Jewish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An Israeli footballer currently playing on loan for Maccabi Herzliya as a defender. He was born in H

An Israeli footballer currently playing on loan for Maccabi Herzliya as a defender. He was born in Haifa on March 18, 1986 and played for the local giants Maccabi Haifa in the youth department.Days after he made a move to Herzliya he acquired a first team place in the club, and also made a great achievement in winning a place in the U-21 championships with Israel, with a win over France.

Was an Israeli film actor, mime and comedian, considered one of the most important entertainers in I

Was an Israeli film actor, mime and comedian, considered one of the most important entertainers in Israel from the fifties up to the eighties.In the 1950s, he made a name for himself as an all-around performer who was just as talented at acting as he was at being a mime or a comedian. He had even recorded a few hit songs during this period.

An Israeli footballer currently playing his trade at Maccabi Netanya.

An Israeli footballer currently playing his trade at Maccabi Netanya.

Is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer, considered one of the founders of Israeli rock mus

Is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer, considered one of the founders of Israeli rock music. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music in general, both as a soloist and as member of several groups. His collaboration with Arik Einstein gave birth to some of the first Israeli rock albums.

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He currently serves as the M

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Israeli cabinet.Simhon was first elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections. He retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ariel Sharon's national unity government as well as serving as chairman of the Finance Committee.

An Israeli Arab Christian footballer.He is a midfielder playing for Standard Liège who has in the p

An Israeli Arab Christian footballer.He is a midfielder playing for Standard Liège who has in the past played for, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Kayserispor, and the youth club Gadna Yehuda.Tuama has lived his entire life in the city of Lod, yet began his career using the facilities of the Gadna club due to the poor conditions of the local fields and football schools in Lod.

An Israeli pop singer of a Yemenite Jewish origin. She is most famous for having won the 1998 Eurovi

An Israeli pop singer of a Yemenite Jewish origin. She is most famous for having won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Diva." She is arguably one of the most famous transsexual celebrities in the world. Her career began in 1992, and since then she has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever.

Is an Israeli architect, publisher and author, senior lecturer at the Architecture department in the

Is an Israeli architect, publisher and author, senior lecturer at the Architecture department in the Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.Rotbard studied fine arts between 1982 and 1984 at HaMidasha art college with Rafi Lavi, Tamar Getter and Michal Na'aman. Between 1985 and 1991 he studied architecture in Paris at the École Spéciale d'Architecture with Bernard Tschumi, Jean Nouvel and Paul Virilio.

Is an Israeli basketball player. A 6'9" (206 cm) forward, he is currently playing for Hapoel Jerusal

Is an Israeli basketball player. A 6'9" (206 cm) forward, he is currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem. Shason signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the last two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv, who released him from the final year of a

Was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999.I

Was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999.In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list. He was re-elected in 1992 and 1996, and on 20 January 1999 was made a Minister without Portfolio. However, he lost his seat in the May 1999 elections, after which he also lost his ministerial position.

Is an Israeli politician and former soldier who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadi

Is an Israeli politician and former soldier who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. He formerly served as former Minister of Defense, Minister of Transportation and as the 16th Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

(variant names Shaul Shatz, Saul Shatz) is an Israeli painter, printmaker and illustrator, born in 1

(variant names Shaul Shatz, Saul Shatz) is an Israeli painter, printmaker and illustrator, born in 1944 in Kibbutz Sarid, Israel. He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1965-66), the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (1967), and the Freie Akademie, The Hague (1967).

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the N

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the National Religious Party.In 1987 he became the National Religious Party's political secretary, a role he held until 1995. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1992 elections. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections when the party was reduced to three seats.

An Israeli football goalkeeper.He started playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth League. His first ga

An Israeli football goalkeeper.He started playing in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth League. His first game took place in 1988-89 in a game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC and Hapoel Jerusalem. From 1988 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv's first team. In 1992, he transferred to Ironi Rishon LeZion and reached the final of the State Cup with this team in 1995-96.

