- Louis Segond
Louis Segond was a Swiss theologian who translated the Bible in French from the original texts in Hebrew and Greek. He was born in Plainpalais, near Geneva. After studying theology in Geneva, Strasbourg and Bonn, he was pastor of the Geneva National Church in Chêne-Bourgeries, then from 1872 on, Professor of Old Testament in Geneva. The translation of the Old Testament, commissioned by the "Vénérable Compagnie des Pasteurs de Genève", … - Golda Meir
Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovitz on 3 May 1898, died December 8, 1978, also known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956), was one of the founders of the State of Israel. Meir served as the Minister of Labour, Foreign Minister, and then as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel from March 17, 1969, to June 3, 1974. As the BBC put it, Golda Meir was the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet was coined for Margaret Thatcher. - Shaul Mofaz
"'"' (born 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy Prime Minister, and a former Minister of Defense. Previously he was the 16th Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, and was the first Israeli of Iranian origin to achieve that post. Mofaz was born in Tehran, although his parents came from Isfahan. Mofaz has had the unique distinction of serving under four different Israeli Prime Ministers, … - Yossi Sarid
Yossi Sarid (born October 24, 1940) is a left-wing Israeli news commentator and former politician. Sarid was member of the Meretz-Yachad party in the Knesset until he withdrew from politics shortly before the 2006 elections. Sarid holds a Master's degree in Political Science from New School for Social Research, New York. He writes a weekly column for the daily, … - Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon (April 23, 1720 - October 9, 1797) was a prominent rabbi, Talmud scholar, and Kabbalist. Born Elijah (Eliyahu) ben Shlomo Zalman, he is commonly referred to in Hebrew as "ha'Gaon ha'Chasid mi'Vilna", meaning "the saintly genius from Vilna", or in similar forms (Gaon of Vilna, Gaon mi Vilno, or Vilna Gaon), and as "the Gra" (a Hebrew acronym of "Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu"). - David Solomon
David Solomon is an educator, scholar and writer. Perhaps best known for his teaching in the area of Jewish Studies, Solomon has also made contributions in art and media. In early 2005 Solomon devised his popular lecture, "The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour". By December 2006, he had launched a full and international educational initiative, known as The In One Hour Series, … - David Broza
David Broza (born September 4, 1955 in Haifa) is an Israeli singer/songwriter. He has written several Israeli pop standards, including "Yihiyeh Tov" (It will be all right) and "Mitachat La'Shamayim" (Under the Skies). David Broza is a modern troubadour of urban folk-rock. With 17 albums to his name, many of which went gold, platinum, and multi-platinum in his native country, Israel. Broza is a Sephardi Jew. - Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir first described a meeting he had recently had with a Vermont-based psychoanalyst, the nephew of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. The nephew prided himself on the fact that his closest friends were Palestinians, and that he rejected the idea of a Jewish "tribal" identity, preferring to view all human beings as brethren. Shamir observed, "That is the last thing the bosses want. - Barry Rubin
Barry Rubin is a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center ; and "U.S. Middle East Policy and the Intifada", in Gad Gilbar and Asher Susser, "At the Core of the Conflict" (in Hebrew). He is the editor of two book series: "The Middle East in Focus" (Palgrave-Macmillan); and "Military and Strategic Issues in the Middle East" (Taylor & Francis). His recently-completed books are "The Truth About Syria" (Palgrave-MacMillan, … - Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman (born c. 1952) is an American composer and singer of songs with Jewish religious content. She was born in Utica, New York but moved with her family to Minnesota at age 5. She wrote many of her early songs as a song leader at Olin-Sang-Ruby camp in Oconomowoc, WI in the early 1970s. Since her debut in 1971, she has published more than 19 albums. Her work is inspired by such diverse sources as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, … - Robert Alter
Robert Alter is a Biblical scholar and professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967. He has written seventeen books, and is noted most recently for his translations of both the original Hebrew Pentateuch in "The Five Books of Moses" (ISBN 0-393-01955-1), "The David Story" (1 and 2 Samuel) (ISBN 0-393-32077-4) and "Genesis". - Azmi Bishara
Azmi Bishara is a Palestinian Christian who was a Member of the Israeli Knesset and leader of the Balad party from 1996 until resigning in April 2007. His resignation took place amidst news of a series of "serious" but "unspecified" criminal charges being laid against him by Israeli security services, which were later revealed to be treason and espionage. By resigning, Bishara lost his parliamentary immunity and has chosen to remain abroad, … - Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet. Amichai is considered by many to be the greatest modern Israeli poet, and was one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew. - John Taylor
