Jewish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a member of the editorial board of Israel Imperial News. He described himself as a "Hebrew-speak

Was a member of the editorial board of Israel Imperial News. He described himself as a "Hebrew-speaking Palestinian".The son of poultry vendors, he was educated at a religious school. In his teens, after initially joining Ze'ev Jabotinsky's Betar organization, he became a member of all three Jewish underground military organizations in British Mandatory Palestine: Lehi (the "Stern Gang"), Etzel, and Haganah (Palmach) that fought the British and the Arab populations.

(variant name Shimson Holzman) was an Israeli landscape and figurative painter.Holzman was a foundin

(variant name Shimson Holzman) was an Israeli landscape and figurative painter.Holzman was a founding member of the Artists' Quarter in Safed, represented Israel at the 1959 Venice Biennale, and participated in a group exhibition of Israeli artists at the opening of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 1932. In 1937, he was the first recipient of the Dizengoff Prize, Israel's highest honour for contributions to the Arts.

An Israeli footballer who plays for Beitar Jerusalem.Yitzhaki started his professional career with b

An Israeli footballer who plays for Beitar Jerusalem.Yitzhaki started his professional career with boyhood club, Hapoel Ashkelon. During his first two seasons as a professional, Yitzhaki won the Toto Cup Artzit twice. He was sold to Beitar Jerusalem and saw limited time under manager Eli Ohana.With the arrival of French manager Luis Fernández in 2005, Yitzhaki received more playing time and was even a first team choice over the club's leading scorer, Lior Asulin. After watching Yitzhaki play, Fernández told the club to sign Yitzhaki to a long term contract.

An Israeli pop singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Ko

An Israeli pop singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.She released her first single, "Until You Understand Me". While working on her debut album, she was a presenter on a popular daily youth TV program in Israel, EXIT.[3] In 2005, Maimon took part in the Kdam Eurovision, the pre-Eurovision song contest at which Israel's national entry is selected, and was not the favorite to win. She won first place for her performance of HaSheket SheNish'ar (Time to Say Goodbye). Thus she became Israel's representative at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev.[4] She initially rebuffed suggestions that parts of the song should be performed in English.

A professional Israeli footballer currently playing for Maccabi Haifa.A young striker, Arbeitman joi

A professional Israeli footballer currently playing for Maccabi Haifa.A young striker, Arbeitman joined Maccabi Haifa for the 2005-2006 season. He regularly plays for the Israeli under-21 national side and has twice played for the senior national team team, scoring a hat-trick against Azerbaijan on his debut in February 2004.

Is an Israeli Rock Musician and Record producer, best known for being the guitarist and one of the s

Is an Israeli Rock Musician and Record producer, best known for being the guitarist and one of the songwriters in the Israeli rock band Mashina.

Is a popular Israeli singer, musician and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He stems f

Is a popular Israeli singer, musician and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He stems from a sephardic family that immigrated from Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.

An Israeli actor, comedian and theater director.In 1978, he and Shlomo Baraba began hosting the sati

An Israeli actor, comedian and theater director.In 1978, he and Shlomo Baraba began hosting the satirical TV show Zehu Ze! on the Israeli Educational Television. The program was later sold to Channel 2 and went off the air in 1998. He also appeared in the films The Man Who Flew in to Grab (1981), Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986) and Deadline (1987). During the 1980s he and Baraba also starred in the five "Festigal" children festivals, performing several known children's songs. He also starred in Arik Einstein's children's video Like Grownups in 1991. In 1992 he wrote

An Israeli footballer.In his first season he captured a place in the opening squad but at the second

An Israeli footballer.In his first season he captured a place in the opening squad but at the second year he was loaned to Hapoel Petah Tikva where he played at the second half of 2005/06 season.in 2006/07 Uzen returned to Maccabi Netanya but left after one season since he had a few problems with hi contract. He then signed in Hapoel Kfar Saba for three seasons.

Is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer.In the course of his career, he has sold over

Is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer.In the course of his career, he has sold over 1.5 million records in Israel, making him the most successful male singer in the country's music scene.

