק הבינלאומי, translit=HaBank HaBeinleumi) is an Israel-based bank. Its commercial base consists primarily of large corporate clients as well as end-market consumers.

. *

Patrick Drahi Patrick Drahi ( he, פטריק דרהי; born 20 August 1963) is a French–Israeli billionaire, businessman telecoms, media tycoon, and investor, magnate. He has been living in Switzerland since 1999.. He is the founder and controlling shareh ...

- Israeli-French businessman *

Shlomo Eliahu Shlomo Eliahu ( he, שלמה אליהו, born 18 January 1936) is an Israeli businessman, billionaire, and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1978 and 1981. Biography Born in Baghdad in 1936, Eliahu made aliyah to Is ...

- Israeli businessman *

Yakir Gabay Yakir Gabay ( he, יקיר גבאי, born 1966) is a Cypriot-Israeli billionaire real estate businessman, based in London. He owns 10% of Frankfurt-listed Luxembourgish real estate company Aroundtown SA. Gabay is the son of Meir Gabay, a form ...

- Israeli-born billionaire who founded Aroundtown SA *

Isaac Larian Isaac Larian (born March 28, 1954) is an Iranian-born American billionaire businessman, founder and the chief executive officer (CEO) of MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately owned toy company.Bratz toymaker Isaac Larian living the American dream.
JewishJournal.com, December 6, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2011. * Lev Leviev – diamond tycoon *

Haim Saban Haim Saban (; he, חיים סבן; born October 15, 1944) is an Israeli-American media proprietor, investor, and producer of records, film, and television. A businessman with interests in financial services, entertainment, and media, and an e ...

– Israeli-American television and

media proprietor A media proprietor, media mogul or media tycoon refers to a entrepreneur who controls, through personal ownership or via a dominant position in any media-related company or enterprise, media consumed by many individuals. Those with significant co ...

. Saban was ranked by ''

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'' as the 104th richest person in America. *

Yitzhak Tshuva Yitzhak Tshuva ( he, יצחק תשובה; born July 7, 1948) is an Israeli billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of El-Ad Group, which owned the New York Plaza Hotel. He also owns the Israeli conglomerate Delek Group. In 2014, he was liste ...

- Israeli business magnate.

Academic figures

Michel Abitbol Michel Abitbol ( he, מיכאל אביטבול; born 14 April 1943 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Israeli historian. He is considered an expert on the history of Morocco and the history the Jews of North Africa. In the 80s, he gave cour ...

, historian, professor, and chair of the Department of African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. *

Amnon Netzer Amnon Netzer ( he, אמנון נצר; April 9, 1934 – February 15, 2008) was an Iranian-born Israeli historian, researcher, professor and journalist. Netzer was a leading authority on Iranian history and culture as well as Persian and Judeo-Persi ...

– historian, researcher, professor and journalist. *

Avshalom Elitzur Avshalom Cyrus Elitzur ( he, אבשלום כורש אליצור; born 30 May 1957) is an Israeli physicist and philosopher. Biography Avshalom Elitzur was born in Kerman, Iran, to a Jewish family. When he was two years old, his family immigrat ...

– physicist and philosopher *

Moshe Bar-Asher Moshe Bar-Asher (; born 1939, Ksar es Souk, Morocco) is an Israeli linguist and the president of the Academy of the Hebrew Language in Jerusalem. Biography Moshe Ben Harush (later Bar-Asher) was born in Ksar es Souk (modern Errachidia), Morocc ...

– linguist * Smadar Lavie - anthropologist, visiting fellow at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

* Maor Farid - researcher at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

, social activist and author *

Raphael Mechoulam Raphael Mechoulam ( he, רפאל משולם, bg, Рафаел Мешулам; born 5 November 1930) is an Israeli organic chemist and professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Mechoulam is best known for h ...

– chemist, discoverer of

tetrahydrocannabinol Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant. Although the chemical formula for THC (C21H30O2) describes multiple isomers, the term ''THC' ...

and

anandamide Anandamide (ANA), also known as ''N''-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA), is a fatty acid neurotransmitter. Anandamide was the first endocannabinoid to be discovered: it participates in the body's endocannabinoid system by binding to cannabinoid r ...

Cultural figures

Film, TV, and stage

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Ze'ev Revach Ze'ev Nachum Revach ( he, זאב רווח; born 15 August 1940) is an Israeli comedian, film and theatre actor, and filmmaker. He has been one of the stars of the Israeli film genre known as Bourekas films. Israeli newspaper ''Haaretz'' describe ...

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Yosef Shiloach Yosef Shiloach ( he, יוסף שילוח; July 9, 1941 – January 3, 2011) was an Israeli actor. Biography Yosef Shiloach was born in Kurdistan. He immigrated to Israel at the age of nine.Orna Banai Orna Banai ( he, אורנה בנאי; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council. Biography Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in B ...

