Isser (), also transliterated as Issur, is a masculine name and surname of

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

origin, derived from the Hebrew name

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, and surname of

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austria ...

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Isser Be'eri Isser Be'eri (, born Isser Birenzweig; 30 January 1901 – 1 January 1958) was the director of the Haganah Intelligence Service in Israel and was responsible for helping to reorganise Israeli intelligence services in 1948, as well as ordering th ...

(1901–1958), Israeli director of military intelligence * Issur Demsky or Kirk Douglas (1916–2020), American actor *

Isser Harel Isser Harel (; 1912 – 18 February 2003) was spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel and the Director of the Mossad (1952–1963). In his capacity as Mossad director, he oversaw the capture and covert transportation to ...

(1912–2003), Israeli spymaster *

Isser Zalman Meltzer Isser Zalman Meltzer (; February 6, 1870 – November 17, 1953),Isser Zalman Meltzer "Even HaEzel" (1870 - 1953) was a Jewish rabbi, rosh yeshiva and posek. He was known as the "Even HaEzel", after the title of his commentary on Rambam's ''Mishn ...

(1870–1953), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi and scholar *

Isser Yehuda Unterman Isser Yehuda Unterman (; 19 April 1886 – 26 January 1976) was the third chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, and later the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel from 1964 until 1972. He was a leader of the Mizrachi movement and was awarded ...

(1886–1976), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel *

Isser Woloch Isser Woloch (born 1937) is the Moore Collegiate Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia. His work focuses on the French Revolution and on Napoleon. He was educated at Columbia ( A.B., 1959) and at Princeton ( Ph.D., 1965). He was the winner ...

(born 1937), historian of the French Revolution

Surname

Aharon Isser Aharon Isser (; July 13, 1958 – April 9, 1995) was a leading Israeli aeronautical engineer. He contributed much to the modeling of aerodynamic effects on helicopter airfoils and on the flight dynamics of missile systems. Conducting research at ...

(1958–1995), Israeli aeronautical engineer *

Franz Isser Franz Isser (17 August 1932 – 16 March 2024) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1960s. Along with Pepi Isser, Heini Isser, and Fritz Isser, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1962 FIBT World Championshi ...

(1932–2024), Austrian bobsledder *

Fritz Isser Fritz Isser was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1960s. Along with Pepi Isser, Heini Isser, and Franz Isser, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1962 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garm ...

, Austrian bobsledder *

Heinrich Isser Heinrich "Heini" Isser (12 May 1928 – 18 May 2004) was an Austrian bobsledder-luger who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Matrei in Osttirol. Luge career Isser won five medals at the European luge championshi ...

(1928–2004), Austrian bobsledder *

Josef Isser Josef "Pepi" Isser is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955 with a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles e ...

, Austrian luger *

Maria Isser Maria Isser (22 October 1929 in Matrei am Brenner – 25 February 2011 in Innsbruck Paul Isser Paul Isser was an Austrian luger who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Re ...

, Austrian luger

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