Avraham is a masculine given name, the Hebrew version of
Abraham
Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Je ...
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Avraham Adan (1926–2012), Israeli major general
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Avraham Avigdorov (1929–2012), Israeli soldier and recipient of the Hero of Israel award (today the Medal of Valor)
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Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (1883–1950), Israeli Hebrew poet
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Avraham Biran
Avraham Biran ( he, אברהם בירן, born 23 October 1909 – 16 September 2008) was an Israeli archaeologist, best known for heading excavations at Tel Dan in northern Israel. He headed the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew Union College in ...
(1909–2008), Israeli Archaeologist.
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Avraham Burg
Avraham "Avrum" Burg ( he, אברהם בורג; born 19 January 1955) is an Israeli author, politician and businessman. He was a member of the Knesset, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Speaker of the Knesset, and Interim President of I ...
(born 1955), Israeli author, politician and businessman
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Avraham Danzig Avraham Danzig (ben Yehiel Michael, 1748—1820; אברהם דנציג) was a rabbi, ''posek'' (legal decisor) and codifier, best known as the author of the works of Jewish law called '' Chayei Adam'' and ''Chochmat Adam''. He is sometimes referred ...
(1748–1820), a Posek and codifier, author of the works of Jewish law ''Chayei Adam'' and ''Chochmat Adam''
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Avraham Deutsch
Avraham Deutsch ( he, אברהם דויטש, born 1889, died 25 May 1953) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Agudat Yisrael between 1951 and 1953.
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Born in the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary, Deutsch w ...
(1889–1953), Israeli politician
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Avraham Eilat (born 1939), Israeli artist, educator and curator
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Avraham Even-Shoshan
Avraham Even-Shoshanrussian: Авраа́м Э́вен-Шоша́н, translit=Avraam Even-Shoshan ( né Rozenshteyn;russian: Розенштейн 25 December 1906 – 8 August 1984) was a Belarusian-born Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer ...
(1906–1984), Russian-born Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer, compiler of the Even-Shoshan dictionary
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Avraham Gombiner
Abraham Abele Gombiner () (c. 1635 – 5 October 1682), known as the Magen Avraham, born in Gąbin (Gombin), Poland, was a rabbi, Talmudist and a leading religious authority in the Jewish community of Kalisz, Poland during the seventeenth century ...
(c. 1635–1682), rabbi, Talmudist and religious authority in Poland
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Avraham Granot
Avraham Granot ( he, אברהם גרנות, 18 June 1890 – 5 July 1962) was a Zionist activist, Israeli politician and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.
Biography
Abraham Granovsky (later Granot) was born in Făleşti, i ...
(1890–1962), Zionist and Israeli politician, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.
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Avraham Grant
Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
(born 1955), Israeli football manager.
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Avraham Harman
Avraham Harman (, November 7, 1914 – February 23, 1992) was an Israeli diplomat and academic administrator. From 1968 to 1983, he was the president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Biography
Leslie Avraham Harman was born in London in th ...
(1914–1992), Israeli diplomat and Hebrew University of Jerusalem president
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Avraham Herzfeld (1891–1973), Zionist activist and Israeli politician
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Avraham Hirschson (born 1941), Israeli former politician convicted of embezzlement
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Avraham Katz (1931–1986), Israeli politician
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Avraham Katznelson
Dr Avraham Katznelson ( he, אברהם קצנלסון, , 1888 – 18 May 1956), later known as Avraham Nissan, was a physician and Zionist political figure in Mandate Palestine. He was a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.
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(1888–1956), Russian-born Zionist and politician, a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
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Avraham Maimuni (1186–1237), son of Maimonides and his successor as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community
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Avraham Menchel
Avraham Menchel ( he, אברהם מנצ'ל)(born December 12, 1935) is a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Menchel is widely regarded ...
(born 1935), Israeli former footballer
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Avraham Neguise
Avraham Neguise ( he, אַבְרָהָם נֶגוּסֵה, born 10 February 1958) is an Israeli politician and activist for the Falash Mura community.
