Jewish 100
Jewish 100, 2015: Abdul Fatah el-Sisi – Government
Abdul Fatah el-Sisi President of Egypt It may seem unusual for Israeli leaders, whose nation historically shares a “cold peace” with its western Arab neighbor, to...
Jewish 100, 2015: Zvi Waldman – Innovation and Activism
Zvi Waldman Director of Yad Ezrah Jerusalem’s Yad Ezrah stands out among organizations that offer poverty relief, providing assistance in a respectful, dignified manner. Under the direction of Rabbi Zvi Waldman, the group provides heavily discounted or...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yosi Druker – Innovation and Activism
Yosi Druker Executive Vice President of Rafael Yosi Druker, who led the team that developed Iron Dome, the lifesaving system which has defended Israel from thousands of Gaza rockets, is still hard at work protecting the Jewish...
Jewish 100, 2015: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky – Innovation and Activism
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky Supreme Court petitioner The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 struck down as unconstitutional a congressional attempt to allow Americans born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their birthplace on passports, affirming the principle that...
Jewish 100, 2015: Meyer Seewald – Innovation and Activism
Meyer Seewald Founder of Jewish Community Watch Meyer Seewald is the founder of Jewish Community Watch, an...
Jewish 100, 2015: George Weidenfeld – Innovation and Activism
Lord George Weidenfeld Philanthropist The British-Jewish publisher and philanthropist George Weidenfeld, known for recently funding the rescue...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yonatan Winetraub – Innovation and Activism
Yonatan Winetraub Co-founder of SpaceIL The State of Israel, known for scientific and technological innovations that better lives worldwide,...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gilad Ach – Innovation and Activism
Gilad Ach Chair of Ad Kan Gilad Ach, who chairs the group Ad Kan (Hebrew for “No...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gal Lusky – Innovation and Activism
Gal Lusky Founder of Israeli Flying Aid Gal Lusky also was among those honored in 2015 during...
Jewish 100, 2015: Abdul Fatah el-Sisi – Government
Abdul Fatah el-Sisi President of Egypt It may seem unusual for Israeli leaders, whose nation historically shares a “cold peace” with its western Arab neighbor, to praise...
Jewish 100, 2015: Zvi Waldman – Innovation and Activism
Zvi Waldman Director of Yad Ezrah Jerusalem’s Yad Ezrah stands out among organizations that offer poverty relief, providing assistance in a respectful, dignified manner. Under the direction...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yosi Druker – Innovation and Activism
Yosi Druker Executive Vice President of Rafael Yosi Druker, who led the team that developed Iron Dome, the lifesaving system which has defended Israel from thousands of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky – Innovation and Activism
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky Supreme Court petitioner The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 struck down as unconstitutional a congressional attempt to allow Americans born in Jerusalem to list...
Jewish 100, 2015: Meyer Seewald – Innovation and Activism
Meyer Seewald Founder of Jewish Community Watch Meyer Seewald is the founder of Jewish Community Watch, an organization dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse within...
Jewish 100, 2015: George Weidenfeld – Innovation and Activism
Lord George Weidenfeld Philanthropist The British-Jewish publisher and philanthropist George Weidenfeld, known for recently funding the rescue of Syrian and Iraqi Christians threatened by the Islamic State...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yonatan Winetraub – Innovation and Activism
Yonatan Winetraub Co-founder of SpaceIL The State of Israel, known for scientific and technological innovations that better lives worldwide, benefited from a little nudge when it came to the...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gilad Ach – Innovation and Activism
Gilad Ach Chair of Ad Kan Gilad Ach, who chairs the group Ad Kan (Hebrew for “No More”) has worked to expose the seedy underbelly of groups...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gal Lusky – Innovation and Activism
Gal Lusky Founder of Israeli Flying Aid Gal Lusky also was among those honored in 2015 during Israeli Independence Day, when distinguished citizens who made global contributions...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gabriel Nadaf – Innovation and Activism
Gabriel Nadaf Priest Father Gabriel Nadaf, along with several other Israeli Christian leaders, have been outspoken in their support for their communities’ enlistment in the Israel Defense...
Jewish 100, 2015: Gavriel Iddan – Innovation and Activism
Gavriel Iddan Electro-optical engineer Every Israeli Independence Day, distinguished Israelis who made global contributions light a torch at the national ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The...
Jewish 100, 2015: Eviatar Matania – Innovation and Activism
Eviatar Matania Head of the Israel National Cyber Bureau Eviatar Matania, Israel’s top cybersecurity official, said this past year that the nation had launched a comprehensive strategy to...
Jewish 100, 2015: Sara Briman – Arts and Culture
Sara Briman Chef Sara Briman, winner of the American Academy of Hospitality Science's Five-Star Diamond International Challah award, has toured the world as of late, teaching the...
Jewish 100, 2015: Roseanne Barr – Arts and Culture
Roseanne Barr Comedienne That famed comedienne and actress Roseanne Barr has become one of Israel’s staunchest defenders may still come as a surprise to some. Barr, who...
