Romanian Jews The history of the Jews in Romania concerns the Jews both of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is present-day Romanian territory. Minimal until the 18th century, the size of the Jewish population increased after ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

refers to the community of Romanian Jews who migrated to

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beginning in the later 19th century, continued migrating to

after the formation of the modern state in 1948, and live within the state of Israel. The descendants of those who made

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

in 1930s, the wave of emigrants after

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or after the

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, with their children and grandchildren born in Israel, represent about 10% of the population. According to the Association of Romanian Journalists Abroad, about 400,000 Romanian Jews live in Israel. They have established several

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

im,

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

im and

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

s (

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik ( he, קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city was named after the poet H ...

Kiryat Tiv'on Kiryat Tiv'on ( he, קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹן, also Qiryat Tiv'on) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, in the hills between the Zvulun (Zebulon) and Jezreel valleys. Kiryat Tiv'on is situated southeast of Haifa Haifa ( he, � ...

Rosh Pinna Rosh Pina or Rosh Pinna ( he, רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה, lit. ''Cornerstone'') is a local council in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the Northern District of Israel. It was established as Gei ...

Zikhron Ya'akov Zikhron Ya'akov ( he, זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב, ''lit.'' "Jacob's Memorial"; often shortened to just ''Zikhron'') is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mounta ...

). Between 1882 and 1884, Romanian Jews in Israel already established nine localities.

History

Mass emigration to

ensued (''see

Bricha Bricha ( he, בריחה, translit. ''Briẖa'', "escape" or "flight"), also called the Bericha Movement, was the underground organized effort that helped Jewish Holocaust survivors escape post– World War II Europe to the British Mandate ...

and

Aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

''). According to Sachar, for the first two post-war years, tens of thousands of Romanian Jews left for Israel; the Romanian government did not try to stop them, especially due to its desire to reduce its historically suspect and now impoverished Jewish minority. Afterwards, Jewish emigration began to encounter obstacles. In 1948, the year of Israeli independence, Zionism came under renewed suspicion, and the government began a campaign of liquidation against Zionist funds and training farms. However, emigration was not completely banned; Romanian Foreign Minister

Ana Pauker Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn; 13 February 1893 – 3 June 1960) was a Romanian communist leader and served as the country's foreign minister in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Ana Pauker became the world's first female foreign minister whe ...

, herself a Jew with a father and brother in Israel, negotiated an agreement with Israeli ambassador

Reuven Rubin Reuven Rubin ( he, ראובן רובין; November 13, 1893 – October 13, 1974) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter and Israel's first ambassador to Romania. Biography Rubin Zelicovici (later Reuven Rubin) was born in Galaţi to a poor Rom ...

, a Romanian immigrant to Israel, under which the Romanian government would allow 4,000 Jews a month to emigrate to Israel; this decision was at least partially influenced by a large

Jewish Agency The Jewish Agency for Israel ( he, הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, translit=HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) formerly known as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. ...

bribe to the Romanian government. This agreement applied mainly to ruined businessmen and other economically "redundant" Jews. Around this time, Israel also secured another agreement with the Romanian government, under which Romania issued 100,000 exit visas for Jews and Israel supplied Romania with oil drills and pipes to aid the struggling Romanian oil industry. By December 1951, about 115,000 Romanian Jews had emigrated to Israel. Throughout the period of Communist rule, Romania allowed limited numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel, in exchange for much-needed Israeli economic aid. By 1965, Israel was funding agricultural and industrial projects throughout Romania, and in exchange, Romania allowed limited numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel. When

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was ...

came to power in 1965, he initially ended the trade in deference to the Eastern bloc's Arab allies. However, by 1969, he decided to exchange Jews for cash from Israel. Ceaușescu wanted economic independence from the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, which was content to keep Romania a backwater and as nothing more than a supplier of raw materials, but to fund economic projects, he needed hard cash. As a result, from then until the Ceaușescu regime fell in 1989, about 1,500 Jews a year were granted exit visas to Israel in exchange for a payment of cash for every Jew allowed to leave, in addition to other Israeli aid. The exact payments were determined by the age, education, profession, employment, and family status of the emigrant. Israel paid a minimum of $2,000 per head for every emigrant, and paid prices in the range of $25,000 for doctors or scientists. In addition to these payments, Israel also secured loans for Romania and paid off the interest itself, and supplied the Romanian Army with military equipment. As a result of aliyah, the Romanian-Jewish community was gradually depleted. By 1987, just 23,000 Jews were left in Romania, half of whom were over 65 years old.

