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Aaron Cardozo
Don Aaron Nunez Cardozo, GMH was a Jewish English businessman, who established in Gibraltar and was consul for Tunis and Algiers in Gibraltar around 1805.
Don Aaron Nunez Cardozo, GMH was a Jewish English businessman, who established in Gibraltar and was consul for Tunis and Algiers in Gibraltar around 1805.
Aaron Russo
Aaron Russo was an American entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist.
Aaron Russo was an American entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist.
Abraham Capadose
The Revd Dr Abraham Capadose or Capadoce (22 August 1795, Amsterdam - 16 December 1874, The Hague) was a Dutch physician and Calvinist writer.
The Revd Dr Abraham Capadose or Capadoce (22 August 1795, Amsterdam - 16 December 1874, The Hague) was a Dutch physician and Calvinist writer.
Abraham ibn Daud
Abraham ibn Daud (Hebrew: אברהם אבן דאוד; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopher; born at Toledo, Spain about 1110; died, according to c...
Abraham ibn Daud (Hebrew: אברהם אבן דאוד; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopher; born at Toledo, Spain about 1110; died, according to c...
Abraham Lopes Cardozo
Abraham Lopes Cardozo was hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in New York City.
Abraham Lopes Cardozo was hazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in New York City.
Abraham Salomon Camondo
Count Abraham Camondo (1781 Istanbul(Constantinople)– March 30, 1873 Paris) was a Jewish Ottoman-Italian financier and philanthropist and the patriarch of the Camondo family.
Count Abraham Camondo (1781 Istanbul(Constantinople)– March 30, 1873 Paris) was a Jewish Ottoman-Italian financier and philanthropist and the patriarch of the Camondo family.
Albert Cohen
Albert Cohen (August 16, 1895, Corfu, Greece - October 17, 1981, Geneva, Switzerland) was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French.
Albert Cohen (August 16, 1895, Corfu, Greece - October 17, 1981, Geneva, Switzerland) was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French.
Albert Karasu
Albert Karasu (1885–1982) was a Jewish-Turkish journalist born in Ottoman Salonica.
Albert Karasu (1885–1982) was a Jewish-Turkish journalist born in Ottoman Salonica.
Alberto Assa
Alberto Assa was an Ottoman educator, translator and humanist of Sephardi descent.
Alberto Assa was an Ottoman educator, translator and humanist of Sephardi descent.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Alfred Beit
Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a German,British South African,Jewish gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa and a major donor towards ...
Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a German,British South African,Jewish gold and diamond magnate, a supporter of British imperialism in Southern Africa and a major donor towards ...
Aloandro Ben Bekar
Aloandro Ben Bekar or Ben Bakr (also known as Aldroando Gil), was the Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination) Governor of Faro, in Portugal.
Aloandro Ben Bekar or Ben Bakr (also known as Aldroando Gil), was the Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination) Governor of Faro, in Portugal.
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France.
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France.
Andrés Lewin-Richter Ossiander
Born in Miranda de Ebro, Spain in 1937, Andrés Lewin-Richter Ossiander began his studies in engineering at Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1955.
Born in Miranda de Ebro, Spain in 1937, Andrés Lewin-Richter Ossiander began his studies in engineering at Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1955.
Anna Freud
Anna Freud (3 December 1895 – 9 October 1982) was the sixth and last child of Sigmund and Martha Freud.
Anna Freud (3 December 1895 – 9 October 1982) was the sixth and last child of Sigmund and Martha Freud.
Anthony Blond
Anthony Bernard Blond was a British publisher and author.
Anthony Bernard Blond was a British publisher and author.
Anthony Caro
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro, OM, CBE is an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro, OM, CBE is an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.
Anton de Vieira
António Manuel de Vieira, known in Russia as Count Anton Manuilovich Devier, Антон Мануилович Девиер, was one of Peter I's foreign associates, who proved to be an efficient administrator i...
António Manuel de Vieira, known in Russia as Count Anton Manuilovich Devier, Антон Мануилович Девиер, was one of Peter I's foreign associates, who proved to be an efficient administrator i...
Antonio Fernandez Carvajal
Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590–November 10, 1659)—in António Fernandes Carvalhal—was a Portuguese-Jewish merchant, who became the first endenizened English Jew.
Antonio Fernandez Carvajal (c.1590–November 10, 1659)—in António Fernandes Carvalhal—was a Portuguese-Jewish merchant, who became the first endenizened English Jew.
Arab Jews
Arab Jews (اليهود العرب ; יהודים ערבים ) is a term referring to Jews living in the Arab World, or Jews descended from such persons.
Arab Jews (اليهود العرب ; יהודים ערבים ) is a term referring to Jews living in the Arab World, or Jews descended from such persons.
Arie Pais
Aäron Pais is a Dutch former politician.
Aäron Pais is a Dutch former politician.
Arnold Aletrino
Arnold Aletrino (1 April 1858 - 16 January 1916) was a Dutch criminal anthropologist and writer, who published works on homosexuality in Dutch and French.
Arnold Aletrino (1 April 1858 - 16 January 1916) was a Dutch criminal anthropologist and writer, who published works on homosexuality in Dutch and French.
Asa Benveniste
Asa Benveniste (1925 – 1990) was a poet.
Asa Benveniste (1925 – 1990) was a poet.
Asser Levy
Asser Levy (died 1680), also known as Asher Levy, was one of the first Jewish settlers of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
Asser Levy (died 1680), also known as Asher Levy, was one of the first Jewish settlers of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
Bakr Ben Yahia
Bakr Ben Yahia II was an important Mozarab figure in Medieval Portugal.
Bakr Ben Yahia II was an important Mozarab figure in Medieval Portugal.
Bakr Ben Yahia I
Bakr Ben Yahia I was possibly a son of Yahia Ben Yahi III and the father of Yahia Ben Bakr.
Bakr Ben Yahia I was possibly a son of Yahia Ben Yahi III and the father of Yahia Ben Bakr.
Basil Henriques
Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques was a Jewish philanthropist of Portuguese origins, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century.
Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques was a Jewish philanthropist of Portuguese origins, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century.
Bat Ye'or
Bat Ye'or is a pseudonym of Gisèle Littman, née Orebi, an Egyptian-born British writer and political commentator who writes about the history of non-Muslims in the Middle East, a...
Bat Ye'or is a pseudonym of Gisèle Littman, née Orebi, an Egyptian-born British writer and political commentator who writes about the history of non-Muslims in the Middle East, a...
