Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Jewish 100, 2015: Evgeny Kissin – Arts and Culture
Evgeny Kissin Musician For Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary, Russian-born classical pianist Evgeny Kissin curated a special series in which he explored his artistic interests and musical discoveries....
Jewish 100, 2015: Robert Kraft – Arts and Culture
Robert Kraft Owner of the New England Patriots Business magnate Robert Kraft did not hesitate when he was approached in 2015 to help memorialize Ezra Schwartz, one...
Jewish 100, 2015: Adam Sandler – Arts and Culture
Adam Sandler Actor Famed Jewish actor and comedian Adam Sandler recently railed against Pink Floyd co-founder and anti-Israel activist Roger Waters during an appearance on the The Howard Stern...
Jewish 100, 2015: Steven Pinker – Academia
Steven Pinker Psychologist Esteemed Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker again led his influential voice to the opposition of academic boycotts of Israel, as two groups of anthropologists geared...
Jewish 100, 2015: Rivka Carmi – Academia
Rivka Carmi Doctor Rivka Carmi is an innovative Israeli pediatrician and geneticist, who has served since 2006 as president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Her accolades...
Jewish 100, 2015: Jeffrey Herf – Academia
Jeffrey Herf History professor Jeffrey Herf, a history professor at the University of Maryland, is an outspoken voice against the ongoing campaign among academic organizations to isolate...
Jewish 100, 2015: Daniel Sperber – Academia
Daniel Sperber Professor at Bar-Ilan University Rabbi Daniel Sperber has written extensively on applying Jewish law to the modern era, calling it “dynamic”: “When cultural circumstances change,...
Jewish 100, 2015: Jon Levenson – Academia
Jon D. Levenson Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School Jon D. Levenson, characterized as “the most interesting and incisive biblical exegete among contemporary Jewish thinkers,”...
Jewish 100, 2015: Jonathan Sarna – Academia
Jonathan Sarna Author and academic Jonathan Sarna, a professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and director of its Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program, certainly does...
Jewish 100, 2015: Mark Yudof – Academia
Mark Yudof Former president of University of California The former president of the University of California has been an outspoken public opponent to the BDS movement, which...
Jewish 100, 2015: Niall Ferguson – Academia
Niall Ferguson Writer and commentator Niall Ferguson, a renowned history professor, is a prolific writer and commentator on contemporary politics and economics. His latest biography, “Kissinger: 1923-1968:...
Algemeiner Unveils 3rd Annual ‘JEWISH 100’ List at Star-Studded Gala Featuring Rupert Murdoch, Michael Gove, Bernard-Henri Lévy
The Algemeiner unveiled its 3rd annual 'JEWISH 100' list of the top people "positively influencing Jewish life" on Monday night, at a star-studded gala in...
The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2015 (INTRODUCTION)
In honor of The Algemeiner’s 3rd annual JEWISH 100 Gala, we are delighted to unveil the third Algemeiner Jewish 100 list of the top one...
