Famous People with Name Yisrael

Yisrael Barzilai            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yisrael Barzilai: was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.In 1947 he became secretary of the World Union of Mapam. Between 1948 and 1951 he worked as the Israeli consul in Poland. After returning to Israel, he served as political secretary of Mapam between 1953 and 1955.

Yisrael Galili            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yisrael Galili: was an Israeli politician, government minister and member of Knesset. Before Israel's independence in 1948, he had served as Chief of Staff of the Haganah.Galili began his military career in 1927, when he enlisted in the Haganah. He was appointed to the organization's leadership committee in 1935, and was later placed in charge of Acquisitions and Armaments. During the Second World War, he was involved in preparations to counter an anticipated German invasion of Palestine.

Yisrael Katz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yisrael Katz: is a former Israeli government minister. Although he was never elected to the Knesset, he served as Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in Menachem Begin's government between 1977 and 1981. He had previously headed the National Insurance Institute between 1968 and 1973 and had run the Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village between 1954 and 1959.

Yisrael Yeshayahu Sharabi            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yisrael Yeshayahu Sharabi: was a Yemen-born Israeli politician, minister and the fifth Speaker of the Knesset.A member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council, he was also a delegate to the Zionist Congress and the Assembly of Representatives. He served Deputy Secretary of Government and communications officer between the Government and the Knesset between 1948 and 1949.