Benjamin Musaphia
Benjamin ben Immanuel Musaphia (c.
Benjamin ben Immanuel Musaphia (c.
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant.
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri Lévy (; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual, philosopher and journalist.
Bernard-Henri Lévy (; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual, philosopher and journalist.
Binyamin Arditi
Binyamin Arditi (בנימין ארדיטי, 1 July 1897 - 20 May 1981) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal between 1955 and 1965.
Binyamin Arditi (בנימין ארדיטי, 1 July 1897 - 20 May 1981) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal between 1955 and 1965.
Boris Podolsky
Boris Podolsky, was an American physicist of Russian Jewish descent.
Boris Podolsky, was an American physicist of Russian Jewish descent.
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a political scientist, professor at New York University, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a political scientist, professor at New York University, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Can Bonomo
Can Bonomo is a Turkish singer of Sephardic Jewish descent who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Can Bonomo is a Turkish singer of Sephardic Jewish descent who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Carasso family
The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu and Karasso) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).
The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu and Karasso) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).
Caryl Brahms
Caryl Brahms, born Doris Caroline Abrahams was an English critic, novelist, and journalist specialising in the theatre and ballet.
Caryl Brahms, born Doris Caroline Abrahams was an English critic, novelist, and journalist specialising in the theatre and ballet.
Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi (born 9 June 1943) is the co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and led that business – the world's largest advertising agency ...
Charles Saatchi (born 9 June 1943) is the co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and led that business – the world's largest advertising agency ...
Chris Blackwell
Christopher Percy Gordon "Chris" Blackwell is a British businessman and former record producer, and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels".
Christopher Percy Gordon "Chris" Blackwell is a British businessman and former record producer, and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels".
Clara Haskil
Clara Haskil was a Romanian classical pianist, renowned as an interpreter of the classical and early romantic repertoire.
Clara Haskil was a Romanian classical pianist, renowned as an interpreter of the classical and early romantic repertoire.
Claude Montefiore
Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore (1858 - 1938) was son of Nathaniel Montefiore, and the great nephew of Sir Moses Montefiore.
Claude Joseph Goldsmid Montefiore (1858 - 1938) was son of Nathaniel Montefiore, and the great nephew of Sir Moses Montefiore.
Colette Rossant
Colette Rossant (born 1932) is a French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator, and restaurateur.
Colette Rossant (born 1932) is a French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator, and restaurateur.
Cruse family
The Cruse Winemaking Dynasty is a well-known French Sephardic Jewish winemaking family originally from the Catalonia region of Spain, which formerly bore the name "Crescas" before changing it du...
The Cruse Winemaking Dynasty is a well-known French Sephardic Jewish winemaking family originally from the Catalonia region of Spain, which formerly bore the name "Crescas" before changing it du...
Daniel Bensaïd
Daniel Bensaïd (25 March 1946 – 12 January 2010) was a philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France.
Daniel Bensaïd (25 March 1946 – 12 January 2010) was a philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit is a French-born German politician, active in both countries.
Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit is a French-born German politician, active in both countries.
Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza was an English prizefighter, who was boxing champion of England 1792–95.
Daniel Mendoza was an English prizefighter, who was boxing champion of England 1792–95.
David Abulafia
David Samuel Harvard Abulafia is an English historian with a particular interest in Italy, Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
David Samuel Harvard Abulafia is an English historian with a particular interest in Italy, Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
David Broza
David Broza (דויד ברוזה, born September 4, 1955) is a multi-platinum Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist.
David Broza (דויד ברוזה, born September 4, 1955) is a multi-platinum Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist.
David Conforte
David Conforte (c. 1618-c. 1685) (Hebrew: דוד קונפורטי) was a Hebrew literary historian born in Salonica, author of the literary chronicle known by the title Ḳore ha-Dorot.
David Conforte (c. 1618-c. 1685) (Hebrew: דוד קונפורטי) was a Hebrew literary historian born in Salonica, author of the literary chronicle known by the title Ḳore ha-Dorot.
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (May 21, 1808, Amsterdam—April 11, 1890, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Talmudist and prominent communal worker.
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (May 21, 1808, Amsterdam—April 11, 1890, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Talmudist and prominent communal worker.
David Levy Yulee
David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a membe...
David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a membe...
David Nabarro
Dr. David Nabarro (born Aug 26 1949), works as the Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Dr. David Nabarro (born Aug 26 1949), works as the Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
David Nahmad
David Nahmad is a fine art dealer and billionaire.
David Nahmad is a fine art dealer and billionaire.
David Ricardo
David Ricardo was an English political economist, often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Sm...
David Ricardo was an English political economist, often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Sm...
David Samuel Carasso
David Samuel Carasso (b. Salonica, Turkey) was a nineteenth-century Jewish traveler and writer.
David Samuel Carasso (b. Salonica, Turkey) was a nineteenth-century Jewish traveler and writer.
David Shaltiel
David Shaltiel (hebrew: דוד שאלתיאל, {B. 16 January 1903 Berlin - 1969 Jerusalem) was an Israeli military and intelligence officer, later also diplomat, and was most well known for being the di...
David Shaltiel (hebrew: דוד שאלתיאל, {B. 16 January 1903 Berlin - 1969 Jerusalem) was an Israeli military and intelligence officer, later also diplomat, and was most well known for being the di...
Denis Guedj
Denis Guedj (1940 – April 24, 2010) was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University.
Denis Guedj (1940 – April 24, 2010) was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University.
Dennis William Sciama
Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS was a British physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War.
Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS was a British physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War.
Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez better known simply as Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato,...
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez better known simply as Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato,...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (; born 25 April 1949), often referred to in the media, and by himself, as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French Soci...
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (; born 25 April 1949), often referred to in the media, and by himself, as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French Soci...
Edgar Morin
Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist born Edgar Nahoum in Paris on July 8, 1921.
Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist born Edgar Nahoum in Paris on July 8, 1921.
Eli Yishai
Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai (אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party.
Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai (אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party.
Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a Bulgarian-born modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Elias Canetti (Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a Bulgarian-born modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Elijah Benamozegh
Elijah Benamozegh, sometimes Elia or Eliyahu, was an Italian Orthodox rabbi and a noted Kabbalist, highly respected in his day as one of Italy's most eminent Jewish scholars.
Elijah Benamozegh, sometimes Elia or Eliyahu, was an Italian Orthodox rabbi and a noted Kabbalist, highly respected in his day as one of Italy's most eminent Jewish scholars.
