Jewish Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is an Israeli chess master, born in Tel Aviv.He took 16th place at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligoric

Is an Israeli chess master, born in Tel Aviv.He took 16th place at Tel Aviv 1966 (Svetozar Gligoric won). He tied for 6–7th at the 1967 Israeli championship (Shimon Kagan won). In 1968, he tied for 7–10th in Netanya (Robert James Fischer won). In 1969, he took 14th in Netanya (Samuel Reshevsky won). In 1973, he tied for 14–15th in Netanya (Lubomir Kavalek won).

Is an Israeli fine and decorative artist and daughter of Boris Schatz, who founded the Bezalel Acade

Is an Israeli fine and decorative artist and daughter of Boris Schatz, who founded the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, as it is known today, in Jerusalem

A former Israeli footballer that started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and holder of many record

A former Israeli footballer that started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.During his 7 season career at Maccabi Haifa, Zahi won 3 championships with his team while being a central player in the attack part of the team. Zahi is known to have special personal techniques and he has the ability to kick the ball in both his legs. He is until today the player that scored the highest number of goals(In Maccabi Haifa) with 90 league goals in 179 games.

Was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.In 1926, he immigrated to the British Mandat

Was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.In 1926, he immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine, where he joined the Ahdut HaAvoda Party. He worked in building and road construction. In 1930, after the establishment of Mapai, he was appointed their General Secretary in Tel Aviv.

Was an Israeli politician, author and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963

Was an Israeli politician, author and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949. He was elected to the first Knesset in 1949 as a member of Mapai, and was appointed Minister of Education in David Ben-Gurion's first government.

Was an Israeli born impressionist painter.Upon completing his studies he began his artistic activity

Was an Israeli born impressionist painter.Upon completing his studies he began his artistic activity in earnest; he established his place in the art world after exhibiting his work in one-man exhibitions and art fairs around the world. Steynovitz's images are reflections of both his Jewish and Eastern European heritage. His work suggests the style of Marc Chagall combined with the use of color of the present generation of artists.

Is an Israeli historian and one of the world's leading experts on Fascism.[1] Sternhell headed the D

Is an Israeli historian and one of the world's leading experts on Fascism.[1] Sternhell headed the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and writes for Haaretz newspaper.

Was an Israeli yachting world champion. As teammates on Israel’s Zevulun Bat-Yam Club, the two won

Was an Israeli yachting world champion. As teammates on Israel’s Zevulun Bat-Yam Club, the two won the Israeli Championship in 1966 in the 420-Class, and topped an international field of competition in the same event on New York’s Hudson River in August 1

One of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi music genre; the Middle Eastern-styl

One of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi music genre; the Middle Eastern-style of singing rising from Israel's Mizrahi Jewish population, dominating Israeli music in the 1990s and popular ever since.Zehava became familiar in Israel in 1990, when the title track of a film she took part in, called "Tipat Mazal" (A Bit Of Luck), became a hit throughout Israel, primarily among Israel's Mizrahi Jews (Jews of Middle Eastern and North African backgrounds) and Arab Israelis.Despite her music being banned in some Arab countries due to a boycott on products of Israeli origin, Zehava is also popular throughout the Arab world as an Arabic-language singer. Among her repertoire are re-makes of traditional Arabic hits, including "Enta Omri" (You Are My Life) by legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum.

Was an Israeli lawyer and politician and a signatory of Israel's Declaration of Independence.The par

Was an Israeli lawyer and politician and a signatory of Israel's Declaration of Independence.The party contended in the 1951 elections alone. Although it only won two seats, it was included in David Ben-Gurion's coalition, and Warhaftig was appointed Deputy Minister of Religions in the fourth government.

Is an Israeli author. Shalev has published four novels, a book of poetry and a children's book. Her

Is an Israeli author. Shalev has published four novels, a book of poetry and a children's book. Her bestselling novels Love Life and Husband and Wife have received critical acclaim both in Israel and abroad. They have been translated into 21 languages and have been bestsellers in several countries. On January 29, 2004 she was returning home after taking her child to kindergarten when Bus number 19 exploded next to her. She has undergone extensive recovery over the year and a half that followed.

Was a Russian-born chazzan (cantor) and composer.

Was a Russian-born chazzan (cantor) and composer.

Was an Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister.After the 1977 elections he was appoin

Was an Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister.After the 1977 elections he was appointed Minister of Education, a role he retained until September 1984. For a brief period during the 10th Knesset, Hammer and Yehuda Ben-Meir broke away from the NRP and formed a new faction, Gesher – Zionist Religious Centre; however, they returned to the NRP after two weeks.

Is an Israeli politician and a former leader of the National Religious Party. He was Minister of Wel

Is an Israeli politician and a former leader of the National Religious Party. He was Minister of Welfare & Social Services (March 2003 - November 2004), and is currently a Member of the Knesset for the The Jewish Home party. Orlev is a decorated war hero who received the Medal of Distinguished Service in the Yom Kippur War.

An Israeli football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Maccabi Tel-Aviv.The 22 year-old strike

An Israeli football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Maccabi Tel-Aviv.The 22 year-old striker came from Hapoel Ashkelon scored 15 goals in Ashkelon and promoted the team together with Carlos Chacana to the second league. Lately (end of July, 2005) Cohen was found to have a genetic spleen problem, which caused him to resign from soccer.

Is an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin.Though contact with Israel is banned in Yemen, his records hav

Is an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin.Though contact with Israel is banned in Yemen, his records have managed to reach the Yemeni public via the underground, selling around 2,000 records per album release.

An Israeli professional football (soccer) player. After not seeing much time at Hapoel Tel Aviv, Cav

An Israeli professional football (soccer) player. After not seeing much time at Hapoel Tel Aviv, Caveda transferred to Tzafririm Holon where he was an instant starter. His morale was dealt a lethal blow when he was taunted by Maccabi Netanya's Itzik Zohar in a league match.[1]

Was a popular Israeli singer and a distinctive voice in the Mizrahi music scene.His career was dotte

Was a popular Israeli singer and a distinctive voice in the Mizrahi music scene.His career was dotted with creative and personal lapses that were caused by his heroin addiction, which eventually led to his death at the age of 32. His musical achievements overshadowed his personal problems. His ability to sing heartbreaking versions of his songs in live performances, even when under the influence of drugs, allowed a blind eye to be turned to his addictive rampages, which ended up destroying his personal relationships.

Is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician. He is currently serving as the President of Tel

Is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician. He is currently serving as the President of Tel Aviv University.[1] He is the former Dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University as well as a professor there of engineering and computer science. His stated research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, computational complexity and cryptography.

Known almost universally by his nickname Zvika, is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He

Known almost universally by his nickname Zvika, is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the coach of the Israeli national basketball team and Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Super League. Sherf's coaching career includes a