John Taylor (1694-1761) was an English dissenting preacher, Hebrew scholar, and theologian. He studied in Whitehaven before becoming a preacher in Norwich, where he founded the Octagon Chapel in 1754. In 1757, he was appointed to Warrington Academy. His "Hebrew Concordance" of 1754-7 was both a concordance (based on earlier works) and a lexicon of Hebrew. In theology, Taylor was against the doctrine of original sin in the late 1730s. - Isaac Luria
Rabbi Isaac Luria was a Jewish mystic in Safed. His name today is attached to all of the mystic thought in Safed: while his literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he only wrote a few poems), his fame led to the school and all its works being named after him. The main popularizer of his ideas was Hayim Vital, though Vital's claim to be the official interpreter of the Lurianic system was not undisputed. - Moses
Moses (Arabic: موسىٰ, "; Ge'ez: ሙሴ "Musse) was an early Biblical Hebrew religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, military leader and historian. Much of the material in the Torah is traditionally attributed to Moses. He is also an important prophet in Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. According to the book of Exodus, Moses was born to a Hebrew mother who hid him when a Pharaoh ordered all newborn Hebrew boys to be killed, … - Matisyahu
Matisyahu is the Hebrew and stage name of Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30 1979, West Chester, Pennsylvania), an American Jewish reggae musician. Known for blending traditional Jewish themes with reggae and rock sounds, Matisyahu is most recognizable for being a member of Chabad-Lubavitch, a chassidic group of Judaism. As such, Matisyahu stands out for wearing the traditional clothing of Hasidic Jews and not performing on the Sabbath. - Adin Steinsaltz
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Hebrew: עדין שטיינזלץ) or Adin Even Yisrael (born 1937) is most commonly known for his popular commentary and translation of both Talmuds into Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish. In 1988, he was awarded the Israel Prize, Israel's highest honor. Steinsaltz is a noted scholar, philosopher, social critic and author world wide whose background also includes extensive scientific training. - Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant was a French occult author and magician. "Eliphas Lévi," the name under which he published his books, was his attempt to translate or transliterate his given names "Alphonse Louis" into Hebrew. - Abraham
Abraham (<small>Ashkenazi</small> "Avrohom" or "Avruhom" ;, "IbrahimGe'ez:, ') is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Quran whom Jewish, Christian and Islamic believers regard as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Arabs and Edomite peoples. In what is thus called Abrahamic religious tradition, Abraham is the forefather of these peoples. According to the Torah, Abraham was brought by God from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, … - Levi Eshkol
"', born Levi Shkolnik, Hebrew לֵוִי שׁקוֹלנִיק"'; October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office. Levi Shkolnik was born in the village of Oratov near Kiev, Ukraine. His mother came from an Hasidic background and his father came from a family of Mitnagdim. - Dana International
Dana International (Hebrew: דנה אינטרנשיונל; stage name of Sharon Cohen, born Yaron Cohen in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 2, 1969) is an Israeli transsexual pop singer of Yemenite origin, who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for her song "Diva". Next to original songs, Dana International is known for her cover versions of old hits. - David Levy
David Levy (sometimes written David Levi born December 21, 1937) is an Israeli politician. A construction worker originally, he was born in Morocco and made Aliyah to Israel in 1957. His background as a leader of Beit Shean's poor, uneducated, Moroccan working class earned Levy a huge advantage in his early career as a union activist when he began to campaign for membership in the Histadrut Labour Federation's executive body, … - Mary
According to the New Testament, Mary (Judeo-Aramaic מרים, Maryām, from Hebrew Miriam) was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth; at the time of the Holy Spirit inspiring Mary to conceive a child she was betrothed (or engaged) to Joseph and was a virgin (had she not been considered a virgin, the child would have been conceived out of wedlock). The child was purportedly conceived by the agency of the Holy Spirit, and Mary was a virgin at the time of the birth, … - Eli Yishai
Eliyahu (Eli) Yishai (in Hebrew אליהו (אלי) ישי) (born December 26, 1962) is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party. He is married and has seven children. - Chava Alberstein
Chava Alberstein (born December 8, 1947 in Szczecin, Poland) is an Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, musical arranger, and actress. She is one of the most important Israeli singers, with a career spanning more than forty years. Chava Alberstein was born in the town of Szczecin in Northern Poland. She came to Israel at age four, and grew up in Kiryat Chaim. In 1964, when she was 17, a nightclub appearance in Jaffa led to a CBS recording contract. - Nahmanides
Nahmanides was a Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, Kabbalist and biblical commentator. "Nahmanides " is the common name for Moshe ben Nahman Gerondi; the name is a Greek translation of the Hebrew "Ben Nahman", meaning "Son of Nahman". He is also commonly known as Ramban (רמב"ן), being an acronym of his Hebrew name and title, … - Ehud Manor