Biography
Avraham Neguise was born in the city of Gondar in northern Ethiopia, where he worked ...
(born 1958), Israeli politician
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Avraham Nudelman (1910–1985), Israeli footballer
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Avraham Ofek (1935–1990), Israeli sculptor, muralist, painter and printmaker
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Avraham Ofer (1922–1977), Israeli politician who committed suicide over a corruption scandal
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Avraham Oz (born 1944), Israeli associate professor of Theatre and Hebrew and Comparative literature at the University of Haifa, translator and peace activist
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Avraham Palman (1919–2000), Israeli footballer
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Avraham Poraz
Avraham Poraz ( he, אברהם פורז, born 9 August 1945) is an Israeli lawyer and former politician.
Biography
Poraz was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1945 and immigrated to Israel in 1950. He served in the Military Police Corps of the ...
(born 1945), Israeli lawyer and former politician
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Avraham Ravitz (1934–2009), Israeli politician
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Avraham Sela Avraham Sela is an Israeli historian and scholar on the Middle East and international relations.
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Sela studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining a BA in 1971, an MA in 1974 and a PhD in 1986. He currently s ...
, Israeli historian and scholar on the Middle East and international relations
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Avraham Shekhterman
Avraham Shekhterman ( he, אברהם שכטרמן, born 1910, died 7 December 1986) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and Likud between 1969 and 1977. He was the older brother of Herzl Shafir, a former IDF ...
(1910–1986), Israeli politician
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Avraham Shapira
Avraham Shapira ( he, אברהם אלקנה כהנא שפירא; 20 May 1914, Jerusalem – 27 September 2007) was a prominent rabbi in the Religious Zionist world. Shapira had been the head of the Rabbinical court of Jerusalem, and both a ...
(1914–2007), Israeli rabbi, head of the Rabbinical court of Jerusalem, member and head of the Supreme Rabbinical Court and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
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Avraham Yosef Shapira (1921–2000), Israeli politician and businessman.
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Avraham Duber Kahana Shapiro
Rabbi Avraham Dov-Ber Kahana Shapiro (also spelled Shapira) (1870 – February 27, 1943) was the last Chief Rabbi of Lithuania and the author of the three-volume work entitled ''Devar Avraham''.
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He was born in 1870 to Rabbi Shlomo Zalm ...
(1870–1943), last Chief Rabbi of Lithuania.
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Avraham Shlonsky
Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; he, אברהם שלונסקי; russian: Авраам Шлёнский) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire.
He was influential in the development of ...
(1900–1973), Israeli poet.
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Avraham Shochat (born 1936), Israeli former politician, twice Minister of Finance.
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Avraham Stern (1907–1942), one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun and founder of the breakaway paramilitary group Stern Gang
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Avraham Stern (politician) (1935–1997), Israeli politician
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Avraham Tamir
Avraham Tamir ( he, אברהם טמיר; 9 November 192420 December 2010), also known as Abrasha or Avrasha Tamir, was an Israeli soldier and statesman. Born in the Mandatory Palestine, Mandate of Palestine, Tamir joined the British Army as part ...
(1924–2010), Israeli major general
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Avraham Trahtman (born 1944), Russian-born Israeli mathematician
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Avraham Tal (born 1976), Israeli singer, musician, and musical producer.
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Avraham Yaski (1927–2014), Israeli architect
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Avraham Yoffe
Avraham Yoffe ( he, אברהם יפה, born 25 October 1913, died 11 April 1983) was an Israel general during the Six-Day War. He later entered politics, and served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1974 and 1977.
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Yoffe wa ...
(1913–1983), Israeli general during the Six-Day War and politician
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Avraham Yosef, Chief Rabbi of Holon, Israel, and a Sephardi representative on the Chief Rabbinate Council
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Avraham Zilberberg
Avraham Zilberberg (, born 15 December 1915, died 19 June 1980) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1977.
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Born in an area that later became Poland, Zilberberg spent World Wa ...
(1915–1980), Israeli politician
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