Jewish 100
Jewish 100, 2015: Uhuru Kenyatta – Government
Uhuru Kenyatta President of Kenya Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year announced his intention to travel to central Africa this summer, in what would mark...
Jewish 100, 2015: Tommy Remengesau – Government
Tommy Remengesau President of Palau In the United Nations, the Pacific nation the Republic of Palau tends to vote as Israel does, in no small part since Tommy Remengesau Jr. assumed the presidency. Israel, the first non-Pacific nation...
Jewish 100, 2015: Nir Barkat – Government
Nir Barkat Mayor of Jerusalem As the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat has a Herculean task: uniting a city that is the epicenter of the Jewish world, and the myriad of opinions, desires and visions within it. “Jerusalem...
Jewish 100, 2015: Moshe Ya’alon – Government
Moshe Ya’alon Defense Minister of Israel As Israel’s minister of defense, Moshe Ya’alon is in effect responsible for protecting half of the world’s Jews. His military acumen continually wins the Israeli public’s confidence. In 2015, he spoke out...
Jewish 100, 2015: Miloš Zeman – Government
Miloš Zeman President of the Czech Republic At AIPAC’s 2015 conference, the president of the Czech Republic...
Jewish 100, 2015: Michael Gove – Government
Michael Gove Politician British Conservative politician Michael Gove, a member of Britain’s parliament and the Secretary of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Mauricio Macri – Government
Mauricio Macri President of Argentina South American Jewry breathed a collective sigh of relief with the election...
Jewish 100, 2015: Manuel Valls – Government
Manuel Valls Prime Minister of France French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, one of Europe’s most vocal advocates...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gadi Eizenkot – Government
Gadi Eizenkot IDF Chief of Staff “Tense and challenging.” That’s how Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, the new chief...
Jewish 100, 2015: Uhuru Kenyatta – Government
Uhuru Kenyatta President of Kenya Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year announced his intention to travel to central Africa this summer, in what would mark the...
Jewish 100, 2015: Tommy Remengesau – Government
Tommy Remengesau President of Palau In the United Nations, the Pacific nation the Republic of Palau tends to vote as Israel does, in no small part since Tommy...
Jewish 100, 2015: Nir Barkat – Government
Nir Barkat Mayor of Jerusalem As the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat has a Herculean task: uniting a city that is the epicenter of the Jewish world,...
Jewish 100, 2015: Moshe Ya’alon – Government
Moshe Ya’alon Defense Minister of Israel As Israel’s minister of defense, Moshe Ya’alon is in effect responsible for protecting half of the world’s Jews. His military acumen...
Jewish 100, 2015: Miloš Zeman – Government
Miloš Zeman President of the Czech Republic At AIPAC’s 2015 conference, the president of the Czech Republic “wowed” a crowd of 16,000 with his unabashed support of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Michael Gove – Government
Michael Gove Politician British Conservative politician Michael Gove, a member of Britain’s parliament and the Secretary of State for Justice, is a self-described “proud Zionist.” At “We...
Jewish 100, 2015: Mauricio Macri – Government
Mauricio Macri President of Argentina South American Jewry breathed a collective sigh of relief with the election of the pragmatic Mauricio Macri as president of Argentina. With...
Jewish 100, 2015: Manuel Valls – Government
Manuel Valls Prime Minister of France French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, one of Europe’s most vocal advocates for the Jewish community, has made it clear that the...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gadi Eizenkot – Government
Gadi Eizenkot IDF Chief of Staff “Tense and challenging.” That’s how Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, the new chief of staff for the Israel Defense Forces, characterized this period...
Jewish 100, 2015: Chuck Schumer – Government
Chuck Schumer US Senator Days after Senator Chuck Schumer of New York voiced his opposition to the U.S.-backed nuclear deal with Iran, he faced accusations that went...
Jewish 100, 2015: Benjamin Netanyahu – Government
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel As the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu grapples with the toughest issues of the day. As the democratically elected leader...
Jewish 100, 2015: Alexis Tsipras – Government
Alexis Tsipras President of Greece When Alexis Tsipras became president of Greece, many Israelis viewed his pro-Palestinian Syriza party skeptically at best. Yet since then, Tsipras has...
Jewish 100, 2015: Laurie Cardoza-Moore – Innovation and Activism
Laurie Cardoza-Moore President of PJTN The Christian Zionist organization Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN) convened a special session at the United Nations in August 2015 to help Christians...
Jewish 100. 2015: Marta Weinstock-Rosin – Innovation and Activism
Marta Weinstock-Rosin Medical researcher Another honoree at the 2015 ceremony on Mount Herzl for Israel’s Independence Day was Marta Weinstock-Rosin, the Israeli inventor of Exelon, a drug...
