Jewish Famous Baby Names

Is an Israeli author and playwright.Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the Masa l

Is an Israeli author and playwright.Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the Masa literary weekly, and was its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the newspapers La-merhav and Davar. From 1968 to 1971 he served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London.

Is an Israeli musician and his music explores topics such as Torah, Orthodox Judaism and living in I

Is an Israeli musician and his music explores topics such as Torah, Orthodox Judaism and living in Israel.

Was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980

Was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s.Between 1970 and 1973 he was secretary of the Moshavim Movement. Despite not being a Knesset member, he returned to the cabinet in 1974 when he was appointed Minister of Communications.

Is a former Israeli educator and politician.In 1960 he was elected to the fourth Knesset and again t

Is a former Israeli educator and politician.In 1960 he was elected to the fourth Knesset and again to the fifth in 1964, and remained an MK until 1979. He was a member of the Economic Affairs, Education and Culture, Constitution, Law and Justice, Internal Affairs, and the Foreign Affairs & Defense committees. In the ninth Knesset was chairman of the Education committee. From 1964 to 1972 he was Deputy Minister of Education, and from 1972 to 1974 was secretary general of the Labor Party.

Was an Israeli politician and minister and a signatory of Israel's declaration of independence.On 17

Was an Israeli politician and minister and a signatory of Israel's declaration of independence.On 17 November 1948 he told the Provisional State Council (the forerunner to the Knesset); "I couldn’t sleep all night. I felt that things that were going on were hurting my soul, the soul of my family and all of us here (...) Now Jews too have behaved like Nazis and my entire being has been shaken.

Is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former professional football play

Is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly with NBC Sports) and former professional football player.

An Israeli Arab footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Petach tikva. After playing three professi

An Israeli Arab footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Petach tikva. After playing three professional seasons with Bnei Sakhnin, the club was relegated to the Liga Leumit (2nd tier). Instead of remaining with the club, Kasoum was bought by Hapoel Petah Tikva for a hefty sum of US $170,000. Having suffered a rash of injuries, Kasoum's playing time diminished at Hapoel, and after the club's relegation to the Liga Leumit, he was loaned back to Bnei Sakhnin (who were promoted back to Ligat ha'Al)[1].

Is an Israeli artist who works in oil, pastel, and wall tapestries. She was born in Tel-Aviv, Palest

Is an Israeli artist who works in oil, pastel, and wall tapestries. She was born in Tel-Aviv, Palestine, and now lives and works in Haifa, Israel, with her studio atop Mount Carmel. Ahuva's studies were with Menachem Shemi and Prof. P. K. Hoenich at the Hammersmith School of Art in London, England, as well as in the Netherlands and the United States.

An Israeli actor, entertainer and a television host. He appeared in the movie Free Zone with Natalie

An Israeli actor, entertainer and a television host. He appeared in the movie Free Zone with Natalie Portman. He also played the character Mohsen in the second season of the television series 24. Husband of Israeli model Sandy Bar.mediocre modeling career, and afterwards served in the Israeli Air Force, where he practiced photography. Following his military service, he joined an entertainment troupe at a hotel in Eilat, appeared in children's shows and in commercials, and trained at Yoram Levinstein's acting studio. His big breakthrough arrived when he was elected to be a co-host in the "Tossess" youth television program in Israel's Arutz 1. In 1992 he co-starred in the musical Lelackek T'toot (Licking the Strawberry),

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966

Was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Minister of Tourism.In 1925 he became a member of the actions committee of the Histadrut, and headed its unions department between 1943 and 1949. In 1949 he was elected to the Knesset on Mapai's list and was appointed chairman of the Labor committee.

An Israeli football defender currently playing for Kiryat Shmona.He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry a

An Israeli football defender currently playing for Kiryat Shmona.He is of Georgian Jewish ancestry and his surname literally means "son of Megrelia" in Georgian. Due to its complexity, his surname is almost always misspelled as "Magrashvili" instead.

Is an Israeli hand shadow artist. He gained international recognition in the years 1958-1975 when he

Is an Israeli hand shadow artist. He gained international recognition in the years 1958-1975 when he performed his unique art in front of thousands of people at Radio City Music Hall New York, Paris Olympia, Reno Nevada, "The Ed Sullivan Show" and other places.

Was a Jewish American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of

Was a Jewish American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars.he moved with his family to New York City where he received his art training at the Art Students League of New York. In 1924 he traveled to Paris and London, where he studied painting, drawing and sculpture. When he returned to the United States a friend showed one of his drawings to an editor at the New York Herald Tribune, which got him commissions for that newspaper and The New York Times.

A former footballer and was the manager of Mexico's Club América.An attacking midfielder and strike

A former footballer and was the manager of Mexico's Club América.An attacking midfielder and striker, Brailovsky was born in Buenos Aires, and after playing amateur football at Jewish clubs, Brailovsky was brought to Montevideo for a trial at Peñarol. Under the guidance of coach Roque Máspoli, Brailovsky became part of the team that won the 1978 championship and qualified for the 1979 Copa Libertadores. Brailovsky also was member of the Uruguay National Youth team in 1977/78.

Was a Film actor

Was a Film actor

Was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel) in

Was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel) in his book, With the Turks in Palestine.In 1910 Aaronsohn left for America on the advice of his brother who headed the Jewish Experiment Station at Athlit. He received his naturalization papers a few days after arrival and obtained work with the Department of Agriculture.

Was a theatre actor from the age of four through 1914,

Was a theatre actor from the age of four through 1914,

Is an Israeli Chess Grandmaster and trainer. As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2591, making him t

Is an Israeli Chess Grandmaster and trainer. As of April 2007, his Elo rating was 2591, making him the # 8 player in Israel and the 167th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2597 in 2003.

Film director and producer

Film director and producer

Is an Israeli ice dancer. She competes with her brother Roman Zaretsky. Together, they are three-tim

Is an Israeli ice dancer. She competes with her brother Roman Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions and two-time Olympic competitors. Alexandra Zaretsky was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union. The Zaretsky family made al

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel's Liga Artzit.

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel's Liga Artzit.

is a Russian–born Israeli chess Woman Grandmaster.In tournaments, she took 2nd at Tbilisi–Suchu

is a Russian–born Israeli chess Woman Grandmaster.In tournaments, she took 2nd at Tbilisi–Suchumi 1962, tied for 1st-2nd at Sinaia 1969, won at Belgrad 1971, tied for 2nd-3rd at Wijk aan Zee, won at Moscow 1971, won at Vrnjacka Banja 1973.

An Israeli footballer currently playing for Maccabi Netanya.

An Israeli footballer currently playing for Maccabi Netanya.

Is an Israeli chess grandmaster (GM).More recently, Alon has concentrated in the fields of chess coa

Is an Israeli chess grandmaster (GM).More recently, Alon has concentrated in the fields of chess coaching. His most famous pupil has been Emil Sutovsky (ironically, Emil himself is now [2008] working as a second for Gata Kamsky). He travels regularly to India, and works with a number of promising young Indian players e.g Vidit. Asked what his best game was Greenfeld unhesitatingly replied: "My game against GM Boyce at Jersey 2004."

An Israeli footballer, currently the captain and the most veteran player at Maccabi Haifa. He came t

An Israeli footballer, currently the captain and the most veteran player at Maccabi Haifa. He came to the club in 1990 at the age of 18 from a Second Division team. Began as a striker but today plays in defensive roles, mostly as a central defender or right back.