7/26/2019 Famous Israelis - Bios, Quotes and Pics http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/famous-israelis-bios-quotes-and-pics 1/21 “Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.” David Ben-Gurion (1886-19!" was born in #lonsk$ #oland in 1886. %e ser&ed as 'ecuti&e %ead of the )orld *ionist +rgani,ation and president of the ewish genc/ 'ecuti&e. 0n 198$ he for2all/ declared the establish2ent of the 3tate of 0srael and was the first to sign the 0sraeli 4eclaration of 0ndependence. 5en-urion was the first #ri2e 7inister of 0srael and the first 7inister of 4efense. “)e do not reoice in &ictories. )e reoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloo2 in 0srael.” Golda Meir (1989-198" was an 0sraeli politician born in ie&$ kraine in 1898. %er fa2il/ i22igrated to 7ilwaukee$ )isconsin where she beca2e an acti&e *ionist. 3he worked for the 0sraeli go&ern2ent in 2ultiple positions including 7inister of labor and ;oreign 7inister. 0n 1969 she beca2e the fourth #ri2e 7inister of 0srael. s the world<s fourth and 0srael<s first wo2an to hold the office$ she is described as the “0ron =ad/” of 0sraeli politics. “>ot one of us wants war$ but we all know for certain$ we 2ust win.” Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu (196-196" was an 0sraeli 4efense ;orces (04;" officer who co22anded the unit 3a/eret 7atkal during +peration 'ntebbe$ an operation to rescue hostages held in 'ntebbe irport$ in ganda in 196. ?he 2ission was successful$ but >etan/ahu was killed in action$ the onl/ 04; fatalit/ during the operation. %e was !@ /ears old. >etan/ahu was born in >ew Aork Cit/ in 196. %e ser&ed in the 04; and then attended %ar&ard ni&ersit/ before transferring to erusale2<s %ebrew ni&ersit/. 3oon after$ he left school to return to the 04;. %e oined 3a/eret 7atkal in the earl/ 19@s and earned the 7edal of 4istinguished 3er&ice for his leadership in the Ao2 ippur )ar of 19!. fter his death +peration 'ntebbe was rena2ed “+peration Aonatan” in his honor.
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“Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear
what ought not to be feared.”
David Ben-Gurion (1886-19!" was born in #lonsk$ #oland in 1886. %e ser&ed as 'ecuti&e %ead of the )orld
*ionist +rgani,ation and president of the ewish genc/ 'ecuti&e. 0n 198$ he for2all/ declared the
establish2ent of the 3tate of 0srael and was the first to sign the 0sraeli 4eclaration of 0ndependence. 5en-urion
was the first #ri2e 7inister of 0srael and the first 7inister of 4efense.
“)e do not reoice in &ictories. )e reoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloo2 in
0srael.”
Golda Meir (1989-198" was an 0sraeli politician born in ie&$ kraine in 1898. %er fa2il/ i22igrated to
7ilwaukee$ )isconsin where she beca2e an acti&e *ionist. 3he worked for the 0sraeli go&ern2ent in 2ultiple
positions including 7inister of labor and ;oreign 7inister. 0n 1969 she beca2e the fourth #ri2e 7inister of 0srael.
s the world<s fourth and 0srael<s first wo2an to hold the office$ she is described as the “0ron =ad/” of 0sraeli politics.
“>ot one of us wants war$ but we all know for certain$ we 2ust win.”Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu (196-196" was an 0sraeli 4efense ;orces (04;" officer who co22anded the unit
3a/eret 7atkal during +peration 'ntebbe$ an operation to rescue hostages held in 'ntebbe irport$ in ganda in
196. ?he 2ission was successful$ but >etan/ahu was killed in action$ the onl/ 04; fatalit/ during the operation.
%e was !@ /ears old. >etan/ahu was born in >ew Aork Cit/ in 196. %e ser&ed in the 04; and then attended
%ar&ard ni&ersit/ before transferring to erusale2<s %ebrew ni&ersit/. 3oon after$ he left school to return to the
04;. %e oined 3a/eret 7atkal in the earl/ 19@s and earned the 7edal of 4istinguished 3er&ice for his leadership
in the Ao2 ippur )ar of 19!. fter his death +peration 'ntebbe was rena2ed “+peration Aonatan” in his honor.