Relations with Romanian culture

Romanian Jews in Israel have strong relations with Romanian culture. Moreover, there is an intense activity among writers of

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communi ...

. In Israel exist 11 associations of writers in foreign languages, including the Association of Israeli Writers of Romanian Language ( ro, Asociația Scriitorilor Israelieni de Limbă Română). Likewise, there are publications in Romanian languages, weekly, monthly or quarterly, plus several local issues. Romania has an

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, three honorary consulates in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

and

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

and a cultural institute in

Notable people

This is a highly incomplete list of Israeli people of Romanian Jewish descent: *

Aaron Aaronsohn Aaron Aaronsohn ( he, אהרון אהרנסון) (21 May 1876 – 15 May 1919) was a Jewish agronomist, botanist, and Zionist activist, who was born in Romania and lived most of his life in the Land of Israel, then part of the Ottom ...

(1876–1919), agronomist, botanist and Zionist activist; discoverer of the wild precursor of domesticated wheat *

Yigal Allon Yigal Allon ( he, יגאל אלון; 10 October 1918 – 29 February 1980) was an Israeli politician, commander of the Palmach, and general in the Israel Defense Forces, IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Labor P ...

(1918–1980), politician and general *

Mosko Alkalai Mosko Alkalai ( he, מוסקו אלקלעי; March 10, 1931 – April 1, 2008) was an Israeli actor. ...

(1931-2008), actor *

Richard Wurmbrand Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 – 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism a ...

(1909-2001), Christian minister, founder of Voice of the Martyrs *

Jean Ancel Jean Ancel (1940 – 30 April 2008) was a Romanian-born Israeli author and historian; with specialty in the history of the Jews in Romania between the two World wars, and the Holocaust of the Jews of Romania. Biography Jean Ancel was born to Je ...

(1940–2008), author and historian specialised in the history of 20th-century Romanian Jewry * Aharon Appelfeld (1932–2018), novelist and Holocaust survivor * Moshe Arad (b. 1934), Israeli diplomat * Uzi Arad (b. 1947), strategist in foreign policy and security *

Yardena Arazi Yardena Shulamit Arazi (born Yardena Finebaum; he, ירדנה ארזי; September 25, 1951) is an Israeli singer and entertainer. In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the 60th Independence Day celebration. Ear ...

(b. 1951), singer and entertainer *

Shari Arison Shari may refer to: * In South Asia, women's clothing also known as sari or saree * In Buddhism, bead-shaped objects among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters, also known as Śarīra Japanese culture * Shari, deadwood on the main ...

(b. 1957), American-born businesswoman and philanthropist, Israel's wealthiest woman *

Ted Arison Ted Arison ( he, תד אריסון; 24 February 1924 – 1 October 1999) was an Israeli businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972. Early years Arison wa ...

(1924–1999), founder of Carnival Cruise Lines *

Shlomo Artzi Shlomo Artzi ( he, שלמה ארצי) is an Israeli folk rock musician, composer, music producer, radio broadcaster columnist and singer-songwriter. He was born on November 26, 1949, in Moshav Alonei Abba. In the course of his career, he has so ...

(b. 1949), singer-songwriter * Asaf Avidan (b. 1980), singer-songwriter and musician *

Colette Avital Colette Avital ( he, קולט אביטל, born 1 May 1939) is a Romanian-Israeli diplomat and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and One Israel between 1999 and 2009. Biography Born in Bucharest, Romania, Avit ...