Is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. A pioneer of ethnic music in Israel.As a resu

Is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. A pioneer of ethnic music in Israel.As a result of the play, Bar decided it was time to form his own group, "Habrera Hativit" (The natural selection, but also known in English as the Gathering). The original lineup was Samson Kehimkar, an Indian violin and sitar virtuoso, Miguel Herstein, an American guitarist, the bassist Israel Borochov, and Bar on percussion and vocals.

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. He represented Shas in the Knesset between 19

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. He represented Shas in the Knesset between 1992 and 2008, serving as Deputy Health Minister, Minister of Health, and Labor and Social Welfare Minister during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Is a former professional tennis player from Israel.When he was 10 years old, Glickstein began playin

Is a former professional tennis player from Israel.When he was 10 years old, Glickstein began playing tennis, and at the age of 16 he gave up basketball and soccer to focus solely on the sport. By the time he finished the juniors, he was one of the top 10 juniors in the world. His career was hampered by the fact that he had to serve 3 years in the Israeli military at a key point in his athletic development (ages 18-21).

Is a male Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.Gronich is most widely

Is a male Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.Gronich is most widely known for composing and performing Israeli pop, folk and rock songs. His unique style blends different music genres, including Shirei Eretz Yisraels (the arch typical Israeli music style between 1940-1980), Israeli rock, rhythm and blues, ethnic, Mizrahi music, klezmer and Middle-Eastern.was a good musician.

Is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of P

Is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police and Interior Minister. He was also Israeli ambassador to several countries in Africa.

An Israeli author and thinker who published more than 70 books. Some of his works are published in 1

An Israeli author and thinker who published more than 70 books. Some of his works are published in 17 countries.1988 was the year when the extensive media exposure of his contemplative and spiritual lifework began. Since that time, messages and solutions to a variety of issues have been both aired by national TV and radio channels, and widely covered by the press.

Was an Israeli politician and minister.Born in Ostrava in Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republ

Was an Israeli politician and minister.Born in Ostrava in Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republic), Rosen made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1926. He joined kibbutz Sarid the following year. Between 1933 and 1935 he returned to Ostrava to serve as an emissary for Hashomer Hatzair. After returning home, he worked for the Kibbutz Artzi movement, later serving as its secretary.

Is Professor of History at Tel Aviv University in Israel. His main areas of teaching are Cinema and

Is Professor of History at Tel Aviv University in Israel. His main areas of teaching are Cinema and History, French Intellectual History, and Nation and Nationalism.In his book Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am hayehudi? (When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?), "[Sand] tries to prove that the Jewish people never existed as a "nation-race" with a common origin, but rather is a colorful mix of groups that at various stages in history adopted the Jewish religion.

Was an Israeli football manager. Today, he provides color commentary during Ligat ha'Al (Premier Lea

Was an Israeli football manager. Today, he provides color commentary during Ligat ha'Al (Premier League) broadcasts on Israel 10 as well being a guest commentator on Sport 5's Central Stand TV show with Ron Kaufmann.

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1945. From 1955 to 1958, h

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1945. From 1955 to 1958, he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

An Israeli chess master.

An Israeli chess master.

Was an Israeli writer, historian and journalist. He was a member of the first Knesset and is also kn

Was an Israeli writer, historian and journalist. He was a member of the first Knesset and is also known for his research on Jewish leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for Social Co-

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for Social Co-ordination from March 2001 until February 2002.In 1992 he was elected to the Knesset on the Labor Party's list. However, he lost his seat in the 1996 elections. Despite not being a member of the Knesset, in March 2001 he was appointed Minister without Portfolio responsible for Social Co-ordination in Ariel Sharon's national unity government.

Is the chief cantor of the Viennese Jewish Community (the "Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien", or in

Is the chief cantor of the Viennese Jewish Community (the "Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien", or in its acronym the "IKG"). Barzilai has a lyrical tenor voice, and studied under cantor Moshe Stern in the Tel Aviv Institute for Cantorial Art. He was in the first graduating class of the Institute, which was established under former Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat. Barzilai has served as the chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, and frequently tours throughout Europe.

A Canadian-Israeli football player.Hazan was part of the Canadian team that played in its first Macc

A Canadian-Israeli football player.Hazan was part of the Canadian team that played in its first Maccabiah Games. He set the record and was the first-ever goalscorer for Canada at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in a 1-0 win over defending gold medal champions, Argentina.