Jewish Famous Girl Names with Letter Y

An Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They

An Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.

Is an Israeli actress, model and television host.Bar Zohar was born in Tel Aviv to Jewish parents. S

Is an Israeli actress, model and television host.Bar Zohar was born in Tel Aviv to Jewish parents. She started her modeling career in a bathing suits catalogue and a commercial at the age of 15. Her breakthrough came when she was cast for a leading role in the popular soap opera "Ramat Aviv Gimel". She has played a role in the Israeli musical Mary Lou, which has also toured the United States.In September 2005, Bar Zohar married Israeli actor Guy Zuaretz, of note for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie Munich. Their first son was born in October 25, 2007. The couple lives in Tel Aviv.

A French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Sou

A French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The success of this song made her the first Israeli solo artist to have a top ten hit in the United States. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Naïm joined with percussionist David Donatien, and over a period of two years they arranged and recorded thirteen of Naïm's songs in a studio in Naïm's apartment in Paris,[5] and these were released as her second album, Yael Naïm, on 22 October 2007, on the Tôt ou tard label. The songs are in French, English, and Hebrew and received critical acclaim,[2] and the album entered the French album chart at #11 the week after its release. Her style has been described as having a touch of folk and a touch of jazz, with mysterious and evocative words sung with a delicate and intentionally husky voice [6]

An Israeli singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front of Israel Defen

An Israeli singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, especially during Israel's wars.At an early age, she was a ballet dancer under Gertrude Kraus, one of Israel's choreography pioneers. She married Joseph Gustin, a volunteer in the Jewish Brigade, in August 1940, and was widowed when Gustin was killed in a battle for the Senio River in 1945.Yarkoni joined an IDF musical group in the Givati Brigade, which was active during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Bab el-Wad, a song she performed at the time which is still sung today on Yom HaZikaron, became a major symbol of the war. After the war, she performed songs for a program on the Kol Yisrael radio station.

Was a member of the Israeli female vocal trio Chocolat, Menta, Mastik in the 1970s along with Lea Lu

Was a member of the Israeli female vocal trio Chocolat, Menta, Mastik in the 1970s along with Lea Lupatin and Ruti Holtzman. Together they represented Israel in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Emor Shalom" ("Say peace"). They were placed sixth in The Hague.In 1979, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) asked Arazi to co-host the Eurovision Song Contest, staged on March 31 in Jerusalem. Her connection with the song contest continued when she sang entries in the Israeli finals of 1982, 1983 and 1985. 1987 saw her co-host the event and in 1988 she was selected by IBA to sing the Israeli entry. Arazi went to Dublin with the song "Ben Adam" ("Human Being") which came seventh.

An Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music. Her late father, Yitzhak Levy, was a pioneer resear

An Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music. Her late father, Yitzhak Levy, was a pioneer researcher into the long and rich history of the Ladino music and culture of Spanish Jewry and its diaspora, being the editor of the Ladino language magazine Aki Yerushalayim. With her distinctive and emotive style, Yasmin has brought a new interpretation to the medieval Ladino/Judeo-Spanish song by incorporating more "modern" sounds of Andalusian Flamenco and Turkey[1], as well as traditional instruments like the oud, violin, cello, and piano. In her second album, La Judería (Sp: "The Jewish Quarter"), she also covered the popular songs Gracias a la Vida by Violeta Parra and Nací en Alamó from the film Vengo, directed by Tony Gatlif, which in its original version won the 2001 César Award for Best Music Written for a Film.

Was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February

Was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004.In 1975 she was amongst the founders of Shinui. She was elected to Haifa's local council in 1978, though she left it in 1979. She returned to the council several times, serving from 1983-87, 1989-93 and 1993-97.

An Israeli pop rock singer-songwriter. She was born in Be'er Sheva, in southern Israel. As of 2005,

An Israeli pop rock singer-songwriter. She was born in Be'er Sheva, in southern Israel. As of 2005, she had released 12 albums and has been performing for nearly 20 years, also musically producing several albums for other musicians.Her music is influenced by a variety of styles, including Spanish-Latin music. Her interest in Latin music may have originated because one side of her family is Sephardi in origin, and Ladino speakers.