“5eing the first 0sraeli astronaut -- 0 feel 0 a2 representing all ews and all 0sraelis. 0<2 the son of a %olocaust
sur&i&or -- 0 carr/ on the suffering of the %olocaust generation$ and 0<2 kind of proof that despite all the horror the/
went through$ we<re going forward”
Colonel Ilan Ramon (19B-@@!" was an 0sraeli ir ;orce (0;" co2bat pilot and the first 0sraeli astronaut for
>3. Da2on was born in Da2at an$ 0srael in 19B. %is father was fro2 er2an/ and had fled >a,i
persecution$ and his 2other and grand2other were %olocaust sur&i&ors fro2 #oland. Da2on attended ?el &i&
ni&ersit/ where he earned his bachelor of science degree in electronics and co2puter engineering. %e graduated
fro2 the 0; ;light 3chool in 19. 0n 199$ he was pro2oted to the rank of Colonel. %e was selected b/ >3
to ser&e as a #a/load 3pecialist on the 3pace 3huttle Columbia for a 16-da/ 2ission. 7inutes before landing theColumbia eploded and Da2on and the si 2erican astronauts aboard perished. %e was 8 /ears old. Da2on
posthu2ousl/ recei&ed the .3. Congressional 3pace 7edal of %onor.
“0f /ou will it$ it is no drea2.”
Theodor Herzl (186@-19@" was an ustro %ungarian ournalist$ pla/wright and political acti&ist. %e contributed
to the foundation of 2odern political *ionis2$ for2ed the )orld *ionist +rgani,ation and pro2oted ewish
2igration to #alestine in an effort to for2 a ewish 3tate (0srael". %er,l was born in 5udapest$ %ungar/. ;ro2 189
to 188 he was a ournalist for llge2eine *eitung of Eienna. fter$ he beca2e a correspondent for the Eienna
>eue ;reie #resse in #aris and co&ered the 4re/fus ffair$ which had an i2pact on the *ionist 2o&e2ent. %er,l
ser&ed as the president of the )orld *ionist +rgani,ation.
&ay ,il#on$ a 5ritish-born 0sraeli citi,en and professional 0sraeli tour guide. 3he and ristine =uken$ an 2erican
citi,en and 2e2ber of the Church<s 7inistr/ a2ong ewish people were attacked and stabbed b/ two 2en while
hiking west of erusale2. =uken was killed and )ilson 2anaged to sur&i&e b/ pla/ing dead. ?he #alestinian terror
cell responsible for the attack was arrested. )ilson was declared a heroine b/ the 0sraeli 3hin 5et and the 0sraeli
press.
“;or three thousand /ears$ erusale2 has been the center of ewish hope and longing. >o other cit/ has pla/ed such
a do2inant role in the histor/$ culture$ religion and consciousness of a people as has erusale2 in the life of ewr/and udais2. ?hroughout centuries of eile$ erusale2 re2ained ali&e in the hearts of ews e&er/where as the focal
point of ewish histor/$ the s/2bol of ancient glor/$ spiritual fulfill2ent and 2odern renewal. ?his heart and soul of
the ewish people engenders the thought that if /ou want one si2ple word to s/2boli,e all of ewish histor/$ that
word would be Ierusale2.”
Teddy &olle! (1911-@@"$ once called “the greatest builder of erusale2 since %erod”$ was an 0sraeli politician
who ser&ed as the 2a/or of erusale2 fro2 196B to 199!. ollek was born in %ungar/ in 1911 and was na2ed after
?heodor %er,l. ollek was also the founder of the erusale2 ;oundation.
“0 ha&e adopted Dobert Capa<s sa/ing: I0f /our photographs aren<t good enough$ /ou weren<t close enough.< 5ut in
retrospect 0 add a corollar/: 0f /ou<re too close$ /ou lose perspecti&e. 0t is not eas/ to be fair with the facts and keep
/our own con&ictions out of the picture. 0t is al2ost i2possible to be both a participant in e&ents and their obser&er$
witness$ interpreter. ?he effort brings great frustration and eFuall/ great reward.”