(b. 1940), diplomat and politician * Haim Aviv (b. 1940), molecular biologist *

Élie Barnavi Élie Barnavi (born 1946) is an Israeli historian and diplomat, who was the Israeli ambassador to France between 2000 and 2002. Born in Bucharest he moved as a child to Tel Aviv, Israel. He authored some fifteen books on France and Europe in the ...

(b. 1946), historian and diplomat *

Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...

(b. 1954), professional basketball player *

Michaela Bercu Michaela Bercu ( he, מיכאלה ברקו; born ) is an Israeli model and actress. Early life Bercu was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Ashkenazi Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel from Romania. She is an only child. Her father Armand (1925 ...

(b. 1967), model and actress *

Steve Bond Steve Bond (born April 22, 1953) is an Israeli American television actor and model. Biography Shlomo Goldberg (later Steve Bond) was born in Haifa, Israel to a Romanian Jews, Romania-born mother and a Hungarian Jews, Hungary-born father who ali ...

(b. 1953), Israeli-American television actor and model * Nancy Brandes (b. 1946), musician and comedian * Rozina Cambos (1951–2012), actress *

Yigal Carmon Yigal Carmon (Hebrew יגאל כרמון) (born 1946) is the president and cofounder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), an organization which monitors and translates Arabic and Persian publications; radio and TV broadcasts; and re ...

(b. 1946), intelligence officer, counter-terrorism adviser, Middle East analyst * Adrian Dvir, computer scientist and author *

Gilad Erdan Gilad Menashe Erdan ( he, גִּלְעָד מְנַשֶּׁה אֶרְדָן, ; born 30 September 1970) is an Israelis, Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations since 2020. Erdan previo ...

(b. 1979), politician, member of the Knesset for

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

and the Minister of Public Security, Strategic Affairs and Minister of Information *

Miriam Eshkol Miriam Eshkol ( he, מרים אשכול; ''née'' Zelikowitz; 12 June 1929 – 26 November 2016) was the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. In her years as the Prime Minister's wife (1964–1969) she was closely followed by the public ...

(1929–2016), wife of Israeli Prime Minister

Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ( he, לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל ;‎ 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik ( he, לוי יצחק שקולניק, links=no), was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israe ...

Miriam Feirberg Miriam Feirberg-Ikar ( he, מרים פיירברג-איכר; born 11 July 1951) is an Israeli politician currently serving as the mayor of Netanya, a city in the Central District of Israel. Feirberg is the first (elected) female mayor in Netanya a ...

(b. 1951), mayor of Netanya, a city in the Centre District of Israel *

Mei Finegold Meital Slominsky ( he, מיי פיינגולד, born 16 December 1982), known by her stage name Mei Finegold, also credited as Mei Feingold, is an Israeli singer. Her third-place finish in ''Kokhav Nolad 7'', Israel's version of ''Pop Idol'', ...

(b. 1982), singer * Oded Gavish (b. 1979), professional football player *

Yael German Yael German ( he, יעל גרמן, born 4 August 1947) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and the Blue and White alliance between 2013 and 2020. She was Minister of Health between 2013 and ...

(b. 1947), politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid *

Dan Goldstein Dan Goldstein (19 June 1954 – 9 June 2022) was a pioneer of the Israeli software industry. He was the founder of Formula Systems, sold in 2006, and ''Formula Vision Technologies''. Goldstein served as Chairman of the Public Companies Associat ...

(b. 1954), pioneer of the Israeli software industry * Amos Guttman (1954–1993), film director *

Zvika Hadar Zvika Hadar ( he, צביקה הדר, ; born 7 April 1966) is an Israeli actor, comedian and television host. Biography Zvi (Zvika) Fruchter (later Hadar) was born in Beersheba, Israel, to Romanian Jewish family. As a child, he studied piano. Ea ...

(b. 1966), actor, comedian and television host *

Esther Hayut Esther Hayut (; born 16 October 1953) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. She was sworn in on 26 October 2017, and is expected to serve as Chief Justice until October 2023. Early life Esther "Esti" Avni was born in Herzliya, Is ...

(b. 1953), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel *

Gabriel Herman Gabriel Herman (in Hebrew: גבריאל הרמן) holds the Professorship in Ancient History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He specialises in ancient Greek social history, focusing on issues such as social structure, interperson ...