An Israeli football player, playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

An Israeli football player, playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

An Israeli football (soccer) player of Ethiopian Jewish descent. He moved to Israel at the age of si

An Israeli football (soccer) player of Ethiopian Jewish descent. He moved to Israel at the age of six with his family. While playing for the Israeli youth academy, Beitar Nes Tubruk his footballing talent was noticed by scouts from the Dutch football club Ajax. Biruk accepted an offer to join the youth system in Amsterdam only to come back to Israel six months later citing homesickness. During his time at Ajax

Is an Israeli professional basketball player in the Romanian League. She wears number 12 on Municipa

Is an Israeli professional basketball player in the Romanian League. She wears number 12 on Municipal MCM Târgoviste. In the summer of 2003, Doron played for Israel's national team. In 2005, Doron guided the Under-20 Israeli National Team to the Division

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod in Israel's Ligat ha'Al.Holtzman grew in t

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod in Israel's Ligat ha'Al.Holtzman grew in the Maccabi Netanya youth team, and in 1990/1991 season he went to the first team of the club until 1992/1993 season. In 1993/1994 season he played in Maccabi Haifa F.C. and won with the team in the Israeli Championship and the Toto Cup.

Is an Israeli political scientist and former politician. Weiss was born on July 5, 1935 in Boryslaw,

Is an Israeli political scientist and former politician. Weiss was born on July 5, 1935 in Boryslaw, Poland (now in Ukraine). As a Holocaust survivor, he migrated to Israel in 1947. He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a BA in International Relations in 1961, before doing an MA in political Science and contemporary Jewish studies and then a PhD. In 1975 he became a professor at the University of Haifa.

Is an acclaimed Israeli singer. He performs in Hebrew and French.Tavori started out singing at night

Is an acclaimed Israeli singer. He performs in Hebrew and French.Tavori started out singing at nightclubs in Ramla, among them Calipso and Karish. After his service in the Israel Defense Forces, he recorded his first song, Helena, which was coldly received at first but later became a hit. His first major break came after David Halfon heard him perform a song that Halfon had written for another singer. Halfon introduced Tavori to Uzi Hitman in his early days as a songwriter.

Is an Israeli poet and author born in Sderot.Shimon Adaf's first book of poetry, Icarus' Monologue w

Is an Israeli poet and author born in Sderot.Shimon Adaf's first book of poetry, Icarus' Monologue won a prize from the Israeli Ministry of Education. In 1996–2000, Adaf studied at Tel Aviv University, simultaneously writing articles on literature, film and rock music for Israeli newspapers. In 2000–2005, he worked as a prose editor for Keter Publishing House.

Was an Israeli computer science researcher. His main topics of interest included algorithms, graph t

Was an Israeli computer science researcher. His main topics of interest included algorithms, graph theory and cryptography. He had been a member of the Computer Science Department of the Technion since 1974. Shimon Even was the PhD advisor of Oded Goldreich, a prominent cryptographer.

An Israeli national footballer and central defender. For nearly 10 years, Gershon was the captain of

An Israeli national footballer and central defender. For nearly 10 years, Gershon was the captain of the Israeli soccer team Hapoel Tel Aviv. In 2006 he moved to capital city club Beitar Jerusalem, newly bought by Russian benefactor Arkady Gaydamak.This transfer was not well received among Hapoel supporters , and some had resorted to verbal abuse regarding Gershon, accusing him of infidelity towards his boyhood club. In response, Gershon orgaznized a press conference to address the issue, in which he expressed his love for, and regret at leaving his home club, also adding that it was his right to seek improvement in his salary, and take care of his proper interests.

An Israeli chess master.He was Israeli Champion in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968

An Israeli chess master.He was Israeli Champion in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), took 9th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won).

President of the State of l. Peres has long been a popular and important politician in Israel - he p

President of the State of l. Peres has long been a popular and important politician in Israel - he previously served three times as Prime Minister of Israel and has served in 12 cabinets over a political career lasting over 66 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, served continuously until 2007, when he became President.