Micha Bar-m is an 0sraeli ournalist and photographer who was born in 5erlin in 19!@. %e e2igrated to 0srael
with his parents at si /ears old. %is first photographs were of archeological digs in the udean desert$ and his work
was soon published in the 0sraeli ar2/ 2aga,ine )ama $ana$ for which he was offered a full ti2e ob as a staff
photographer. 0n 1968$ 5ar-2 began his career as a >ew Aork ?i2es correspondent$ docu2enting the 0sraeli#alestinian conflict. %e helped to found the 0nternational Center of #hotograph/ in 19 and beca2e the Curator of
#hotograph/ for the ?el &i& rt 7useu2 in 19. 0n 199$ he left to work on his own photograph/. %is work
continues to be published and ehibited around the world.
“?oda/$ when people ask 2e I)hat are /ouK< 0 sa/ that 0<2 an 0sraeli. 0<2 not asha2ed of 2/ 0sraeliness. ?hen 0<2
a wo2an$ and then 0<2 an rab 7usli2. ?hat<s the order: 0sraeli$ wo2an$ rab 7usli2.” - in her con&ersation with
The Times of Israel
ucy hari#h is an 0sraeli-rab news reporter and tele&ision host. 3he is known for being the first rab news
presenter on 2ainstrea2 %ebrew-language 0sraeli tele&ision. harish was born in 1981 in 4i2ona$ 0srael. 0n 198$
a 7oloto& cocktail was thrown into her fa2il/<s car b/ #alestinian 2ilitants and the/ escaped unscathed. t a
/oung age she drea2t of beco2ing an actress$ but instead pursued ournalis2 to bring about a discourse of
tolerance. %owe&er$ she did reali,e her acting drea2$ pla/ing a role in the @1! blockbuster World War - starring
5rad #itt. 0n pril @1B$ harish was one of twel&e 0sraeli personalities chosen to light torches in the officialcere2on/ to kick off 0srael<s 6th 0ndependence 4a/ celebrations.
“?here is a large percentage of people with degrees in the co22unit/ who struggle to find work in their own
professionL there are still schools who don<t ad2it children because of their raceL and the Dabbinate still 2akes
things hard for the 'thiopian co22unit/. )e need to a2end eisting legislation and at the sa2e ti2e work to
legislate new laws to help societ/ be 2ore egalitarian.”
/nina Tamano-'hata is an 0sraeli law/er$ ournalist and politician. 3he was born in 1981 in )u,aba$ 'thiopia and
i22igrated to 0srael at the age of three. ?a2ano-3hata studied law at +no cade2ic College and beca2e 4eput/
Chair2an of the national 'thiopian 3tudent ssociation. 3he ser&ed as a 2e2ber of the nesset for Aesh tid
between @1! and @1B. 3he was the first 'thiopian-born wo2an to hold a seat.
'ivan Ya0ari is the ;ounder M C'+ of 0nno&ation: frica. 5orn in 0srael and raised in ;rance$ 3i&an has beenworking in frica for close to @ /ears. 0nno&ation: frica<s 2ission is to bring 0sraeli solutions and know-how to
those in need li&ing in rural frican &illages. 3i&an graduated su22a cu2 laude with a degree in finance fro2 #ace
ni&ersit/ and holds a 7asterJs degree in 0nternational 'nerg/ 7anage2ent and #olic/ fro2 Colu2bia ni&ersit/<s
3chool of 0nternational and #ublic ffairs. 0n @16$ she was recogni,ed b/ lobes$ 0sraelJs leading business
2aga,ine as one of the H@ nder @ 7ost #ro2ising 0sraelisH. 3i&an li&es in ?el &i& with her husband and three
“0 donJt speak because 0 ha&e the power to speakL 0 speak because 0 donJt ha&e the power to re2ain silent.”
*raham I#aac &oo! (186BN19!B"$ or Da& ook$ was the first shkena,i chief rabbi of the 5ritish 7andator/
#alestine. ook was a renowned ?orah scholar and the founder of ?he Central ni&ersal Aeshi&a (Aeshi&a 7erca,
%aDa& ook". Da& ook was one of the 2ost celebrated rabbis of the @th centur/.
Ra**i haron ei*o1itz is an +rthodo rabbi and social acti&ist in erusale2<s >ahlaot neighborhood. %e also
chairs the =e& %a<ir Co22unit/ Council and is a pro2inent 2e2ber of the cit/<s Aerushal2i2 part/. %e is leading
a popular re&olt against the Chief Dabbinate$ 2ainl/ with regard to restaurants clai2ing to be kosher despite ha&ing
no rabbinate certification. =eibowit, is a California nati&e and has been an inno&ati&e ewish educator in 0srael for
o&er two decades. %e ser&ed for three /ears as an 'ducational +fficer in the 04;.