, professor specialised in ancient Greek social history * Eliahu Itzkovitz, notable for executing the concentration cmp guard who had killed his family *

Marcel Janco Marcel Janco (, ; common rendition of the Romanian language, Romanian name Marcel Hermann Iancu ; 24 May 1895 – 21 April 1984) was a Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect and art theorist. He was the co-inventor of Dadaism and a leading ...

(1895–1984), visual artist, architect and art theorist *

Yisrael Katz Yisrael Katz ( he, ישראל כץ, 6 December 1927 – 29 October 2010) was an Israeli scholar, civil servant and politician who served as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. He was one of the most influential people in Israel in the creation ...

(b. 1955), Likud politician *

Avi Kornick Avraham "Avi" Kornick ( he, אבי קורניק; born 2 May 1983) is an Israeli actor and is famous as a protagonist of the Israeli television series ''Split (TV series), Split'' and ''HaShminiya''. Biography Kornick grew up in Ramat Aviv, a prest ...

(b. 1983), actor * Adi Lev (1953–2006), actress * Yonit Levi (b. 1977), television presenter and journalist *

Gita Luka Gita Luka ( he, ג'טה לוקה; September 5, 1921 – August 22, 2001) was an Israeli actress, comedian and singer. Biography Born in Romania, Luka had an impoverished childhood in a Jewish ghetto. She began attending and participating in Yi ...

(1921–2001), actress, singer and entertainer *

Sarah Marom-Shalev Sarah Marom-Shalev ( he, שרה מרום שלו, born 23 September 1934) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil between 2006 and 2009. Biography Born in Dorohoi in Romania, Marom-Shalev made aliyah to Israel in 1 ...

(b. 1934), politician *Moshe, Mordechai and Menachem Meir, brothers and businessmen who built the

Shalom Meir Tower Shalom Meir Tower ( he, מגדל שלום מאיר, ''Migdal Shalom Meir''; commonly known as Migdal Shalom, he, מגדל שלום) is an office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was Israel's first skyscraper. Overview Shalom Meir Tower was designe ...

in Tel Aviv *

Miss Israel Miss Israel ( he, מַלְכַּת הַיֹּפִי, , ) is a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. The pageant was also existing to send delegates to Miss World, Miss I ...

titleholders, chronologically: **Aviva Pe'er, Miss Israel 1954 **Atara Barzilay, Miss Israel 1957 **Miri Zamir, Miss Israel 1968 **Zehava Vardi, Miss Israel 1977 **Dana Wexler, Miss Israel 1981 **Sapir Koffmann, Miss Israel 1984 *

Rina Mor Rina Mor-Goder ( he, רינה מור-גודר; née Messinger; February 16, 1956) is an Israeli lawyer, writer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1976. Biography Rina Goder (née Messinger) was born in Kiryat Tiv'on, near Haifa. Her ...

(b. 1956), lawyer, writer and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1976 *

Tali Moreno Tali Moreno (Hebrew: טלי מורנו; born 28 June 1981) is a news anchor and reporter, formerly for Hadashot 13 in Israel. Moreno appears on Serves Shishi (a hosted television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a teleco ...

(b. 1981), news anchor and reporter *

Michael Moshonov Michael Moshonov ( he, מיכאל מושונוב; born ) is an Israeli actor, rapper, musician and TV host. Moshonov won the Ophir Award for Best Actor twice, for '' Lost Islands'' and for '' The Human Resources Manager''. He is also known profess ...

(b. 1986), actor, singer, musician and TV host *

Meir Nitzan Meir Nitzan (; born 1931) is an Israeli politician. He was mayor of Rishon Lezion for five consecutive terms. Biography Meir Nitzan was born in Bucharest, Romania. He lived in a displaced persons' camp in Cyprus before making Aliyah at age 16. U ...

(b. 1932), politician, long-time mayor of Rishon Lezion *

Eyal Ofer Eyal Ofer (born 1950) is an Israeli billionaire real estate and shipping magnate, and a philanthropist. He is the chairman of Ofer Global, Zodiac Group and Global Holdings. Biography Eyal Ofer was born in 1950 in Haifa, Israel.Karmin, CraigDevel ...