Emanuel Mendez da Costa
Emanuel Mendez da Costa (June 5, 1717 – May 31, 1791) was an English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector of valuable notes and of manuscripts, and of anecdotes of the literati.
Emanuel Mendez da Costa (June 5, 1717 – May 31, 1791) was an English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector of valuable notes and of manuscripts, and of anecdotes of the literati.
Emanuel Nunes Carvalho
Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771, London - 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American Rabbi and Lexicographer.
Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771, London - 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American Rabbi and Lexicographer.
Emanuel Querido
Emanuel Querido (August 6, 1871, Amsterdam - July 23, 1943, Sobibor) was a successful Dutch publisher as the founder and owner of N.V. Em. Querido Uitgeversmaatschappij, which published Dutch ti...
Emanuel Querido (August 6, 1871, Amsterdam - July 23, 1943, Sobibor) was a successful Dutch publisher as the founder and owner of N.V. Em. Querido Uitgeversmaatschappij, which published Dutch ti...
Emilia Attias
Emilia Attias (born March 20, 1987 ) is an Argentine actress, dancer, model and TV host with Moroccan Jewish ancestors.
Emilia Attias (born March 20, 1987 ) is an Argentine actress, dancer, model and TV host with Moroccan Jewish ancestors.
Emmanuel Carasso
Emmanuel Carasso or Emanuel Karasu was a lawyer and a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family of Ottoman Salonica.
Emmanuel Carasso or Emanuel Karasu was a lawyer and a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family of Ottoman Salonica.
Ephraim Lópes Pereira d'Aguilar, 2nd Baron d'Aguilar
Ephraim Lópes Pereira d'Aguilar (born 1739 in Vienna - died 1802 in London) was the second Baron d'Aguilar, a Barony of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ephraim Lópes Pereira d'Aguilar (born 1739 in Vienna - died 1802 in London) was the second Baron d'Aguilar, a Barony of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ernest Cassutto
Ernest H. Cassutto was a Dutch Holocaust survivor who converted to Christianity during World War II.
Ernest H. Cassutto was a Dutch Holocaust survivor who converted to Christianity during World War II.
Ernst Remak
Ernst Julius Remak (May 26, 1849, Berlin - May 24, 1911, Wiesbaden) was a German neurologist who was the son of famed neurologist Robert Remak and the father of the mathematician Robert Remak.
Ernst Julius Remak (May 26, 1849, Berlin - May 24, 1911, Wiesbaden) was a German neurologist who was the son of famed neurologist Robert Remak and the father of the mathematician Robert Remak.
Eugenie Foa
Eugenie Foa (Bordeaux, 1796 - Paris, 1852) was a French writer.
Eugenie Foa (Bordeaux, 1796 - Paris, 1852) was a French writer.
Evan Montvel Cohen
Evan Montvel Cohen (born 1966) is an American businessman from the island of Guam.
Evan Montvel Cohen (born 1966) is an American businessman from the island of Guam.
Eydie Gormé
Eydie Gormé is an American singer, specializing, with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in traditional pop music, in the form of ballads and breezy swing.
Eydie Gormé is an American singer, specializing, with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in traditional pop music, in the form of ballads and breezy swing.
Felix Galimir
Felix Galimir (May 12, 1910, Vienna – November 10, 1999, New York) was an Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher.
Felix Galimir (May 12, 1910, Vienna – November 10, 1999, New York) was an Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher.
Felix Pratensis
Felix Pratensis (Felice da Prato) (died at Rome in 1539) was a Sephardic (specifically Italian) Jewish scholar who embraced Roman Catholicism.
Felix Pratensis (Felice da Prato) (died at Rome in 1539) was a Sephardic (specifically Italian) Jewish scholar who embraced Roman Catholicism.
Fernando Gerassi
Fernando Gerassi (October 5, 1899–1974) was a Sephardic Jew born in Turkey.
Fernando Gerassi (October 5, 1899–1974) was a Sephardic Jew born in Turkey.
Francis Lewis Cardozo
Francis Lewis Cardozo was a clergyman, politician, and educator.
Francis Lewis Cardozo was a clergyman, politician, and educator.
Franco Modigliani
Franco Modigliani (June 18, 1918 – September 25, 2003) was an Italian economist at the MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT Department of Economics, and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in E...
Franco Modigliani (June 18, 1918 – September 25, 2003) was an Italian economist at the MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT Department of Economics, and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in E...
Françoise Atlan
Françoise Atlan is a French singer, born in a Sephardic Jewish family in Narbonne (France) 27 July 1964.
Françoise Atlan is a French singer, born in a Sephardic Jewish family in Narbonne (France) 27 July 1964.
Françoise Giroud
Françoise Giroud, born France Gourdji was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician.
Françoise Giroud, born France Gourdji was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician.
Frederick David Mocatta
Frederic David Mocatta (1828-1905), tycoon and philanthropist of a noble Anglo-Jewish family, was a member of the London financial firm, Mocatta & Goldsmid, but retired from business in 1874 an...
Frederic David Mocatta (1828-1905), tycoon and philanthropist of a noble Anglo-Jewish family, was a member of the London financial firm, Mocatta & Goldsmid, but retired from business in 1874 an...
Frieda Belinfante
Frieda Belinfante (born May 10, 1904, Amsterdam – died April 26, 1995, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a Dutch cellist, conductor, a prominent lesbian and a member of the Dutch Resistance during World...
Frieda Belinfante (born May 10, 1904, Amsterdam – died April 26, 1995, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was a Dutch cellist, conductor, a prominent lesbian and a member of the Dutch Resistance during World...
Gabe Saporta
Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra Starship.
Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the synthpop band Cobra Starship.
Gabriel Milan
Gabriel Milan (or Gavrī’el Mil’ō (גבריאל מילאו), c 1631 – 26 March 1689) was Jewish governor of the Danish West Indies (now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands) from 7 May 1684 to 27 Febr...
Gabriel Milan (or Gavrī’el Mil’ō (גבריאל מילאו), c 1631 – 26 March 1689) was Jewish governor of the Danish West Indies (now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands) from 7 May 1684 to 27 Febr...
Galante (pedigree)
Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family.
Galante was a Jewish family which flourished at the beginning of the 16th century in Rome, and the head of which, Mordecai, was a Spanish exile of the Angel family.
George Basevi
Elias George Basevi FRS (1 April 1794 – 16 October 1845) was an English architect.
Elias George Basevi FRS (1 April 1794 – 16 October 1845) was an English architect.
