SettingsAmerican Zionists
Abba Hillel Silver
Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963) was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.
Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963) was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.
Abraham Krotoshinsky
Abraham Krotoshinsky was a United States Army soldier who won the Distinguished Service Cross during The Lost Battalion.
Abraham Krotoshinsky was a United States Army soldier who won the Distinguished Service Cross during The Lost Battalion.
Ammiel Hirsch
Ammiel Hirsch (עמיאל הירש, also spelled Amiel Hirsch) (born 1959) is a Reform Jewish rabbi and a bar-certified lawyer in New York.
Ammiel Hirsch (עמיאל הירש, also spelled Amiel Hirsch) (born 1959) is a Reform Jewish rabbi and a bar-certified lawyer in New York.
Arthur Lelyveld
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (February 6, 1913 - April 15, 1996) was a rabbi within the movement of Reform Judaism.
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (February 6, 1913 - April 15, 1996) was a rabbi within the movement of Reform Judaism.
Balfour Brickner
Balfour Brickner, a leading rabbi in the Reform Judaism movement, was rabbi emeritus of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan when he passed away.
Balfour Brickner, a leading rabbi in the Reform Judaism movement, was rabbi emeritus of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan when he passed away.
Baruch Korff
Baruch Korff (July 4, 1914 – July 26, 1995) was a longtime Jewish community activist.
Baruch Korff (July 4, 1914 – July 26, 1995) was a longtime Jewish community activist.
Baruch Zuckerman
Baruch Zuckerman (26 June 1887 – 13 December 1970) was a leading American-Israeli zionist, one of the leading proponents of Yad Vashem, editor of Yiddishe Kempfer, and a leading figure in the Fa...
Baruch Zuckerman (26 June 1887 – 13 December 1970) was a leading American-Israeli zionist, one of the leading proponents of Yad Vashem, editor of Yiddishe Kempfer, and a leading figure in the Fa...
Bella Abzug
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement.
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement.
Benjamin Elazari Volcani
Benjamin Elazari Volcani discovered life in the Dead Sea and pioneered biological silicon research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
Benjamin Elazari Volcani discovered life in the Dead Sea and pioneered biological silicon research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
Benzion Netanyahu
Benzion Netanyahu (בנציון נתניהו, ) (March 25, 1910 – April 30, 2012) was an Israeli historian.
Benzion Netanyahu (בנציון נתניהו, ) (March 25, 1910 – April 30, 2012) was an Israeli historian.
Bernard Flexner
Bernard Flexner (1882-1946), a New York lawyer, was a prominent member of the Zionist Organization of America.
Bernard Flexner (1882-1946), a New York lawyer, was a prominent member of the Zionist Organization of America.
Daniel Goldhagen
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen is an American author and former Associate Professor of Political Science and Social Studies at Harvard University.
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen is an American author and former Associate Professor of Political Science and Social Studies at Harvard University.
David Brog
David Brog is the Executive Director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization.
David Brog is the Executive Director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization.
David Werner Amram
David Werner Amram was a prominent lawyer and legal scholar, as well as an early American Zionist.
David Werner Amram was a prominent lawyer and legal scholar, as well as an early American Zionist.
David Wilder (activist)
David Wilder is a leader of Israeli settlers and the spokesman for The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron.
David Wilder is a leader of Israeli settlers and the spokesman for The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron.
David Wilder (Hebron)
David Wilder is a leader of Israeli settlers and the spokesman for The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron.
David Wilder is a leader of Israeli settlers and the spokesman for The Committee of The Jewish Community of Hebron.
Dean Alfange
Dean Alfange was an American politician who held nominations and appointments from a number of parties, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the American Labor Party, and the Li...
Dean Alfange was an American politician who held nominations and appointments from a number of parties, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the American Labor Party, and the Li...
Emanuel Rackman
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, who held pulpits in major congregations and helped draw attention to the plight of Refuseniks in the then-Soviet Union and attem...
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, who held pulpits in major congregations and helped draw attention to the plight of Refuseniks in the then-Soviet Union and attem...
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City.
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City.
Eugene Kohn
Eugene Kohn (January 26, 1887 - April 1, 1977) was a Reconstructionist rabbi, writer and editor.
Eugene Kohn (January 26, 1887 - April 1, 1977) was a Reconstructionist rabbi, writer and editor.
Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Golda Meir
Golda Meir was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
Golda Meir was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
Guma Aguiar
Guma L. Aguiar is a Brazilian-born energy industrialist and millionaire businessperson who splits his time living between the United States and Israel.