(b. 1950), real estate and shipping magnate *

Idan Ofer Idan Ofer ( he, עידן עופר; born 2 October 1955) is an Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist, with interests in shipping, energy, mining and sports. He is the founder of Eastern Pacific Shipping, and the principal of the Quant ...

(b. 1955), business magnate and philanthropist *

Sammy Ofer Sammy Ofer ( he, שמואל "סמי" עופר; born Shmuel Herskovich; 22 February 1922 – 3 June 2011) was an Israeli shipping magnate and one of the richest men in the country. Early life Shmuel Herskovich was born in 1922 in Galați, Romania ...

(1922–2011), shipping magnate and philanthropist * Yuli Ofer (1924–2011), businessman in real estate and industry *

Keren Peles Keren Peles Toor ( he, קרן פלס טור; born March 11, 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, poet and pianist. Music career Peles graduated from the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2005, she became famous for her songwriti ...

(b. 1979), singer-songwriter and pianist *

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

(b. 1981), actress, producer and director *

Eyal Ran Eyal Ran (born 21 November 1972) is an Israeli former professional tennis player and former captain of the Israel Davis Cup team. His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 (21 April 1997), and in doubles it was 71 (11 October 1999). Earl ...

(b. 1972), tennis player and Captain of the

Israel Davis Cup team The Israel men's national tennis team (Hebrew language, Hebrew: נבחרת גביע דייוויס של ישראל) represents Israel in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Israel Tennis Association. As of June 2020, Jonathan Erl ...

* Zeev Rosenstein - drug dealer *

Karol Rotner Karol Rotner ( he, קרול רוטנר) is an Israeli former professional association footballer who played for Maccabi Haifa and the New York Cosmos. Early life Rotner was born in Romania, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1951 and m ...

, professional football player *

(1893–1974), painter and diplomat *

Edmond Schmilovich Edmond Schmilovich ( ro, Eduard Smilovici; he, אדמונד שמילוביץ; 2 December 1921 – 24 May 1979) was a Romanian-Israeli footballer and manager.http://www.elel.co.il/coach.php?id=%E0%E3%EE%E5%F0%E3%20%F9%EE%E9%EC%E5%E1%E9%F5' Ref ...

, football coach *

Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela ( he, דודי סלע; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009. Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel ...

(b. 1985), professional tennis player *

Itay Shechter Itay Menachem Shechter (or Etey Schechter,http://antisemitism.org.il/en/70261/ he, איתי שכטר; born 22 February 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Petah Tikva. He has played for the Israel nati ...

(b. 1987), professional football player *

Idan Vered Idan Vered ( he, עידן ורד; born 25 May 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hapoel Petah Tikva . Club career Vered played entire career in Israel with Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, Beitar Jerusalem and Macc ...

(b. 1989), professional football player *

Leon Volovici Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

(1938–2011), literary historian and historian, professor of Modern Jewry * Dov Zeltzer (b. 1932), composer and conductor *Margalit Zimmerman and Lily Zimmerman, sisters, both married at some point to Israeli Prime Minister

Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. S ...

* Yisrael Zinger (b. 1948), politician and current mayor of Ramat Gan

Representation in popular culture

*In the teen film ''

Lemon Popsicle ''Lemon Popsicle'' ( he, אסקימו לימון, Eskimo Limon) is a 1978 teen comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Boaz Davidson. The success of the film led to a series of sequels. The cult film follows a group of three teenage boys i ...

'', Stella ("A-cumming Stella", portrayed by Ophelia Shtruhl) she is immigrant from Romania and in the Sequel "Going Steady" Tammy ( Yvonne Michaels) she is daughter of immigrants from Romania. *The plot of the film ''

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play ''The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' had been exte ...

'' is about Holocaust survivors from Romania who live in Haifa.

References

{{Ethnic groups in Israel Israeli Jews by national origin

History

Relations with Romanian culture

Notable people

Representation in popular culture

See also

References