“=et us not go like la2bs to the slaughterO” - fro2 o&ner<s 19 2anifesto in which he affir2ed that %itler had
decided to kill all the ews of 'urope$ and it was best to die fighting.**a &ovner (1918-" was a ewish %ebrew poet$ writer and partisan leader. 0n 191$ >a,i er2an/ attacked the
cit/ of Eilnius where o&ner li&ed. %e escaped$ but soon returned to the ghetto because he belie&ed a resistance
force needed to be organi,ed. 0n 19$ he released a 2anifesto in which he acknowledged local killings as %itler<s
plan to kill all ews. ?his notion was 2et with skepticis2$ but it was a pi&otal 2o2ent in understanding the
Hili! Bar is a 2e2ber of nesset for the 0srael =abor #art/$ 3ecretar/ eneral of the =abor #art/ and the 4eput/
3peaker of the nesset. 5ar also ser&ed as a 2e2ber of the erusale2 Cit/ Council. 5ar was born in 3afed$ 0srael
and studied at be,ek College in erusale2. %e was an 04; officer in dutant Corps and reached the rank of captain
in the reser&es. 3ince @@$ 5ar has been a delegate at the )orld *ionist Congress and the )orld *ionist Council.
%e is in&ol&ed with pro-0srael ad&ocac/ and has taken part in coeistence 2issions around the world.
Ben2amin Netanyahu is the current #ri2e 7inister of 0srael. %e also ser&es as a 2e2ber of the nesset and
Chair2an of the =ikud part/. >etan/ahu was born in ?el &i& and oined the 04; shortl/ after the 3i 4a/ )ar.
fter graduating fro2 70? he returned to 0srael and founded the Aonatan >etan/ahu nti-?error 0nstitute.
>etan/ahu ser&ed as the 0sraeli a2bassador to the nited >ations fro2 198-1988. 0n 1996 he beca2e 0srael<s
/oungest #ri2e 7inister and has been elected into the office four ti2es. pon co2pletion of his ter2 he will be the
second-longest ser&ing #ri2e 7inister in 0srael<s histor/.
“7/ true passion is ar2ing hu2anit/ with scientific capabilities to auto2aticall/ anticipate$ and ulti2atel/ affect$
future outco2es based on lessons fro2 the past.”
&ira Radin#!y is an 0sraeli co2puter scientist who works on technolog/ inno&ations that can change the wa/ the
world approaches and sol&es hu2anitarian proble2s. Dadinsk/ was born in kraine in the late 198@s$ and
i22igrated to 0srael with her fa2il/ at a &er/ /oung age. 3he graduated fro2 the ?echnion<s especiall/ gifted
student progra2$ ha&ing started stud/ing at the renowned %aifa institution of higher learning at age 1BL she went on
to earn her #h4 at 6. 0n addition to her acade2ic credentials and research background$ Dadinsk/ founded and runsa start-up business called 3ales#redict.
nnett Ha#!ia is a 7usli2 0sraeli rab hairdresser$ but also the 2other of three children who ha&e all ser&ed in the04;. 3he works through her ?he ?rue Eoice organi,ation to help rab 0sraeli /outh better integrate into 0sraeli
societ/ b/ guiding the2 toward 2ilitar/ or national ser&ice.
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Yo#!e Bala$an 'ch1artz is a paratrooper who fought to free the +ld Cit/ of erusale2 in 196 in the 3i 4a/ )ar.
?he 3i 4a/ )ar was fought b/ 0sraeli forces against 3/ria$ ordan and 'g/pt.
Mo#he andau (191-@11" was an 0sraeli urist and the fifth #resident of the 3upre2e Court of 0srael. =andau was
born in 4an,ig$ er2an/. 0n 19!!$ he graduated fro2 the ni&ersit/ of =ondon =aw 3chool and then i22igrated
to the 5ritish 7andate of #alestine. 0n 19@ he was 2ade udge in the 7agistrate<s Court of %aifa and was
appointed to the 4istrict Court in 198.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------