Public officials
Josh Shapiro: work, influence and a contemporary legacy
Head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council
Israel’s first woman accountant general and a senior leader across public finance, banking, healthcare and infrastructure
Diplomat, political thinker and public-policy leader bridging Israel, the United States and the Hebrew intellectual tradition
A Jewish American lawyer whose path from federal prosecution and constitutional litigation led to the center of White House operations
Army officer, legislator and EPA administrator who made veterans’ needs and the U.S.–Israel relationship central to his public service
From rebuilding Cantor Fitzgerald after September 11 to serving as U.S. secretary of commerce
Political adviser, presidential speechwriter and central architect of Donald Trump’s immigration agenda
Lieutenant General, 24th Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, veteran armored-corps officer, former Southern Command commander, deputy chief of staff and Defense Ministry director general, leading the IDF through recovery, multi-front war and renewed force-building
Attorney General of Israel, public lawyer and the first woman appointed to the country’s highest legal civil-service office
President of Israel’s Supreme Court and Israeli jurist whose broad jurisprudence spans civil, criminal, administrative and constitutional law in a defining institutional period
Deputy President of Israel’s Supreme Court, Israeli jurist and central judicial voice in debates over restraint, interpretation, rights and separation of powers
The climate scientist who became Mexico’s first woman president and its first president of Jewish heritage
The financial economist who led the Bank of Israel through a pandemic, inflation and war
From elected office and higher education to leadership of North American Jewish communal life
The diplomat and strategist at the center of pivotal moments in U.S.–Israel relations and regional statecraft
Israeli diplomat, statesman, scholar and orator, foreign minister in decisive years, ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, architect of Israel’s early public diplomacy and a major interpreter of Jewish history to the world
An Israeli diplomat and scholar who connected strategic research, public service and the international defense of Israel’s interests
Israeli intelligence officer, diplomat, Foreign Ministry director general, author and journalist, whose career linked Mossad service, backchannel diplomacy, foreign policy and regional peace efforts
Israeli diplomat, former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, close adviser to Shimon Peres, policy thinker, author and senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, active at key intersections of diplomacy, peace efforts and Israel-Diaspora strategy
The Israeli lawyer, diplomat, and executive who linked public service, national security, foreign relations, economic leadership, and institutions of Jewish memory
Israeli intelligence officer and diplomat who helped open the path to China, prepare Operation Solomon, and support the integration of Ethiopian Jews
Political scientist, historian of political thought and Israel Prize laureate whose scholarship reshaped the study of Zionism, Hegel, Marx, Herzl, Moses Hess and the modern Jewish state
Israeli diplomat and Zionist leader who helped strengthen the U.S.–Israel relationship, secure wartime resupply, and advance the aliyah of Soviet and Ethiopian Jews
Avraham (Avrusha) Tamir, born on September 16, 1922, and passing away on December 20, 2010, was a highly regarded Israeli military officer, a prominent public servant, and an influential advisor to politicians on security and policy matters.
Gulf War IDF spokesman, architect of Israeli public broadcasting, former Knesset member and Minister of Diaspora Affairs
Lawyer, educator and public servant who connected legal practice, economic policy, judicial administration and Jewish law
Elyakim Rubinstein, born on June 13, 1947, in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a distinguished jurist who has held various prominent roles in the Israeli government and judiciary. Over the years, he has served as a Deputy to the President of the Supreme Court, Cabinet Secretary, and Legal Advisor to the Government. His career has been marked by dedication and a deep commitment to Israel's welfare.
Yehoshafat "Pati" Harkabi (September 21, 1921 - August 26, 1994) was an Israeli military figure and writer who served as the head of AMAN (Military Intelligence Directorate) from 1955 to 1959. Later in his career, he became a professor of international relations at the Hebrew University. He was awarded the Israel Prize in political science in 1992.
Forensic pathologist, director of Israel’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine, and Israel Prize laureate for civilian heroism
The Israeli judge and institution-builder who founded the Central District Court and established a new framework for oversight of state prosecutors
Israeli jurist, former State Attorney, and Head of the National Library of Israel’s Content Cluster
A founder of Kibbutz Afik, a leader in the Golan’s development, and director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office under Yitzhak Rabin
The economist, accountant and educator who made government contracts, public revenue and financial accountability matters of public consequence
The historian, author, and diplomat who interpreted Israel to America—and America to Israel
Israel’s prime minister, statesman and diplomat whose decades of leadership shaped the country’s security, economy and international standing
The IDF’s 21st chief of staff, Israeli security leader and politician who shaped military doctrine, force-building and public debate
Jewish-American businessman, investor and diplomatic adviser who became a central architect of the Abraham Accords and regional negotiation channels
Israel’s 13th prime minister, high-tech entrepreneur, special-forces officer and political leader who linked combat service, start-up culture, religious Zionism and an unusual coalition experiment
Retired major general, former IDF deputy chief of staff, former Knesset member and leader of The Democrats, linking military command, civic responsibility and security-minded Zionist left politics
Former Prime Minister of Israel, Leader of the Opposition, founder of Yesh Atid, journalist and author who turned public communication into centrist politics and diplomacy
Israeli politician, Shas co-founder and longtime leader, and a central figure in Sephardi-Mizrahi ultra-Orthodox representation in Israeli politics
Moldova-born Israeli politician, founder and chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, former foreign, defense and finance minister, and a central figure in Russian-speaking aliyah and Israeli coalition politics
Israeli lawyer, former journalist and politician, Foreign Minister, former Justice, Education and Interior Minister, and a central figure in Israel’s institutional right, legal system and wartime diplomacy
