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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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#24Tier I
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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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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#263Tier IV
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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Isaac Herzog
Historical –President of Israel since 2021
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Avraham Adan
Historical –Israeli military officer and author
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Yitzhak Shamir
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992)
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#310Tier IV
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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#314Tier IV
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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#481Tier IV
Harpo Marx
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Kirk Douglas
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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
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Peter Falk
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#501Tier V
Seth Rogen
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James Caan
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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
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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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#510Tier V
Billy Crystal
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Sid Caesar
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Jonah Hill
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Zach Braff
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Jackie Mason
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#516Tier V
Henny Youngman
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#518Tier V
Adam Sandler
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#519Tier V
George Burns
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#524Tier V
Jon Lovitz
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#626Tier V
Yitzhak Rabin
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995)
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Yair Lapid
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel in 2022
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Yisrael Tal
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Israeli Politics, Diplomacy & Military whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Richard Dreyfuss
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Jason Segel
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Paul Rudd
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Gummo Marx
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Zeppo Marx
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Jeff Goldblum
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Ben Stiller
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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Don Rickles
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#805Tier V
Mordechai Gur
Historical –10th Chief of Staff of Israel Defense Forces
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Walter Matthau
Historical –Pioneering contributor in Actors & Comedians whose work shaped human civilization and Jewish historical heritage.
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#833Tier V
Naftali Bennett
Historical –Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022
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#930Tier V
Bob Dylan
May 24, 1941 – PresentThe preeminent poet-musician of modern civilization, whose revolutionary lyrics, civil rights anthems, and literary genius earned the Nobel Prize in Literature and transformed popular culture.
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Sally Priesand
1946 – LivingFirst female ordained rabbi in America (born 1946)
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Yonatan Netanyahu
1946 – 1976Israeli military officer (1946–1976)
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Michael Milken
1946 – LivingAmerican financier, racketeer and securities fraudster (born 1946)
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Richard Axel
1946 – LivingAmerican molecular biologist (born 1946)
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Jerrold Nadler
1947 – LivingAmerican politician and lawyer (born 1947)
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Paul Auster
1947 – 2024American writer and film director (1947–2024)
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#950Tier V
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 – 2015Mexican-Israeli physicist (1947–2015)
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#951Tier V
H. Robert Horvitz
1947 – LivingAmerican biologist (born 1947)
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Martha Nussbaum
1947 – LivingAmerican philosopher and academic (born 1947)
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Deborah Lipstadt
1947 – LivingAmerican diplomat and Holocaust historian (born 1947)
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Pinchas Zukerman
1948 – LivingIsraeli-American violinist, violist and conductor (born 1948)
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#955Tier V
Jonathan Sacks
1948 – 2020British Orthodox rabbi and politician (1948–2020)
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Gene Simmons
1949 – LivingIsraeli-American musician and songwriter (born 1949)
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