Famous People with Name Yair

Yair Kraidman            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yair Kraidman: is an Israeli chess grandmaster.In tournaments he was 4th= at Netanya 1961, 2nd= at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligoric won), tied for 7-10th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), 8th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), 6th at Netanya 1971, 13th at Manila 1974, 2nd at Netanya 1975, 1st= at Beer-Sheva 1976, 13th= at Hastings 1976/77 (Oleg Romanishin won), 3rd at Raman Ha-Sharon 1979.

Yair Tzaban            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yair Tzaban: is an Israeli politician, academic and social activist.For 45 years Tzaban has been politically active. He was a member of the political bureau of the original Maki from 1965 to 1973 and its chairman in 1972-1973.[2] In 1977 he was a co-founder of the Left Camp of Israel, a peace list which ran for the Knesset and Histadrut elections.

Yair Lapid            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yair Lapid: is an Israeli journalist, author, and TV presenter.Lapid's career then expanded to include broadcast journalism. In 1994, he began hosting the Friday evening main interview program on Israel TV's Channel 1, and in that same year had an acting role in an Israeli film, “The Singing of The Siren.” He hosted a talk show on TV's Channel 3, and since 1999 has hosted a talk show on Arutz 2 (TV Channel Two).

Yair Garbuz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yair Garbuz: is an Israeli artist. He was director of the art school at Beit Berl Teachers Training College for 12 years.In 1973-2009, Garbuz taught at Hamidrasha, the art school of Beit Berl Teachers Training College, which he directed from 1997. He has also taught at the Avni Institute, Tel-Hai College, and the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.

Yair Auron            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yair Auron: is an Israeli historian, scholar and expert specializing on Holocaust and Genocide studies, racism and contemporary Jewry. Since 2005 he is the head of the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, The Open University of Israel, Associate Professor.

Yuval Yairi            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Yuval Yairi: is an Israeli artist, using photography and video. Exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Israel Museum, Andrea Meislin Gallery NYC, Alon Segev Gallery Tel Aviv, Qbox Gallery Athens, Zuiderkerk Amsterdam, San Diego Natural History Museum]