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Erez Tal Erez Moshe Tal ( he, ארז טל; born 27 July 1961) is an Israeli television host. Early life Born as Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Jewish parents. His father, Aharon Ben-Tulila, immigrated from Algeria, whereas his mother Edn ...

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Eli Yatzpan Eliyahu Yatzpan ( he, אלי יצפאן; born June 6, 1965) is an Israeli television host and comedian, best known as the host of the Channel 3 late-night talk show/variety show ''Yatzpan'' between 2001 and 2006. Biography Early life Yatzpan w ...

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Alon Abutbul Alon Moni Abutbul (or Aboutboul, he, אלון מוני אבוטבול; born 28 May 1965) is an Israeli actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Early life Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata, ...

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Sasson Gabai Sasson Gabai (or Gabay; he, ששון גבאי; born ) is an Israeli actor. He is the winner of an Ophir Award, Asia Pacific Screen Award (nominated), European Film Awards and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007 as Best Actor in the highly acclaime ...

Models

Moran Atias Moran Atias ( he, מורן אטיאס; born 9 April 1981) is an Israeli actress and model. She gained fame in the Italian films ''Gas'', '' Oggi sposi'', and '' Mother of Tears''. She is best known for her work with Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV ...

– model and actress *

Sendi Bar Sendi Bar (sometimes Sandy Bar; he, סנדי בר; born April 5, 1976) is an Israeli actress and model. Sendi Baranes () was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family. Her father is a Libyan-born Jew, whereas her mother is Israe ...

– model and actress * Yael Abecassis – model and actress *

Linor Abargil Linor Abargil ( he, לינור אברג'יל, sometimes spelled ''Linor Aberjil''; born February 17, 1980) is an Israeli lawyer, actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998, shortly after being raped. Since then ...

– Israeli beauty pageant contestant who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998 *

Miri Bohadana Miri Bohadana ( he, מירי בוהדנה; born October 12, 1977) is an Israeli actress, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 1995. Biography Miriam (Miri) Bohadana was born in Beersheba, Israel, to Morocca ...

– model and actress * – model and actress *

– former model who is a politician * – model and actress * – model and actress *

Becky Griffin Rebecca "Becky" Griffin (Hebrew: רבקה "בקי" גריפין, born 27 December 1977) is an Israeli model, TV presenter and actress. Early life Rebecca (Becky) Griffin was born in Givatayim, Israel. Her mother, Ariela, was an accountant for th ...

– model, TV presenter and an actress * Yehuda Levi - actor and model

Popular musicians

* Shai Tsabari - singer File:Dana International 2008 Eurovision.jpg,

Dana International Sharon Cohen ( he, שרון כהן; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International ( he, דנה אינטרנשיונל), is an Israeli pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She wa ...

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Harel Skaat Harel Skaat ( he, הראל סקעת, born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Milim" ("מילים", "Words"). Skaat ...

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Ninet Tayeb Nati Ninet Tayeb ( he, נינט טייב; born October 21, 1983), commonly known as Ninet, is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, composer, DJ, model, actress, and a reality television program judge in '' Rising Star: Israel''. She is conside ...

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Sarit Hadad Sarit Hadad ( he, שרית חדד, ) (born on September 20, 1978) is an Israeli singer. In October 2009, the Israeli Music TV Channel (Channel 24) named Hadad "best female singer of the 2000s". She represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contes ...

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Berry Sakharof Berry Sakharof ( he, ברי סחרוף, ; born 7 July 1957) is an Israeli rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Sakharof is one of Israel's most popular and critically acclaimed rock musicians, and is often referred to as "the prince ...

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Rita Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...

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Gali Atari Gali Atari ( he, גלי עטרי; born December 29, 1953) is an Israeli singer and actress. Atari won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 which was held in Jerusalem, as part of Milk and Honey. Early life Atari was born in Rehovot, Israel, to Je ...

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Eyal Golan Eyal Golan ( he, אייל גולן; born Eyal Bitton; 12 April 1971) is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi music pop fusion genre, and considered one of the most successful singers in Israel. Golan reported the highest income of all sing ...

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Yuval Banai Yuval Banay ( he, יוּבַל בַּנַאי; born June 9, 1962) is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina. Personal life Yuval was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Ilana and Yossi Ba ...

Various

Adi Nes Adi Nes ( he, עדי נס; born 1966) is an Israeli photographer. Education * 1989-1992 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, photography Life and career Adi Nes was born in Kiryat Gat. His parents are Jewish immigrants from Iran. He ...

– Photographer

Sports

Association Football

Dudu Aouate David "Dudu" Aouate (or Awat, he, דוד "דודו" אוואט, ''pronounced Dūdū Ahwaht''; born 17 October 1977) is an Israeli retired professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper ...

