Famous People with Name Gershon

Gershon Shaked            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Gershon Shaked: was an Israeli scholar and critic of Hebrew literature.Born Gerhard Mandel in Vienna, Austria, he immigrated to Palestine alone in 1939, and was later followed by his parents. He attended Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv. He changed his last name to "Shaked," the Hebrew translation of "Mandel," which means "almond." He was married to Malka, and had two children.

Shimon Gershon            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Shimon Gershon: 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.

Levi Ben Gershon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Levi Ben Gershon: better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG[1] (1288–1344), philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France. According to Abraham Zacuto and others, he was the son of Gerson ben Solomon Catalan.

Pinhas "Pini" Gershon            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Pinhas "Pini" Gershon: is an Israeli basketball coach, who currently works for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is also the coach of the Bulgarian national team. He has won 3 European Champions Cup as a head coach. In his youth he was a basketball player. He played for the team "Maccabi so