Guma L. Aguiar is a Brazilian-born energy industrialist and millionaire businessperson who splits his time living between the United States and Israel.
Gustav Gottheil
Gustav Gottheil (May 28, 1827, Pinne/Pniewy, Posen district, Prussia - April 15, 1903, New York City) was a Prussian born American rabbi.
Gustav Gottheil (May 28, 1827, Pinne/Pniewy, Posen district, Prussia - April 15, 1903, New York City) was a Prussian born American rabbi.
Hans Kohn
Hans Kohn (הַנְס כֹּהן, or הנס קוהן, September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was a Jewish philosopher and historian.
Hans Kohn (הַנְס כֹּהן, or הנס קוהן, September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was a Jewish philosopher and historian.
Hayim Greenberg
Hayim Greenberg (חַיִּים גרינברג; 1889, Bessarabia - 1953) was a US Judaism thinker and Labor Zionist thinker.
Hayim Greenberg (חַיִּים גרינברג; 1889, Bessarabia - 1953) was a US Judaism thinker and Labor Zionist thinker.
Henrietta Szold
Henrietta Szold (December 21, 1860 – February 13, 1945) was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization.
Henrietta Szold (December 21, 1860 – February 13, 1945) was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization.
Herman Rosenthal
Herman Rosenthal (October 6, 1843 – 1917) was an American author, editor, and librarian.
Herman Rosenthal (October 6, 1843 – 1917) was an American author, editor, and librarian.
Horace Kallen
Horace Meyer Kallen was an American philosopher.
Horace Meyer Kallen was an American philosopher.
Hyman Lamer
Hyman "Hy" Lamer (fl. 1959-1974) was a Jewish mobster and a close associate of Sam Giancana.
Hyman "Hy" Lamer (fl. 1959-1974) was a Jewish mobster and a close associate of Sam Giancana.
Irving Moskowitz
Irving I. Moskowitz is a Florida-based businessman who built a business running hospitals and legal gambling in California.
Irving I. Moskowitz is a Florida-based businessman who built a business running hospitals and legal gambling in California.
Isaiah L. Kenen
Isaiah Leo "Si" Kenen (1905–1988) was the founder of the "American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs" (AZCPA), the forerunner of the modern American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Isaiah Leo "Si" Kenen (1905–1988) was the founder of the "American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs" (AZCPA), the forerunner of the modern American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Israel Friedlander
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Jack Nusan Porter
Dr. Jack Nusan Porter is a writer, sociologist, human rights and social activist, treasurer and former vice-president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Dr. Jack Nusan Porter is a writer, sociologist, human rights and social activist, treasurer and former vice-president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Jacob de Haas
Jacob de Haas (1872 – 1937) was a British Hasidic Jew, a journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement, who propagated the movement in the United States.
Jacob de Haas (1872 – 1937) was a British Hasidic Jew, a journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement, who propagated the movement in the United States.
Jacques Torczyner
Jacques Torczyner has been a leader in the American and international Zionist movement.
Jacques Torczyner has been a leader in the American and international Zionist movement.
James G. Heller
James G. Heller (January 4, 1892-December 19, 1971) was an American composer and rabbi.
James G. Heller (January 4, 1892-December 19, 1971) was an American composer and rabbi.
Jessie Sampter
Jessie Sampter was an influential Zionist educator, a poet, and a Zionist pioneer born March 22, 1883 in New York City.
Jessie Sampter was an influential Zionist educator, a poet, and a Zionist pioneer born March 22, 1883 in New York City.
John Loftus
John Joseph Loftus is an American author, former US government prosecutor and former Army intelligence officer.
John Joseph Loftus is an American author, former US government prosecutor and former Army intelligence officer.
Jonathan Calt Harris
Jonathan Calt Harris (born December 27, 1969) a native of Illinois, is an American conservative writer and editor, and a Christian pro-Israel activist.
Jonathan Calt Harris (born December 27, 1969) a native of Illinois, is an American conservative writer and editor, and a Christian pro-Israel activist.
Kenneth Bob
Kenneth Bob is the president of Ameinu, the American Labor Zionist organization.
Kenneth Bob is the president of Ameinu, the American Labor Zionist organization.
Leo Wolman
Leo Wolman (February 24, 1890 - October 2, 1961) was a noted American economist whose work focused on labor economics.
Leo Wolman (February 24, 1890 - October 2, 1961) was a noted American economist whose work focused on labor economics.
Leslie Epstein
Leslie Donald Epstein (born on May 4, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist.
Leslie Donald Epstein (born on May 4, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist.
Louis Brandeis
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939.