Georges de Porto-Riche
Georges de Porto-Riche (May 20, 1849 in Bordeaux, Gironde – September 5, 1930 in Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges de Porto-Riche (May 20, 1849 in Bordeaux, Gironde – September 5, 1930 in Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges Montefiore-Levi
Georges Montefiore-Levi (1832–1906) was a Belgian inventor of Jewish origin who invented phosphorus bronze.
Georges Montefiore-Levi (1832–1906) was a Belgian inventor of Jewish origin who invented phosphorus bronze.
Giuseppe Eskenazi
Giuseppe Eskenazi is regarded as one of the most important oriental art dealers in the world, working at the highest end of the market, selling to museums and ambitious collectors.
Giuseppe Eskenazi is regarded as one of the most important oriental art dealers in the world, working at the highest end of the market, selling to museums and ambitious collectors.
Hazub
Rab Hazub (also called Khazuv and Chatzuv, fl.
Rab Hazub (also called Khazuv and Chatzuv, fl.
Heinrich Caro
Heinrich Caro (February 13, 1834 in Posen, Prussia Germany now Poznań, Poland - September 11, 1910 in Dresden), was a German chemist.
Heinrich Caro (February 13, 1834 in Posen, Prussia Germany now Poznań, Poland - September 11, 1910 in Dresden), was a German chemist.
Henry Pereira Mendes
Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937) was an American rabbi who was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York.
Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937) was an American rabbi who was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York.
Horatio Caro
Horatio Caro (5 July 1862 – 15 December 1920) was an English chess master.
Horatio Caro (5 July 1862 – 15 December 1920) was an English chess master.
House of Camondo
The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Ottoman-Jewish financiers and philanthropists.
The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Ottoman-Jewish financiers and philanthropists.
Hugh Montefiore
Hugh William Montefiore (12 May 1920 – 13 May 2005) was Bishop of Birmingham from 1977 to 1987.
Hugh William Montefiore (12 May 1920 – 13 May 2005) was Bishop of Birmingham from 1977 to 1987.
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is a British writer.
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is a British writer.
Irvine Arditti
Irvine Arditti (born 1953 London) is a British violinist.
Irvine Arditti (born 1953 London) is a British violinist.
Isaac Bitton (boxer)
Isaac Haim Bitton was a Dutch-born Jewish bare-knuckle boxer who is most famous for a fight which lasted 74 rounds.
Isaac Haim Bitton was a Dutch-born Jewish bare-knuckle boxer who is most famous for a fight which lasted 74 rounds.
Isaac Carasso
Isaac Carasso (1874 – April 19, 1939) was a Spanish doctor and member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family of Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).
Isaac Carasso (1874 – April 19, 1939) was a Spanish doctor and member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso family of Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).
Ishtar (singer)
Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1968) is an Israeli-born pop singer who performs in Arabic, Hebrew, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, and English.
Ishtar (born Esther (Eti) Zach, on 10 November 1968) is an Israeli-born pop singer who performs in Arabic, Hebrew, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, and English.
Island of Roses: The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles
Island of Roses: The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles is a 1995 documentary about the dying Sephardic community in Los Angeles.
Island of Roses: The Jews of Rhodes in Los Angeles is a 1995 documentary about the dying Sephardic community in Los Angeles.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool was a revolutionary in the field of social sciences.
Ithiel de Sola Pool was a revolutionary in the field of social sciences.
Itzhak Fintzi
Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) (Ицхак Финци (Ицко Финци)) (born April 25, 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) (Ицхак Финци (Ицко Финци)) (born April 25, 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Jacob Berab
Jacob Berab, also Jacob Berav, Yaakov Berav, Yaakov Bei Rav, Palestinian rabbi and Talmudist; born at Moqueda near Toledo, Spain, in 1474; died at Safed, Palestine April 3, 1546.
Jacob Berab, also Jacob Berav, Yaakov Berav, Yaakov Bei Rav, Palestinian rabbi and Talmudist; born at Moqueda near Toledo, Spain, in 1474; died at Safed, Palestine April 3, 1546.
Jacques Benveniste
Jacques Benveniste was a French immunologist.
Jacques Benveniste was a French immunologist.
Jacques Canetti
Nissim Jacques Canetti was a French music executive and a famous talent agent.
Nissim Jacques Canetti was a French music executive and a famous talent agent.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacqui Safra
Jacqui (Jacob) Eli Safra is a Swiss investor, descendant of the Lebanon-Swiss Jewish Safra banking family.
Jacqui (Jacob) Eli Safra is a Swiss investor, descendant of the Lebanon-Swiss Jewish Safra banking family.
Jakob Rosanes
Jakob Rosanes (August 16, 1842 Brody, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – January 6, 1922) was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and invariant theory.
Jakob Rosanes (August 16, 1842 Brody, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) – January 6, 1922) was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and invariant theory.
Jakub Karol Parnas
Jakub Karol Parnas, also known as Yakov Oskarovich Parnas was a prominent Jew-Polish–Soviet biochemist who contributed to the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway, together with...
Jakub Karol Parnas, also known as Yakov Oskarovich Parnas was a prominent Jew-Polish–Soviet biochemist who contributed to the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway, together with...
Jehiel R. Elyachar
Jehiel R. Elyachar (1898 – March 29, 1989) was an engineer, real estate developer and philanthropist who contributed to American and Israeli causes.
Jehiel R. Elyachar (1898 – March 29, 1989) was an engineer, real estate developer and philanthropist who contributed to American and Israeli causes.
Jessurun Cardozo
Rabbi David Abraham Jessurun Cardozo (March 29, 1896 – August 31, 1972) was a Dutch-born American Sephardic Rabbi who served as assistant minister of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue i...
Rabbi David Abraham Jessurun Cardozo (March 29, 1896 – August 31, 1972) was a Dutch-born American Sephardic Rabbi who served as assistant minister of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue i...
Jonathan Pereira
Jonathan Pereira (22 May 1804, London – 20 January 1853) was a pharmacologist, author of the Elements of Materia Medica, a standard work.
Jonathan Pereira (22 May 1804, London – 20 January 1853) was a pharmacologist, author of the Elements of Materia Medica, a standard work.
Jonathan Sarfati
Jonathan D. Sarfati is a former New Zealand national chess champion and creationist author with a PhD in chemistry.
Jonathan D. Sarfati is a former New Zealand national chess champion and creationist author with a PhD in chemistry.
Joseph ibn Naghrela
The 1066 Granada massacre took place on December 30, 1066 (9 Tevet 4827) when a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada, which was at that time in Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, assassinated th...
The 1066 Granada massacre took place on December 30, 1066 (9 Tevet 4827) when a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada, which was at that time in Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, assassinated th...
Joseph Salvador (scholar)
Joseph Salvador was a scholar from a Sephardi Jewish family in the south of France.
Joseph Salvador was a scholar from a Sephardi Jewish family in the south of France.
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, born Juan Álvarez Méndez, was a Spanish economist and politician.
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, born Juan Álvarez Méndez, was a Spanish economist and politician.
Judah Cassuto
Judah Cassuto (1808, Amsterdam—March 10, 1893, Hamburg) was hazzan (cantor) of the Portuguese-Jewish community of Hamburg.
Judah Cassuto (1808, Amsterdam—March 10, 1893, Hamburg) was hazzan (cantor) of the Portuguese-Jewish community of Hamburg.
Judah Monis
Judah Monis was North America's first college instructor of the Hebrew language, teaching at Harvard College from 1722 to 1760, and authored the first Hebrew textbook published in North America.
Judah Monis was North America's first college instructor of the Hebrew language, teaching at Harvard College from 1722 to 1760, and authored the first Hebrew textbook published in North America.
Julian of Toledo
Julian of Toledo (642–690) was born to Jewish parents in Toledo, Hispania, but raised Christian.
Julian of Toledo (642–690) was born to Jewish parents in Toledo, Hispania, but raised Christian.
Juliette Rossant
Juliette Rossant (born 1959) is an American author, journalist, and poet, best known for her writings about top-grossing celebrity chefs about whom she first wrote for Forbes magazine and fo...
Juliette Rossant (born 1959) is an American author, journalist, and poet, best known for her writings about top-grossing celebrity chefs about whom she first wrote for Forbes magazine and fo...
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva, better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums.
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva, better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums.
Karl Emil Franzos
Karl Emil Franzos (October 25, 1848 – January 28, 1904) was a German (Austrian) novelist.
Karl Emil Franzos (October 25, 1848 – January 28, 1904) was a German (Austrian) novelist.
Lea Michele
Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer.
Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer.
Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni was an author and illustrator of children's books.
Leo Lionni was an author and illustrator of children's books.
Leo Penn
Leo Z. Penn (August 27, 1921 — September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director, and father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Michael Penn.
Leo Z. Penn (August 27, 1921 — September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director, and father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Michael Penn.
Leo Perutz
Leopold Perutz (November 2, 1882, Prague - August 25, 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician.
Leopold Perutz (November 2, 1882, Prague - August 25, 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician.
Leo Smit (Dutch composer)
Leopold Smit was a Dutch composer, killed during The Holocaust at the Sobibor extermination camp.
Leopold Smit was a Dutch composer, killed during The Holocaust at the Sobibor extermination camp.
Lili Boniche
Lili Boniche (Élie Boniche - b. 1921 - d. March 6, 2008), born to a Sephardic Jewish family in the Kasbah area of Algiers, was a singer of Andalusian-Arab music.
Lili Boniche (Élie Boniche - b. 1921 - d. March 6, 2008), born to a Sephardic Jewish family in the Kasbah area of Algiers, was a singer of Andalusian-Arab music.
Luna Alcalay
Luna Alcalay (born 21 October 1928) is an Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.
Luna Alcalay (born 21 October 1928) is an Austrian pianist, music educator and composer.
Margalit Matitiahu
Margalit Matitiahu (b 1935) is a poet in Ladino and Hebrew from Israel.
Margalit Matitiahu (b 1935) is a poet in Ladino and Hebrew from Israel.
Mario Javier Saban
Mario Javier Saban (Buenos Aires, 1966), is an Argentinean theologian of Sephardi origin.
Mario Javier Saban (Buenos Aires, 1966), is an Argentinean theologian of Sephardi origin.
Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi
Maurice Nathan Saatchi, Baron Saatchi is the co-founder, with his brother Charles, of the advertising agencies Saatchi and Saatchi and M&C Saatchi, where he currently serves as Executive Director.
Maurice Nathan Saatchi, Baron Saatchi is the co-founder, with his brother Charles, of the advertising agencies Saatchi and Saatchi and M&C Saatchi, where he currently serves as Executive Director.
Max Azria
Max Azria (born January 1, 1949) is a Tunisian fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROU...
Max Azria (born January 1, 1949) is a Tunisian fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROU...
Max Perutz
Max Ferdinand Perutz, OM, CH, CBE, FRS was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of h...
Max Ferdinand Perutz, OM, CH, CBE, FRS was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of h...
Meir Banai
Meir Banai, born July 5, 1961, is a well known and respected Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter, who has been called a "veteran star" and "one of the perennial big guns of Israeli music".
Meir Banai, born July 5, 1961, is a well known and respected Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter, who has been called a "veteran star" and "one of the perennial big guns of Israeli music".
Michael Costa (conductor)
Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (14 February 1808 – 29 April 1884) was an Italian-born conductor and composer who achieved success in England.
Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (14 February 1808 – 29 April 1884) was an Italian-born conductor and composer who achieved success in England.
Michele Besso
Michele Angelo Besso (25 May 1873 Riesbach – 15 March 1955 Geneva) was a Swiss/Italian engineer of Jewish Italian (Sephardi) descent.
Michele Angelo Besso (25 May 1873 Riesbach – 15 March 1955 Geneva) was a Swiss/Italian engineer of Jewish Italian (Sephardi) descent.
Moris Farhi
Moris Farhi MBE is an author who has been vice-president of International PEN since 2001.
Moris Farhi MBE is an author who has been vice-president of International PEN since 2001.
Moritz Cantor
Moritz Benedikt Cantor (23 August 1829 – 10 April 1920) was a German historian of mathematics.
Moritz Benedikt Cantor (23 August 1829 – 10 April 1920) was a German historian of mathematics.
Moses Cohen Henriques
Moses Cohen Henriques was a Dutch pirate of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin, operating in the Caribbean.
Moses Cohen Henriques was a Dutch pirate of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin, operating in the Caribbean.
Moses Elias Levy
Moses Elias Levy (1782 Mogador, Morocco - September 7, 1854 White Sulphur Springs, Virginia) was a Sephardi Jew who was known for his involvement in establishing early Jewish colonies in Florida.
Moses Elias Levy (1782 Mogador, Morocco - September 7, 1854 White Sulphur Springs, Virginia) was a Sephardi Jew who was known for his involvement in establishing early Jewish colonies in Florida.
Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century.
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century.
Najara family
Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Hebrew: נאג'ארה) was the name of an Oriental Jewish family, originally from Najera, a Spanish city of Navarre, on the River Naj...
Najara (Najar, Nijar, Nagar, Nagara, Hebrew: נאג'ארה) was the name of an Oriental Jewish family, originally from Najera, a Spanish city of Navarre, on the River Naj...
Nathan of Gaza
Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha ha-Levi Ghazzati or Nathan of Gaza was a theologian and author born in Jerusalem, then moved to the Ottoman Empire where became famous as a prophet for the alleg...
Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha ha-Levi Ghazzati or Nathan of Gaza was a theologian and author born in Jerusalem, then moved to the Ottoman Empire where became famous as a prophet for the alleg...
Nick Valensi
Nick Valensi (born Nicholas Valensi; January 16, 1981) is a guitarist for the American Indie rock band The Strokes, in which he primarily plays lead guitar and occasionally rhythm guitar.
Nick Valensi (born Nicholas Valensi; January 16, 1981) is a guitarist for the American Indie rock band The Strokes, in which he primarily plays lead guitar and occasionally rhythm guitar.
Nikodem Caro
Nikodem Caro (23 May 1871, Łódź, then Russian Empire—27 June 1935, Rome, Italy) was an industrial chemist and entrepreneur.
Nikodem Caro (23 May 1871, Łódź, then Russian Empire—27 June 1935, Rome, Italy) was an industrial chemist and entrepreneur.
Omer Adam
Omer Adam (in Hebrew עומר אדם born in Mishmar HaShiva, Israel on October 22, 1993) is an Israeli singer.
Omer Adam (in Hebrew עומר אדם born in Mishmar HaShiva, Israel on October 22, 1993) is an Israeli singer.
Oreste Pinto
Oreste Pinto (born October 9, 1889, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; died September 18, 1961 in London, England) was a Dutch counterintelligence officer and Lieutenant-Colonel.
Oreste Pinto (born October 9, 1889, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; died September 18, 1961 in London, England) was a Dutch counterintelligence officer and Lieutenant-Colonel.
Otto Beit
Sir Otto John Beit, 1st Baronet, KCMG, FRS (7 December 1865 – 7 December 1930) was a German-born British financier, philanthropist and art connoisseur.
Sir Otto John Beit, 1st Baronet, KCMG, FRS (7 December 1865 – 7 December 1930) was a German-born British financier, philanthropist and art connoisseur.
Paradesi Jews
Paradesi Jews are a community of Sephardic Jews settled among the larger Cochin Jewish community located in Kerala, a coastal southern state.
Paradesi Jews are a community of Sephardic Jews settled among the larger Cochin Jewish community located in Kerala, a coastal southern state.
Pascin
Julius Mordecai Pincas, known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of Montparnasse", was born in Bulgaria to parents of four ethnicities.
Julius Mordecai Pincas, known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of Montparnasse", was born in Bulgaria to parents of four ethnicities.
Patrick Modiano
Patrick Modiano is a French novelist.
Patrick Modiano is a French novelist.
Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti is a theatre sound designer, working mainly in the UK and the US. He specialises in designing sound scores for plays and sound systems for musicals.
Paul Arditti is a theatre sound designer, working mainly in the UK and the US. He specialises in designing sound scores for plays and sound systems for musicals.
Paul Karo
Paul Karo is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Lee Whiteman in the 1970s television soap opera The Box.
Paul Karo is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Lee Whiteman in the 1970s television soap opera The Box.
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.
Pedro Nunes
Pedro Nunes (; Latin, Petrus Nonius), (1502, Alcácer do Sal – August 11, 1578, Coimbra) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish or...
Pedro Nunes (; Latin, Petrus Nonius), (1502, Alcácer do Sal – August 11, 1578, Coimbra) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish or...
Peretz Markish
Peretz Davidovich Markish (פּרץ מאַרקיש ) (Перец Давидович Маркиш) (December 7, 1895 - August 1952) was a Soviet/Russian Jewish poet and playwright who wrote in Yiddish.
Peretz Davidovich Markish (פּרץ מאַרקיש ) (Перец Давидович Маркиш) (December 7, 1895 - August 1952) was a Soviet/Russian Jewish poet and playwright who wrote in Yiddish.
Peter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.” His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the busi...
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was a writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.” His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the busi...
Philip Arditti
Philip Arditti is a Geneva-born Italian-British Sephardic Jewish television actor most famous for his role as Uday Hussein in the four episode House of Saddam television docudrama.
Philip Arditti is a Geneva-born Italian-British Sephardic Jewish television actor most famous for his role as Uday Hussein in the four episode House of Saddam television docudrama.
Pierre Arditi
Pierre Arditi was born on 1 December 1944 in Paris, child of the French painter Georges Arditi, from Marseille, and a Belgian mother.
Pierre Arditi was born on 1 December 1944 in Paris, child of the French painter Georges Arditi, from Marseille, and a Belgian mother.
Pierre Mendès France
Pierre Mendès France was a French politician who served as President of the Council of Ministers in 1954-55.
Pierre Mendès France was a French politician who served as President of the Council of Ministers in 1954-55.
Rachel Wahba
Rachel Wahba is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, CA and in Marin County.
Rachel Wahba is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, CA and in Marin County.
Rahel la Fermosa
Rahel la Fermosa (Ladino for "Rachel the Beautiful") was a Jewish woman who lived in Toledo, Spain in the twelfth century.
Rahel la Fermosa (Ladino for "Rachel the Beautiful") was a Jewish woman who lived in Toledo, Spain in the twelfth century.
Raphael Chiyya Pontremoli
Raphael Chiyya Pontremoli is the author of the Meam Loez on Esther and the editor of Simcha LeIsh by Rabbi Chaim Shunshol.
Raphael Chiyya Pontremoli is the author of the Meam Loez on Esther and the editor of Simcha LeIsh by Rabbi Chaim Shunshol.
Ray Ventura
Raymond Ventura was a French jazz bandleader.
Raymond Ventura was a French jazz bandleader.
Richard Ben-Veniste
Richard Ben-Veniste (born January 3, 1943), a member of the 9/11 Commission, is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
Richard Ben-Veniste (born January 3, 1943), a member of the 9/11 Commission, is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 22 April 1909), Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th...
Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 22 April 1909), Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th...
Robert Arditti
Robert Arditti (born 5 March 1946) is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies.
Robert Arditti (born 5 March 1946) is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies.
Robert Caro
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert Henriques
Robert David Quixano Henriques (11 December 1905 - 22 January 1967) was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer.
Robert David Quixano Henriques (11 December 1905 - 22 January 1967) was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer.
Robert Remak
Robert Remak (26 July 1815 – 29 August 1865) was a Polish/German embryologist, physiologist, and neurologist, born in Posen, Prussia.
Robert Remak (26 July 1815 – 29 August 1865) was a Polish/German embryologist, physiologist, and neurologist, born in Posen, Prussia.
Roger Karoutchi
Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is the French Ambassador to the OECD. He is a former Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament.
Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is the French Ambassador to the OECD. He is a former Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament.
Ronald Cohen
Sir Ronald Cohen is an Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure, known as "the father of British venture capital" and "the father of social investment".
Sir Ronald Cohen is an Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure, known as "the father of British venture capital" and "the father of social investment".
Ronni Ancona
Ronni Ancona is a Scottish actress, impressionist and author.
Ronni Ancona is a Scottish actress, impressionist and author.
Roza Eskenazi
Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a famous Jewish-Greek singer of rebetiko and Greek folk music born in Constantinople (today Istanbul), whose recording a...
Roza Eskenazi (mid-1890s – 2 December 1980, Greek: Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ) was a famous Jewish-Greek singer of rebetiko and Greek folk music born in Constantinople (today Istanbul), whose recording a...
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935), was an English lawyer, jurist and politician.
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935), was an English lawyer, jurist and politician.
Ruhama Avraham
Ruhama Avraham Balila (רוחמה אברהם בלילא, born 29 January 1964) is an Israeli politician.
Ruhama Avraham Balila (רוחמה אברהם בלילא, born 29 January 1964) is an Israeli politician.
Saadia Marciano
Saadia Marciano (סעדיה מרציאנו, 1 May 1950 – 21 December 2007) was an Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers.
Saadia Marciano (סעדיה מרציאנו, 1 May 1950 – 21 December 2007) was an Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers.
Sabato Morais
Sabato Morais (April 13, 1823 - November 11, 1897) was an Italian-American rabbi, leader of Mikveh Israel Synagogue, pioneer of Italian Jewish Studies in America, and founder of the Jewish Theol...
Sabato Morais (April 13, 1823 - November 11, 1897) was an Italian-American rabbi, leader of Mikveh Israel Synagogue, pioneer of Italian Jewish Studies in America, and founder of the Jewish Theol...
Sabbatai Zevi
Sabbatai Zevi was a Sephardic Rabbi and kabbalist who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah.
Sabbatai Zevi was a Sephardic Rabbi and kabbalist who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah.
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life".
Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life".
Sally Henriques
Sally (Salomon) Ruben Henriques (14 November 1815 – 29 April1886 ) was a Jewish-Danish painter.
Sally (Salomon) Ruben Henriques (14 November 1815 – 29 April1886 ) was a Jewish-Danish painter.
Sam Costa
Samuel Gabriel 'Sam' Costa (17 June 1910 - 23 September 1981) was a popular singer of the British dance band era and a voice actor on the show Much Binding in the Marsh.
Samuel Gabriel 'Sam' Costa (17 June 1910 - 23 September 1981) was a popular singer of the British dance band era and a voice actor on the show Much Binding in the Marsh.
Samuel Avital
Samuel Ben-Or Avital is a professionally trained mime artist, teacher of mime, kinesthetic awareness, and Kabbalah.
Samuel Ben-Or Avital is a professionally trained mime artist, teacher of mime, kinesthetic awareness, and Kabbalah.
Samuel Benchetrit
Samuel Benchétrit (born June 26, 1973 in Champigny-sur-Marne) is a French writer, actor, scenarist and director.
Samuel Benchétrit (born June 26, 1973 in Champigny-sur-Marne) is a French writer, actor, scenarist and director.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (Amsterdam, June 6, 1868 – Auschwitz, ca.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (Amsterdam, June 6, 1868 – Auschwitz, ca.
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition.
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition.
Seyla Benhabib
Seyla Benhabib is Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University, and director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and a well-known contemporary phi...
Seyla Benhabib is Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University, and director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and a well-known contemporary phi...
Shane Haboucha
Shane Edouard Haboucha is an American actor.
Shane Edouard Haboucha is an American actor.
Shelley Berkley
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1999, and a candidate for U.S. Senate.
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1999, and a candidate for U.S. Senate.
Shimon Bejarno
Shimon Bejarno (שמעון בז'רנו, born 28 September 1910, died 17 October 1971) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.
Shimon Bejarno (שמעון בז'רנו, born 28 September 1910, died 17 October 1971) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.
Shiri Maimon
Shiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad.
Shiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad.
Shmuel Toledano
Shmuel Toledano is an Israeli former Mossad employee and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Movement for Change and Shinui between 1977 and 1981.
Shmuel Toledano is an Israeli former Mossad employee and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Movement for Change and Shinui between 1977 and 1981.
Shmuel Trigano
Shmuel Trigano is a sociologist, philosopher, professor of religious and political sociology at Paris X University Nanterre and acts as President of l’Observatoire du monde juif.
Shmuel Trigano is a sociologist, philosopher, professor of religious and political sociology at Paris X University Nanterre and acts as President of l’Observatoire du monde juif.
Silvan Shalom
Silvan Shalom is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Likud and the country's Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development.
Silvan Shalom is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Likud and the country's Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development.
Solomon ibn Gabirol
Solomon ibn Gabirol, also Solomon ben Judah (שלמה בן יהודה אבן גבירול, Shelomo ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol; أبو أيوب سليمان بن يحيى بن جبيرول, Abu Ayyūb Suleiman ibn Yahya ibn Jabi...
Solomon ibn Gabirol, also Solomon ben Judah (שלמה בן יהודה אבן גבירול, Shelomo ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol; أبو أيوب سليمان بن يحيى بن جبيرول, Abu Ayyūb Suleiman ibn Yahya ibn Jabi...
Sonia Benezra
Sonia Benezra (born September 25, 1960 in Canada) is a Canadian TV and radio interviewer and personality and actress who formerly hosted shows on MusiquePlus, MusiMax, MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic.
Sonia Benezra (born September 25, 1960 in Canada) is a Canadian TV and radio interviewer and personality and actress who formerly hosted shows on MusiquePlus, MusiMax, MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic.