Ehud Manor (July 13, 1941 - April 12, 2005) was an Israeli songwriter, translator and radio and TV personality. He composed many well-known songs including "Ein Li Eretz Acheret" (I Have No Other Country), "Brit Olam" (World Covenant), "BaShanah HaBaah" (In The Next Year), "Zo Yalduti HaShniya" (This Is My Second Childhood), and "Achi HaTza'ir Yehuda" (My Younger Brother Jouda). - James Barr
The Revd. Professor James Barr FBA (born March 20, 1924, Glasgow, Scotland; died October 14, 2006, Claremont, California) was a Scottish Old Testament scholar. He held professorships at Manchester and Vanderbilt University in the United States of America. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Scripture at Oxford from 1976 to 1978 and Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford from 1978 to 1989. - William Wallace
Sir William Wallace (1860-1940) was a Scottish classical composer. Born in Greenock, he studied medicine in Glasgow, Vienna and Paris before deciding to study music at the Royal Academy in London in 1889. Wallace was greatly influenced by Liszt, and introduced the symphonic poem to Britain. His compositions include the symphonic poem, "Sir William Wallace" (1905; based on his namesake, the freedom fighter William Wallace, one of Scotland’s national heroes), … - Hegesippus
Hegesippus (c. 110 - c. 180), was a Christian chronicler of the early Church and wrote against heresies. His works are lost, save some passages quoted by Eusebius, who tells us that he wrote "Hypomnemata" ("Memoirs") in five books, in the simplest style concerning the tradition of the Apostolic preaching. Hegesippus was also known to Jerome. His work was written to refute the new heresies of the Gnostics and of Marcion. - Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew, called in the Orthodox tradition "Protocletos", or the "First-called", is a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" (from Greek : ανδρεία, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century B.C. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. In the Christian bible, St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, … - Hugh Nibley
Hugh Winder Nibley (born March 27, 1910 in Portland, Oregon - died February 24, 2005) was one of Mormonism's most celebrated scholars. Nibley is notable for his extensive research and publication on ancient languages and culture, his vigorous defense of doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for frankly discussing what he saw as the shortcomings of the LDS people and culture. - Malbim
<u>M</u>eïr <u>L</u>eibush <u>b</u>en <u>J</u>ehiel <u>M</u>ichel Weiser, better known by the acronym Malbim, was a Russian rabbi, preacher, and Bible commentator. The name "Malbim" is derived from the Hebrew initials of his name, and became his family name by frequent usage. - Ze'Ev Schiff
Ze'ev Schiff (Hebrew: זאב שיף) was a French-born, journalist, author and military commentator who worked for the Israeli newspaper "Ha'aretz". Schiff wrote numerous books, including "Israel's Lebanon War" and "Intifada", both with Ehud Ya'ari, and "A History of the Israeli Army: 1874 to the Present". Paul Reynolds, a World Affairs correspondent, called him "the most respected military analyst in Israel". - Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda was principally responsible for the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language from its previous state as a liturgical language. Born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman in Luzhki (Лужки), a shtetl which now lies in northern Belarus and was a part of the Vilnius Guberniya of Imperial Russia at the time. He began to study Hebrew and the Torah at age three, like many young Jewish boys in Eastern Europe. - Yosef Karo
Yosef Caro (sometimes Joseph Caro was one of the most significant leaders in Rabbinic Judaism and the author of the Shulchan Arukh, an authoritative work on Halakhah (Jewish law). Caro was never celebrated as an individual, but as a "meḥabber" (author). Therefore, the name Yosef Caro was only significant in relation to his works. Throughout Jewish history, there has been a tendency to remember figures by their magnum opus. - Noah
English Noah or Noe, Noach (Arabic: نوح, ' ; "Rest") was the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. His story is contained in the Hebrew Bible (Torah)'s book of Genesis, chapters 5-9. While the Deluge and Noah's Ark are the best-known elements of the story of Noah, he is also mentioned as the "first husbandman" and the inventor of wine, as well as in an episode of his drunkenness and the subsequent Curse of Ham. - Danny Maseng
Danny Maseng is a multi-talented performer based in New York City, New York. An actor, singer and writer, Maseng is particularly well known as a composer of contemporary Jewish Liturgical music. He has released over a dozen albums and appeared as a guest star on numerous television shows including "Law & Order" and "One Life to Live". Maseng was born in Israel to an American Jewish mother and a Norwegian-American Lutheran father. - Shlomi Shabat
Shlomi Shabat (born 30 August 1954, Yahud, Israel) is a popular Israeli oriental "Mizrahi" style singer. He stems from a sephardic family that immigrated from Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish. Recent CDs are "Friends" and "Life in Caesaria", on which he sings with other Israeli artists, including his sister Lea Shabat, Shiri Maimon and Lior Narkis.
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