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The Jerusalem Post's top 50 Most Influential Jews.
Sam Grundwerg, chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Sam Grundwerg: Diplomat, fundraiser and Zionist leader

No. 45 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal chair Sam Grundwerg.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

Ethiopian-Israeli smashes barriers at the Jewish Agency

No. 43 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

|ByHALEY COHEN
Matt Brooks and Haile Soifer.

Jewish Republican, Democrat operatives battle ahead of midterm elections

No. 44 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Republican Jewish Coalition head Matt Brooks, Jewish Democratic Council of America head Halie Soifer.

|ByOMRI NAHMIAS

Jewish figures pave the way behind the scenes in Trump’s staff

#21 - Trump’s men behind the scenes: Paul Packer and Aryeh Lightstone

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Aryeh Lightstone, chief of staff to US Ambassador David Friedman, US Ambassador to Switzerland Edward McMullen, US Ambassador to Spain Duke Buchan, US Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher, US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, and chairman of committee to preserve US heritage overseas, Paul

Actresses behind 'Unorthodox' and 'Tehran' dazzle television-viewers

#22 - Israel’s new stars: Shira Haas and Niv Sultan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
(L-R) Shira Haas and Niv Sultan (Photo credits: Netflix / Courtesy)

Jewish women activists lead the fight for rights of women

#23 - American women leaders: Sheila Katz and Meredith Jacobs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByHEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ, DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
(L-R) Meredith Jacobs & Sheila Katz

Yitshak Kreiss: Healthcare 'best vehicle' for peace in the region

#24 - Running the nation’s hospital: Yitshak Kreiss

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Sheba Medical Center director-general Yitshak Kreiss visits a patient

Sylvan Adams's 'soft diplomacy' goes big and goes home

#25 - Israel’s cycling philanthropist: Sylvan Adams

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByURIEL STURM
Sylvan Adams

Ron Lauder: Governments must prioritize the fight against antisemitism

#9 - Diaspora leader: Ronald S. Lauder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020BySTEVE LINDE
President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder

Disney Television studios pushes forth with Jewish woman at the helm

#19 - Disney’s boss: Dana Walden

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
Dana Walden

Jews are leading the efforts to make Joe Biden the next US president

#20 - Players on Biden’s team: Tony Blinken, Dan Shapiro and Aaron Keyak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByHERB KEINON
(L-R) Tony Blinken, Dan Shapiro and Aaron Keyak (Photo credits: Reuters / Marc Israel Sellem / Courtesy)

Israel's presidential candidates promote unity in Israel and abroad

#16 - Presidential Candidates: ​Isaac Herzog, Miriam Peretz ​and Amir Peretz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
(L-R) Isaac Herzog, Miriam Peretz, and Amir Peretz (Photo credits: Marc Israel Sellem / Wikipedia)

The most influential jurists in Israel defend democracy in the courts

#17 - Guardians of democracy: Avichai Mandelblit and Esther Hayut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
(L-R) Avichai Mandelblit and Esther Hayut