Sophia Parnok
Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok, was a Russian poet and translator, sister of poet Valentin Parnakh and children's author Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya.
Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok, was a Russian poet and translator, sister of poet Valentin Parnakh and children's author Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya.
Theodor Gaster
Theodor Herzl Gaster (July 21, 1906–1992) was a British-born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions.
Theodor Herzl Gaster (July 21, 1906–1992) was a British-born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions.
Vadim Sidur
Vadim Abramovich Sidur (Вади́м Абра́мович Сиду́р; 28 January 1924 in Yekaterinoslav - 26 June 1986 Moscow) was a famous Russian avant-garde sculptor and artist sometimes referred as the Sovie...
Vadim Abramovich Sidur (Вади́м Абра́мович Сиду́р; 28 January 1924 in Yekaterinoslav - 26 June 1986 Moscow) was a famous Russian avant-garde sculptor and artist sometimes referred as the Sovie...
Valentin Parnakh
Valentin Yakovlevich Parnakh (Валентин Яковлевич Парнах) (1891–1951) was a Russian poet, translator, choreographer, and musician who is best remembered as a founding father of Soviet jazz.
Valentin Yakovlevich Parnakh (Валентин Яковлевич Парнах) (1891–1951) was a Russian poet, translator, choreographer, and musician who is best remembered as a founding father of Soviet jazz.
Valeri Petrov
Valeri Petrov, pseudonym of Valeri Nisim Mevorah is a popular Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin.
Valeri Petrov, pseudonym of Valeri Nisim Mevorah is a popular Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin.
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon, CBE was a British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style, also called the wedge bob.
Vidal Sassoon, CBE was a British hairdresser, credited with creating a simple geometric, "Bauhaus-inspired" hair style, also called the wedge bob.
Vivian de Sola Pinto
Vivian de Sola Pinto (9 December 1895 – 27 July 1969) was a British poet, literary critic and historian.
Vivian de Sola Pinto (9 December 1895 – 27 July 1969) was a British poet, literary critic and historian.
Ya'akov Moshe Toledano
Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (יעקב משה טולדאנו, born 1880, died 15 October 1960) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Minister of Religions for two brief periods between 1958 and 1960.
Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (יעקב משה טולדאנו, born 1880, died 15 October 1960) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Minister of Religions for two brief periods between 1958 and 1960.
Yaakov Shwekey
Yaakov Shwekey (יעקב שוואקי, last name was originally spelled Choueka) (born in 1977) is an Orthodox Jewish American recording artist, and musical entertainer.
Yaakov Shwekey (יעקב שוואקי, last name was originally spelled Choueka) (born in 1977) is an Orthodox Jewish American recording artist, and musical entertainer.
Yaheh Hallegua
Yaheh Hallegua is the youngest female Paradesi Jew in Cochin, Kerala, south India, and indeed the only Cochin Jew of childbearing age.
Yaheh Hallegua is the youngest female Paradesi Jew in Cochin, Kerala, south India, and indeed the only Cochin Jew of childbearing age.
Yahia Ben Bakr
Yahia Ben Bakr was an important Mozarab figure in Medieval Portugal.
Yahia Ben Bakr was an important Mozarab figure in Medieval Portugal.
Yahia Ben Rabbi
Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish, Dom Yahia "o Negro" or Don Yahia "El Negro" (died 1222), known as Lord of Aldeia dos Negros, Portugal -...
Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish, Dom Yahia "o Negro" or Don Yahia "El Negro" (died 1222), known as Lord of Aldeia dos Negros, Portugal -...
Yahia Ben Yahi III
Yahia Ben Yahi III, also known as Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, was a Sephardi Jew born in Cordoba in 1115 to Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish or Don...
Yahia Ben Yahi III, also known as Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, was a Sephardi Jew born in Cordoba in 1115 to Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish or Don...
Yasmin Levy
Yasmin Levy, born on December 23, 1975 in Jerusalem, is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judaeo-Spanish music.
Yasmin Levy, born on December 23, 1975 in Jerusalem, is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judaeo-Spanish music.
Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya
Yelizaveta Yakovlevna Tarakhovskaya (Тараховская, Елизавета Яковлевна) (1891 — 1968) was a Russian poet, playwright, translator, and author of children's books.
Yelizaveta Yakovlevna Tarakhovskaya (Тараховская, Елизавета Яковлевна) (1891 — 1968) was a Russian poet, playwright, translator, and author of children's books.
Yosef Dayan
Yosef Dayan is a rabbi and the author of several books in Hebrew, Spanish and Italian.
Yosef Dayan is a rabbi and the author of several books in Hebrew, Spanish and Italian.
Yosef Maimon
Rabbi Yosef ben Moshe Mammon (Maimon) Maravi (1741 – 7 December 1822) is the spiritual leader credited with helping strengthen religious observance and introducing the Sephardic liturgy to...
Rabbi Yosef ben Moshe Mammon (Maimon) Maravi (1741 – 7 December 1822) is the spiritual leader credited with helping strengthen religious observance and introducing the Sephardic liturgy to...
Yosefa Dahari
Yosefa Dahari is an Israeli singer born of Yemeni and Moroccan parents.
Yosefa Dahari is an Israeli singer born of Yemeni and Moroccan parents.
Yossi Benayoun
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.
Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.
Yuri A. Barbanel
Yuri A. Barbanel (also Yuri A. Barbanel’, Yury Abramovich Barbanel) is a leading Russian chemist born in 1935 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).
Yuri A. Barbanel (also Yuri A. Barbanel’, Yury Abramovich Barbanel) is a leading Russian chemist born in 1935 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).
Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi
Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi is an author of books on the Toledano Tradition of Kabbalah, a teacher of the discipline, with a worldwide following, and a founder member of the Kabbalah Society.
Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi is an author of books on the Toledano Tradition of Kabbalah, a teacher of the discipline, with a worldwide following, and a founder member of the Kabbalah Society.
Zew Wawa Morejno
Zew Wawa Morejno (born February 28, 1916, died March 19, 2011 in New York) was a Polish and American rabbi.
Zew Wawa Morejno (born February 28, 1916, died March 19, 2011 in New York) was a Polish and American rabbi.
Émile Benveniste
Émile Benveniste was a French Jewish structural linguist, semiotician, an apprentice of Antoine Meillet and his successor, who, in his later years, became enlightened by the structural view of l...
Émile Benveniste was a French Jewish structural linguist, semiotician, an apprentice of Antoine Meillet and his successor, who, in his later years, became enlightened by the structural view of l...