Ludwig Lewisohn
Ludwig Lewisohn (May 30, 1882 – December 31, 1955) was an American Jewish critic, novelist and translator, known for his novel The Island Within.
Ludwig Lewisohn (May 30, 1882 – December 31, 1955) was an American Jewish critic, novelist and translator, known for his novel The Island Within.
Maurice Samuel
Maurice Samuel (February 8, 1895 - May 4, 1972) was a Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer.
Maurice Samuel (February 8, 1895 - May 4, 1972) was a Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer.
Meir Kahane
Martin David Kahane (1 August 1932 – 5 November 1990), also known as Meir Kahane (הרב מאיר דוד כהנא), was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure.
Martin David Kahane (1 August 1932 – 5 November 1990), also known as Meir Kahane (הרב מאיר דוד כהנא), was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure.
Michael Oren
Michael B. Oren is an American-born Israeli historian, author, and the Israeli ambassador to the United States.
Michael B. Oren is an American-born Israeli historian, author, and the Israeli ambassador to the United States.
Michael Steinhardt
Michael H. Steinhardt is an American hedge fund manager, investor, and philanthropist active in Jewish causes.
Michael H. Steinhardt is an American hedge fund manager, investor, and philanthropist active in Jewish causes.
Mordecai Kaplan
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan, was a rabbi, essayist and Jewish educator and the co-founder of Reconstructionist Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan, was a rabbi, essayist and Jewish educator and the co-founder of Reconstructionist Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
Mordecai Manuel Noah
Mordecai Manuel Noah was an American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian.
Mordecai Manuel Noah was an American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian.
Morris J. Amitay
Morris J. "Morrie" Amitay, is a former executive director of AIPAC, currently vice chairman of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, and is the founder and treasurer of the Washing...
Morris J. "Morrie" Amitay, is a former executive director of AIPAC, currently vice chairman of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, and is the founder and treasurer of the Washing...
Nathan George Horwitt
Nathan George Horwitt (c. 1898 – June 13, 1990) was an American industrial designer.
Nathan George Horwitt (c. 1898 – June 13, 1990) was an American industrial designer.
Nathan Straus
Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848–January 11, 1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores – R.H. Macy & Company and ...
Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848–January 11, 1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores – R.H. Macy & Company and ...
Ned Temko
Ned Temko (born Edward Temko, 1952) is an American Jewish journalist and newspaper editor who has worked much of his life in the United Kingdom.
Ned Temko (born Edward Temko, 1952) is an American Jewish journalist and newspaper editor who has worked much of his life in the United Kingdom.
Richard James Horatio Gottheil
Richard James Horatio Gottheil (1862—1936) was an American Semitic scholar, Zionist, and founding father of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity.
Richard James Horatio Gottheil (1862—1936) was an American Semitic scholar, Zionist, and founding father of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity.
Simcha Krauss
Rabbi Simcha Krauss, a major figure in Centrist Orthodoxy, is known for his role in the Religious Zionists of America, but since making aliyah in 2005, he has been involved with Yeshivat Eretz H...
Rabbi Simcha Krauss, a major figure in Centrist Orthodoxy, is known for his role in the Religious Zionists of America, but since making aliyah in 2005, he has been involved with Yeshivat Eretz H...
Stephen Samuel Wise
Stephen Samuel Wise was an Austro-Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.
Stephen Samuel Wise was an Austro-Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.
Steven Weil
Steven Weil grew up on a cattle farm in upstate New York.
Steven Weil grew up on a cattle farm in upstate New York.
Tashbih Sayyed
Tashbih Sayyed was a Shia Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times, Pakistan Today, and In Review.
Tashbih Sayyed was a Shia Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times, Pakistan Today, and In Review.
Theo Epstein
Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973) is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.
Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973) is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.
Timothy Blackstone
Timothy Beach Blackstone (March 28, 1829 – May 26, 1900) was a 19th century railroad executive, businessman, philanthropist, and politician.
Timothy Beach Blackstone (March 28, 1829 – May 26, 1900) was a 19th century railroad executive, businessman, philanthropist, and politician.
William Daroff
William Daroff (born 1968) is the Vice President for Public Policy and Director of the Washington Office of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formerly known as United Jewish Communities.
William Daroff (born 1968) is the Vice President for Public Policy and Director of the Washington Office of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formerly known as United Jewish Communities.
Zev Chafets
Zev Chafets (born 1947) is an American-Israeli author and columnist who was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.
Zev Chafets (born 1947) is an American-Israeli author and columnist who was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.
Zev Segal
Zev Segal (1917-2008) was an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi.
Zev Segal (1917-2008) was an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi.