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Historical Epoch · 1880 CE – 1945 CE
Modern Period, 1880–1945
העת החדשה, 1880–1945
Mass migrations to America, birth of political Zionism, explosion of science and culture, and the tragedy of the Holocaust.
#4Tier I
Albert Einstein
March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955The greatest theoretical physicist of the modern era, who fundamentally revolutionized humanity’s understanding of space, time, gravity, energy, and the quantum universe.
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Sigmund Freud
May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939The founder of psychoanalysis, who revolutionized the modern conception of human nature by mapping the unconscious mind, dreams, repression, and psychological defense mechanisms.
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#12Tier I
Theodor Herzl
May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904The father of modern political Zionism, whose visionary diplomacy, organization, and unyielding will resurrected national Jewish sovereignty after 1,900 years of exile.
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#14Tier I
John von Neumann
December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957The universal mathematical polymath who designed modern computer architecture, founded game theory, axiomatized quantum mechanics, and engineered the digital age.
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#15Tier I
Niels Bohr
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#23Tier I
Hannah Arendt
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Philosophy, Psychology & Social Theory whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#25Tier I
Golda Meir
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
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#26Tier II
Franz Kafka
July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924The literary visionary of modern alienation, bureaucratic tyranny, and existential dread, whose surreal masterpieces captured the psychological condition of the 20th century.
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#29Tier II
J. Robert Oppenheimer
1904 – 1967American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
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#30Tier II
Emmy Noether
1882 – 1935German mathematician (1882–1935)
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#31Tier II
Richard Feynman
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#32Tier II
Lise Meitner
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#33Tier II
Rosalind Franklin
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Biology & Medicine whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#34Tier II
Paul Ehrlich
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Biology & Medicine whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#35Tier II
Fritz Haber
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Chemistry & Biochemistry whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#37Tier II
Emmanuel Levinas
1906 – 1995Lithuanian-French philosopher (1906–1995)
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#59Tier II
Louis Brandeis
November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941The legendary "People’s Lawyer" and first Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice, who created the constitutional right to privacy and pioneered legal realism.
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#60Tier II
Benjamin Cardozo
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Law & Jurisprudence whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#61Tier II
Felix Frankfurter
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Law & Jurisprudence whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#62Tier II
Milton Friedman
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Economics & Public Policy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#64Tier II
Ludwig von Mises
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Economics & Public Policy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#65Tier II
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Literature & Poetry whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#66Tier II
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1903 – 1991Jewish American author (1903–1991)
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#67Tier II
Noam Chomsky
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Philosophy, Psychology & Social Theory whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#68Tier II
Norbert Wiener
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Mathematics & Computer Science whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#69Tier II
Carl Sagan
1934 – 1996American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
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#70Tier II
Alexander Grothendieck
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Mathematics & Computer Science whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#71Tier II
Max Born
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#72Tier II
Wolfgang Pauli
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#73Tier II
Leo Szilard
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#74Tier II
Edward Teller
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Physics & Astronomy whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#75Tier II
Selman Waksman
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Biology & Medicine whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#76Tier II
Gerty Cori
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Chemistry & Biochemistry whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#77Tier II
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909 – 2012Italian neurologist (1909–2012)
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#78Tier II
Isaac Babel
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Literature & Poetry whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#80Tier II
Arnold Schoenberg
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Classical Music & Composition whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#81Tier II
George Gershwin
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Classical Music & Composition whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#83Tier II
Marc Chagall
1887 – 1985Russian and French artist (1887–1985)
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#84Tier II
Amedeo Modigliani
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Visual Art, Architecture & Design whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#85Tier II
Mark Rothko
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Visual Art, Architecture & Design whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#87Tier II
Billy Wilder
1906 – 2002Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)
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#88Tier II
Stanley Kubrick
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Film, Television & Production whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#90Tier II
Woody Allen
1935 – LivingAmerican filmmaker, actor and writer (born 1935)
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#91Tier II
Sandy Koufax
1935 – LivingAmerican baseball player (born 1935)
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#92Tier II
Simon Wiesenthal
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Activism, Humanitarianism & Feminism whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#146Tier III
Mordecai Kaplan
1881 – 1983Lithuanian American rabbi (1881–1983)
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#147Tier III
Otto Bauer
1881 – 1938Austrian socialist politician (1881–1938)
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#148Tier III
Lev Kamenev
1883 – 1936Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
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#149Tier III
Grigory Zinoviev
1883 – 1936Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
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#150Tier III
Max Fleischer
1883 – 1972American animator and inventor (1883–1972)
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#151Tier III
George de Hevesy
1885 – 1966Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966)
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#152Tier III
Yosef Sprinzak
1885 – 1959Israeli politician (1885–1959)
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#153Tier III
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
1886 – 1979Israeli author and educator (1886–1979)
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#154Tier III
Berl Katznelson
1887 – 1944Jewish intellectual (1887–1944)
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#155Tier III
Chico Marx
1887 – 1961American comedian (1887–1961)
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#156Tier III
Yitzhak Sadeh
1890 – 1952Israeli general (1890–1952)
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#157Tier III
Boris Pasternak
1890 – 1960Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960)
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#158Tier III
Groucho Marx
1890 – 1977American comedian (1890–1977)
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#159Tier III
Zvi Yehuda Kook
1891 – 1982Religious zionist leader (1891–1982)
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#160Tier III
Eliezer Kaplan
1891 – 1952Israeli politician (1891-1952)
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#161Tier III
David Sarnoff
1891 – 1971American businessman (1891–1971)
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#162Tier III
Eliyahu Golomb
1893 – 1945Founder and commander of the Haganah (1893–1945)
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#163Tier III
Jack Benny
1894 – 1974American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)
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#164Tier III
Max Horkheimer
1895 – 1973German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973)
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#165Tier III
Moshe Feinstein
1895 – 1986Belarusian-born American Orthodox rabbi (1895–1986)
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#166Tier III
Nahum Goldmann
1895 – 1982Founder and president of the World Jewish Congress (1895–1982)
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#167Tier III
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
1897 – 1957Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)
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#168Tier III
Abba Ahimeir
1897 – 1962Russian-born Revisionist Zionist leader (1897–1962)
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#169Tier III
Gershom Scholem
1897 – 1982Israeli philosopher and historian (1897–1982)
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#170Tier III
George Szell
1897 – 1970Classical conductor and composer (1897–1970)
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#171Tier III
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 – 1988American physicist (1898–1988)
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#172Tier III
Leo Strauss
1899 – 1973American political philosopher (1899–1973)
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