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Historical Epoch · 1945 CE – 1990 CE
Postwar Period, 1945–1990
תקופת הבתר-מלחמה, 1945–1990
Independence of Israel, Cold War diplomacy, American Jewish golden age, Soviet Jewry movement, and scientific revolution.
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Jonas Salk
October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995The medical visionary who developed the first effective inactivated polio vaccine, liberating generations of children worldwide from paralysis and refusing to patent the formula for profit.
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David Ben-Gurion
October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973The founding prime minister and architect of the State of Israel, who proclaimed independence, unified the armed forces, and built the national institutions of modern Jewish sovereignty.
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Menachem Begin
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983
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Steven Spielberg
1946 – LivingAmerican filmmaker (born 1946)
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Ehud Olmert
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009
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#191Tier III
Chaim Herzog
Historical –President of Israel from 1983 to 1993
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Reuven Rivlin
Historical –President of Israel from 2014 to 2021
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#234Tier III
Benjamin Netanyahu
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
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#249Tier III
Ariel Sharon
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006
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#254Tier IV
Ezer Weizman
Historical –President of Israel from 1993 to 2000
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Michael Douglas
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Seth Green
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#264Tier IV
Rodney Dangerfield
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#266Tier IV
Danny Ayalon
Historical –Israeli diplomat, columnist and politician
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#302Tier IV
Yitzhak Navon
Historical –President of Israel from 1978 to 1983
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David Elazar
Historical –Ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
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#304Tier IV
Isaac Herzog
Historical –President of Israel since 2021
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#308Tier IV
Avraham Adan
Historical –Israeli military officer and author
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#309Tier IV
Yitzhak Shamir
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
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Ehud Barak
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001
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Hannah Szenes
Historical –Jewish poet and anti-Nazi fighter in World War II
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Rafael Eitan
Historical –Israeli general and politician
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#316Tier IV
Shaul Mofaz
Historical –Israeli politician and military officer
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#479Tier IV
Tony Curtis
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#480Tier IV
Gene Wilder
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Harpo Marx
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Kirk Douglas
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#494Tier IV
Jerry Stiller
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Gilbert Gottfried
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Peter Falk
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#501Tier V
Seth Rogen
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#504Tier V
James Caan
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Harvey Keitel
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Larry David
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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David Schwimmer
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Billy Crystal
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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