– goalkeeper ( RCD Mallorca, national team) * Gai Assulin – winger/attacking midfielder ( Manchester City, national team) *

Pini Balili Pini Balili ( he, פִּינִי בַּלִילִי; born 18 June 1979) is an Israeli former football manager and former player. He was born in Jerusalem and is Jewish, of Turkish descent. Career Move back to Hapoel As a youngster, Balili grew ...

, Israel/Turkey – striker (

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel ...

, national team) *

Yossi Benayoun Yossi Shai Benayoun ( he, יוסי שי בניון; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in England and captained the Israel national team. Born in Dimona, he is ...

– attacking midfielder, national team captain,

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Racing Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Span ...

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

Tal Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim (or Tal Ben Haim I, he, טל בן-חיים; born 31 March 1982) is an Israeli footballer who last played for Beitar Jerusalem. He can play at either centre back or right back. He has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bolton Wanderers ...

– center back/right back,

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea,

Avi Cohen Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( he, אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers ...

– defender, Liverpool and national team *

Yaniv Katan Yaniv Katan ( he, יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals. Personal life Katan ...

– forward/winger (

, national team) *

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana ( he, אלי אוחנה; born ) is an Israeli former football player and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as forward or midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the I ...

– won

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tourn ...

and

Bravo Award The Bravo Award was an annual award which was handed out by the Italian magazine ''Guerin Sportivo'' to the most outstanding young European footballer. The first winner of the award was Englishman Jimmy Case. The first non-European to win the ...

(most outstanding young player in Europe); national team; manager *

Haim Revivo Haim Michael Revivo ( he, חיים מיכאל רביבו; born 22 February 1972) is a retired Israeli football player who played as a midfielder, and a businessman. Sports career Revivo is Jewish and was born to a traditional Mizrahi Jewish fa ...

– attacking/side midfielder (national team), Maccabi Haifa, Celta de Vigo, Fenerbahçe,

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

Idan Tal Idan Tal ( he, עידן טל; born 13 September 1975, in Beersheba) is a former Israeli professional footballer. Tal was born in Beersheba, Israel, and is Jewish. He lives in Haifa, is married to Doreen, and has two children, Miron and Amit. Cl ...

– midfielder (

Beitar Jerusalem FC Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

& national team) *

Itzik Zohar Itzik Zohar ( he, איציק זוהר; born October 31, 1970) is an Israeli former international footballer and television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel to a family of North African extraction, he holds the distinction of scoring the ...

– attacking midfielder (national team), Maccabi Jaffa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Royal Antwerp, Beitar Jerusalem, Crystal Palace, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Herzliya, Maccabi Netanya, F.C. Ashdod, Hapoel Nazareth Illit Shahar z

Basketball

Omri Casspi Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23 ...

– 6' 9" Small Forward, drafted in 1st round of

2009 NBA draft The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other e ...

( Cleveland Cavaliers) * Oded Katash - 6'5" Point Guard,

Israeli National Basketball Team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

Coach * Motti Aroesti - 6'2" Point Guard. *

Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu ( he, לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ; born 9 September 1985) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (225 pounds). He plays at the power forward pos ...

- 6'9" Power Forward, drafted in 2nd round of 2006 NBA draft by Orlando Magic. * Lior Arditi - 6'4" Point Guard. *

Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 19 ...

- 6'6" Shooting Guard. *

Shimon Amsalem Shimon Yaakov Amsalem (שמעון אמסלם; born November 10, 1966) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and for the Israeli National Basketball Te ...

- 6'8" Power Forward & Center. *

Dror Hajaj Dror Hagag ( he, דרור חג'ג', born December 31, 1978) is an Israeli former professional basketball player of a Tunisian-Jewish descent. He plays at the point guard position. He last played with the pro club Maccabi Ashdod. He also played ...

- 5'10" Point Guard. *

Yogev Ohayon Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior ...

- 6'2" Point Guard. * Papi Turjeman - 6'5" Point & Shooting Guard. *

Eliahu Amiel Eliahu Amiel (13 June 1925 – 2009) was an Israeli basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially ...

- 6'1" Point Guard. *

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 ...

- 6'1" Point Guard. * Mark Mimran - 5'11" Point Guard.

Olympic Sports Athletes

Shahar Tzuberi Shahar Tzuberi (or Zubari, he, שחר צוברי; born September 1, 1986) is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic bronze medalist, surfing in the "Neil Pryde" RS:X discipline. He is a nephew of Gad Tsobari, the 1972 Olympic wrestler who escaped fr ...

, Israel, windsurfer, Olympic bronze ( RS:X discipline); 2009 & 2010 European Windsurf champion"Dempsey misses windsurfing medal"
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BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flag ...

'', August 20, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.

References

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