Israeli jurist, Holocaust survivor, former President of the Supreme Court of Israel, former Attorney General, legal scholar and Israel Prize laureate who reshaped Israeli constitutional and public law
Israel’s 11th Prime Minister, IDF major general, founder of Unit 101, senior commander in Israel’s wars, co-founder of Likud, Defense Minister, Foreign Minister and a leader who reshaped Israeli security, settlement and politics
British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Foreign Secretary who issued the Balfour Declaration, and one of the most consequential non-Jewish figures in the history of political Zionism and the Jewish national home
Jewish-American jurist, United States Supreme Court justice, legal architect of gender equality and one of the most influential figures in the modern struggle for equal protection under law
First President of the State of Israel, pioneering chemist and biochemist, Zionist statesman, key figure behind the Balfour Declaration and founder of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Zionist pioneer, labor leader, founder of major workers’ institutions, member of Israel’s first Knesset and mayor of Haifa from 1951 to 1969, who shaped the city as a center of labor, education, culture, transportation and public life
Jewish underground fighter, Hebrew poet and founder of Lehi, one of the most radical and consequential figures in the struggle against British Mandatory rule in Palestine
Israel’s first prime minister, declarer of independence, leader of the Yishuv and Labor Zionism, architect of Israeli statehood and one of the central Jewish figures of the 20th century
Israel’s 14th Chief of the General Staff, tenth prime minister, defense minister, commando commander and statesman whose career crossed decisive moments in Israel’s security, Lebanon withdrawal and pursuit of peace
Israel’s sixth prime minister, commander of the Irgun, founder of Herut and leader of Likud, architect of the 1977 political upheaval, signatory of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Israeli industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of ISCAR, Blades Technology and IMC, pioneer of industrial parks, Israel Prize laureate and former Knesset member who made manufacturing, technical education and regional development a form of practical Zionism
Rafael “Raful” Eitan, the 11th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Palmach fighter, paratroop commander, Northern Command chief, founder of major IDF social and technological programs, Knesset member and Israeli minister
British statesman and novelist of Jewish origin, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, architect of modern Conservatism and a singular figure in the history of Jewish identity, empire and political literature
Israeli statesman, ninth President of Israel, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Foreign Minister, builder of Israel’s security establishment, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leading voice of Israeli innovation, diplomacy and peace
Israeli lawyer, Jewish Brigade officer and founding architect of the IDF military justice system, the first Military Advocate General, who also worked for Holocaust survivors, due process and the legal institutions of the emerging State of Israel
The Zionist leader who founded Hadassah, helped build Palestine’s health and welfare systems, and gave displaced Jewish youth a new home
Rescue organizer, architect of immigrant absorption, and minister in Israel’s formative years
Zionist land developer and institution builder who helped lay the foundations of Netanya and Even Yehuda
The Prisoner of Zion who became a global voice for freedom, a leader of Soviet Jewish aliyah, and a bridge between Israel and the Jewish world
Zionist leader, diplomat and labor movement organizer who chaired the Jewish Agency Executive and linked the worldwide Zionist movement with the young State of Israel
A Zionist leader connecting historic national institutions with Jewish communities and contemporary needs
From federal prosecutor and impeachment counsel to a Jewish member of Congress focused on law, security and the U.S.–Israel relationship
Reform rabbi, constitutional advocate and legislator who expanded the public place of pluralistic Judaism in Israel
The jurist and chief prosecutor at the Eichmann trial who gave survivors a historic public voice and strengthened prosecutorial independence in Israel
A founding architect of Israeli law who brought human rights, Jewish legal tradition, and democratic principle into sustained conversation
The Supreme Court president who helped build Israel’s legal institutions and placed the rule of law at the center of public service
The jurist and statesman who helped shape Israeli law, public institutions, and democratic practice
The People's Lawyer, pioneer of privacy law, first Jewish U.S. Supreme Court justice, and leader of American Zionism
The constitutional lawyer and communal leader who built lasting institutions for Jewish and minority rights
The Jewish American jurist who shaped judicial restraint, helped build institutions protecting civil liberties, and advanced the Zionist cause
The Jewish American labor lawyer, Supreme Court justice, and diplomat who turned law into an instrument of human dignity
The legal scholar, educator, and justice minister who helped shape Israeli private law and the national debate over judicial power
Attorney, former head of the Israel Bar Association, businessman and co-founder of the Field Schools youth circles
Israel’s fourth Supreme Court president and the jurist who made civil procedure a foundation of practical justice
An Israeli judge and legal scholar who has brought human dignity, equality, and public accountability to the center of judicial inquiry
Israeli lawyer, diplomatic adviser and prime ministerial chief of staff at the intersection of law, government and foreign policy
Former State Attorney of Israel whose public career helped shape the enforcement of law in cases of national importance
The German Jewish jurist who laid the constitutional foundations of the Weimar Republic
A pioneer of Israel’s software and internet industries who combined early-stage investment, public service, and the cultivation of global innovation communities
Intelligence officer, diplomat, defense journalist, and entrepreneur who helped establish the commercial foundations of Israel’s AMOS communications-satellite venture
Palmach commander, IDF major general, defense-technology builder and Technion president who helped shape Israel’s scientific and engineering foundations
From Hebrew educator and Zionist activist to mayor of Tel Aviv and finance minister who shaped Israel’s urban and fiscal institutions
The Israeli legislator and deputy finance minister who linked economic policy with stewardship of bank holdings, national infrastructure, culture and youth institutions
The historian and educator who connected Jewish sources, Israel’s state education system, and enduring institutions of memory